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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 4,133 films · Page 91.
Komödie, musical film, romantic comedy
Theatrical producer Gordon Miller is mounting a new play, but is chronically short of cash. Miller, his assistants, and his entire company have been living at a posh Broadway hotel on credit, thanks to the indulgence of the hotel manager, …
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Musical, Romance Film, comedy film, dance film, drama film, musical film, romance film
musical film
An Indian princess (Madhur Jaffrey), long-divorced and living in self-enforced exile in 1970s London, spends time with her father's ex-tutor, Cyril Sahib (James Mason), watching film footage of Royal India and talking of a past world. Ther…
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musical film, romantic comedy
"Doll Face" Carroll is an entertainer looking to expand her repertoire. After a failed audition, where she is recognized as a burlesque performer from the Gaiety Theatre, her manager and fiancé Mike Hannegan suggests she write an autobiogr…
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Splatstick, buddy film, comedy film
Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory, where the constant noise exacerbates Hardy's stress levels. Their predicament is underscored by the frequent mental breakdowns of their colleagues, a situation highlighted by a recent incident resulti…
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Crime Comedy, comedy film, musical film
Aspiring songwriter Tommy Taylor pins his hopes on the promises of his employer, gambler and gangster "Chips" Maguire. However, Chips uses the gun he had registered under Tommy's name to kill Monks when he betrays Chips to the police. It t…
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musical film
Set in the 1930s Australian Outback, starring singer Paul Kelly as a farmer, Jim Ryan, newly settled in the area. He is the father of a girl, Emily (Memphis Kelly, his real life daughter), who climbs out the window of their farmhouse one n…
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Musical, drama film, musical film
Arnie Haines is a rock and roll star who returns to his hometown to rest up for the summer only to find that rock and roll has been banned there by disapproving adults. Among those against him is influential newspaper columnist Arline MacL…
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Amy's (Alana De Roma) father, Will Enker (Nick Barker), was a popular rock musician accidentally electrocuted while performing on stage. The psychological trauma leaves Amy selectivley mute. At the age of eight she is brought by her mother…
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Musical, Romantic Comedy, musical film
When the temperamental star of a new Broadway musical revue in rehearsals walks out, director and choreographer Ted Sturgis suggests casting an unknown for the role. When it is announced in the newspapers, throngs of hopefuls show up. They…
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drama film, musical film
In 1950s America, teenage rebellion comes easy when something like rock 'n' roll is viewed as sinful. Looking to have a good time while they're young, Susan (Renée Zellweger), Cookie (Patricia Childress) and Tony (Max Perlich) -- three tee…
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musical film
The four Angel sisters, Nancy, Bobby, Josie and Patty, live in the town of Glenby Falls with their father and they all wish to pursue various careers. Pop Angel wants his daughters to save money so he can buy a farm, so Bobby gets them a j…
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Komödie, Musical, musical comedy, musical film
Lucille Ball is at a military academy full of frisky boys. Ball is the reluctant guest of a diminutive cadet, Bud Hooper, who wrote her a "mash note" and invitation to be his date at a school prom. Ball's publicity man, Jack O'Riley, seize…
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Biographical picture, Musical, biographical film, musical film
Drama, Musical, drama film, musical film
Larry Hall and Eddie Burgess have a successful skating act until Larry falls in love with Mary McKay, an inept skater whom Larry insists upon including in the act. Fired from job after job because of Mary's ineptitude, Larry keeps up his s…
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Cartoon
left|thumb|The short The cartoon opens with Mickey piloting an anthropomorphic 2-2-0 steam engine, ringing his bell and blowing the engine's whistle. As the engine and its coal tender back to collect a boxcar, the engine rests with Mickey,…
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Musical, musical film
United States Air Force flyers Rick Williams and Mike Nolan attempt to meet Nell Wayne, a film star performing in a star-studded musical in San Francisco. Rick and Nell both hail from Youngstown, Ohio, but they have never met. Mike attempt…
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Splatstick, buddy film, comedy film, musical film
In the early 18th century, the notorious bandit Fra Diavolo regales his compatriots at their encampment in Northern Italy with an account of his recent encounter with the aristocratic couple Lord Rocburg and Lady Pamela. Assuming the guise…
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Komödie, Musical, musical film
A British ship docks in Spain and Tommy, a sailor from London, gets stranded after he saves the life of a bullfighter.
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musical film
When his cruise ship, the Cuban Queen, runs aground near Florida on its way to Havana, New York ocean liner magnate Walter McCracken (George Barbier) sends his vice-president, Jay Williams (John Payne), to the site to forestall any legal a…
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musical film
A singer marries a famous composer, and after a while she gets the itch to go back on the stage. However, her husband will not let her do so. When she hears that a popular French singer named "Raquel" is coming to New York, she decides to …
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drama film
The central character of the film is Tommy Matisse; his name combines the title of The Who's 1969 rock opera Tommy and the last name of twentieth century French painter Henri Matisse. Tommy is a Melbourne boy studying at the Royal Academy …
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Biographical picture, Documentation, Musical
The film begins with discussion amidst Hole's 1994 and 1995 world tour, then works backwards to Schemel's childhood growing up in Marysville, Washington, and details her coming out to her family as a lesbian, as well as her immersion in Se…
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musical film
Popular among the ladies of Budapest, banker Count Willie Palaffi (Nelson Eddy) seeks true love as he approaches his 35th birthday. At the last minute, "Whiskers," his kindly mentor, invites a junior secretary, Anna Zador (Jeanette MacDona…
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