Mayfair Melody (1937)
musical film
Mark is a motor mechanic whose exceptional singing voice is discovered by Carmen, the daughter of the factory owner. She helps him rise to fame and fortune as a professional operatic singer.
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musical film
Mark is a motor mechanic whose exceptional singing voice is discovered by Carmen, the daughter of the factory owner. She helps him rise to fame and fortune as a professional operatic singer.
musical comedy
The brass band of the Northern town of Hechdyke travel south to London to compete in a national contest. In the capital Sam Small becomes mixed up in a series of adventures including a plot to steal Lady Heckdyke's pearls and the romantic relationship between Heckdyke's son and Small's cousin Betty. Mistakenly arrested for the theft of the pearls, Small has to race to reach The Crystal Palace in time for the competition.
musical film
musical film, short film
musical film
Tommy and Jane come to the Club Pronto from their farm and meet a Hollywood press agent. After Tommy and Jane explain their current hardships to Chuck (the press agent); and Chuck offers his and his client's help in harvesting the crops from farm.
musical film
Concert film, musical film
romantic comedy
Ginger Stewart and Dixie Tilton are offered $1000 by ditsy lawyer Homer Bronson to serve subpoenas on reluctant witnesses for a breach of promise lawsuit brought by Claire LeClaire against wealthy C. Richard Courtney. They have a deadline: A new state law will take effect in a few weeks banning such suits.
musical film
There were two main components of the film: 1) 'Evolution of a Waltz' - a musical presentation with Hamilton Webber and the State Orchestra illustrating the evolution of the waltz from the age of Mozart to Irving Berlin 2) 'Nautical Nonsense' - a musical comedy revue, featuring several Australian variety stars including Fred Bluett and his Boy Scouts story as pirates in Sydney the Tom Katz saxophone band soprano Angela Parselles tap dancing by the Lowell brothers musical numbers by the Cinesound Octette the Cinesound Beauty Ballet of twenty Australian girls. There were also appearances by Emanel Aarons at the grand organ and an adagio…
musical film, Western
musical film
An ex-French Foreign Legion soldier comes to Soho and ends up as a singer in a cafe.
musical film
Struggling Irish singer Paddy O'Brien can no longer support his wife Mary and their young daughter Rose. When Mary's wealthy uncle, Stephen Graham, offers to provide for them on the condition that Paddy leaves them, Paddy reluctantly agrees. His plan is to go to America, make his fortune, and then bring his family over to join him.
Drama, musical film
musical film
musical film
musical comedy
Comedy
Jack Donovan, a riveter working on the construction of a high-rise building, is distracted from his work by spying through a nearby window on a lissom young woman Mary as she rehearses her tap-dancing routines. When she finishes, he pauses to give the unsuspecting Mary an ovation of cheers and wolf-whistles, but in the process loses his balance and falls to the ground, breaking both ankles. The sympathetic Mary, who witnessed his fall, later visits him in hospital.
musical film
Animation, Cartoon, family film, fantasy film, musical comedy, mystery film, Stop motion, TV Show
This episode takes place entirely on the countertop where Larry the Cucumber, Mr. Lunt and Pa Grape are hosting the show. Pa Grape informs the others that today they are going to do a little something else after all, but they resist.
musical film
musical film
In Monte Carlo, a captain tries his luck at the gaming table to raise money to pay his crew. He meets and falls in love with a queen.
musical film
Drummer and aspiring composer Adolphus Miggs is fired by his exasperated bandleader. A talent agent secures him a job as a drummer at a society party, unaware that his former band have also been hired. To add to the confusion he masquerades as an aristocrat of the same name.
musical film
The Rhythm Boys are some of the students from Tait College who patronize a tailor named Ginsberg who is affectionately known as Ripstitch. The tailor hits financial problems and is threatened with eviction by a bullying landlord. He is eventually saved by the support of all the students led by the Rhythm Boys.