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Explore stories told through song and musical performances.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 4,133 films · Page 147.

This'll Make You Whistle (1936)

musical film

A man-about-town accidentally finds himself engaged to two women at the same time, the horse-mad Laura and the sweet-natured Joan who is dominated by her disapproving mother. His attempts to convince the guardian of the former that he is completely unsuited to marriage, while trying to persuade the mother of the latter that he is, are further complicated by the behaviour of his two friends and the appearance of an attractive life model named Bobbie Rivers. Further confusion ensues when the action shifts from London to the French resort of Le Touquet.

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Dance Band (1935)

musical film

When dance band leader Buddy Milton competes in a contest with a female orchestra, he falls in love with its leader, Pat Shelley. Intense rivalry between the two bands and the machinations of a crooked business manager, serve as romantic obstacles along the way.

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Blonde Trouble (1937)

musical film, musical comedy

Fred Stevens is an aspiring songwriter from Schenectady who journeys to New York City, hoping to make a name for himself. On the train he meets dental assistant Edna Baker, and the two embark upon a friendship that evolves into her falling for him. While struggling in Tin Pan Alley, Fred falls in with his composer partner's gold-digging sister-in-law Eileen.

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Madame Blueberry (1998)

The show opens with Larry the Cucumber driving onto the countertop in a brand-new "Soo-Vee Action Jeep", which Larry has been wanting for a long time. Though Bob the Tomato thinks that Larry's now happy, the cucumber admits that he won't be happy until he has all the additional vehicles in the Soo-Vee line. Bob sees Larry's problem as a good theme for the episode.

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Punk the Capital (2019)

documentary film, musical film

The documentary's main focus is the origin stories of three bands: Bad Brains, Minor Threat and The Slickee Boys. The filmmakers used vast archives from private and public collections dating back into the mid-1970's, from a children's television show featuring Kim Kane of The Slickee Boys to footage of Bad Brains' early shows. A significant chunk of the footage used in the film was taken in 1979 and 1980 by filmmaker Paul Bishow of punk and hardcore shows at DC's original Madam's Organ Art Cooperative.

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Born Lucky (1933)

musical film

Mops, so called because of her striking curly hair, is an orphan living in the East End of London with her guardian Turnips, whose nickname derives from his craft of carving flowers out of vegetables, which he sells to earn a few extra coppers to augment his income as a lighting-man at the local music hall. Mops performs there and earns a living wage, but has to contend with the unwanted advances of the manager. When he tries to force himself on her, Turnips beats him up and both he and Mops are sacked.

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Laugh It Off (1940)

musical film

At the start of World War II, concert party entertainer Tommy Towers is drafted into service. He immediately gets on the wrong side of commanding officer Sergeant Major Slaughter, but after saving the camp show with his show business expertise Tommy is granted a commission.

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Lord of the Beans (2005)

"Lord of the Beans" begins with the arrival of Randalf in the Shire for Billboy Baggypants' 122nd birthday party . Billboy talks about retiring and leaving the Shire and uses a strange bean to produce a birthday cake. Returning to his home, he finds Randalf waiting in his living room.

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