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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 151.

Talking Feet (1937)

musical comedy

Hazel, the daughter of an East London fishmonger, is on her way to the rehearsal of a pantomime when her dog Patch is injured in a street accident. At a local hospital Dr Hood manages to save Patch's life. When Hazel discovers that Dr Hood's hospital may have to close, she helps the local community to raise funds to save it.

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Thistledown (1938)

musical film

Therese, an ex-operatic star married to Lord Glenloch, is unhappy with her life on her husband's estate. Driven away by his unfriendly family, Therese flees to Vienna to resume her career. Years later, and by now rich and famous, she buys the Glenloch estate, which has become run-down since Lord Glenloch went abroad seeking his fortune.

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Rookies on Parade (1941)

musical film, musical comedy

Just as they write what they hope will be a hit musical comedy for Broadway, a team of songwriters are drafted into the army. Duke Wilson's former showgirl fiancée Lois is working as a hostess at the base where they are stationed and they decide to stage the musical there.

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Fested: A Journey to Fest 7 (2010)

documentary film, musical film

From the official website (used with permission): FESTED: A Journey To Fest 7 is a documentary film about the yearly punk music festival held in Gainesville, Florida simply called The Fest. It was filmed over two weeks spent in Gainesville around Fest 7 in 2008. The film follows Gainesville's SPANISH GAMBLE (formerly DIRTY MONEY) and friends on their quest to play and experience the epic weekend-long festival that has been called things like "punk rock christmas", "a big, drunk, punk rock, bearded, tattooed family reunion", and "the last true home of punk rock".

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Kentucky Jubilee (1951)

musical film, musical comedy

Reporter Jeff Benson, conceited film director Rudolph Jouvet and brash master of ceremonies Jerry Harris arrive in rural Kentucky to cover a local music festival. The three men, who are from the city, experience culture shock as they try to adjust to their surroundings. They inadvertently foil a plot to steal the festival's gate receipts.

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Winning America (2011)

documentary film, Documentation, musical film

The film follows the members of the band Said the Whale as they're about to embark on their first tour in the United States. It starts by introducing the members of Said the Whale, showing that even though they get a lot of radio play and have successful tours in Canada, they don't actually make enough money to live off of their music earnings so they all have separate jobs. They play a send off show in Vancouver, and then hit the road down to California on their way to South by Southwest.

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Sumo of the Opera (2004)

The opening countertop sequence finds Bob the Tomato alone with a cucumber sock puppet named Lutfi. Larry the Cucumber, we learn, is on his way to do charity work but is having trouble getting there. Bob and Lutfi need to convince him via telephone to persevere rather than giving up and coming home.

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That Certain Something (1941)

musical film

A famous director, Robert Grimble, comes to Australia to make a film about pioneering women and seeks for an unknown to play the lead role. He casts socialist Miss Hemingway, who soon proves to be temperamental. She is tricked into walking off the job by Jimmie Jones who wants his girlfriend Patsy cast.

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