Cinema HoundSniffing out great movies.Explore stories told through song and musical performances.
Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 4,133 films · Page 98.
musical film, romantic comedy
"Honolulu ...where "Aloha" means goodbye, and "Shore Leave" means trouble..."Margie Jordan and her friend Lilibelle Bolton arrive in Honolulu, much to the surprise of Lillibelle's former husband, Powerhouse Bolton, a sailor who is behind o…
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Komödie, comedy film
Oliver Quackenbush, Molly McCarthy and her brother Slats who acts as her publicity agent work for the Miramar Ballroom as taxi dancers. Slats plants a phony article in the local newspaper that declares Molly's ambition is to attend Bixby C…
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Komödie, Musical, musical film
A group of teenagers take up jobs in a seaside resort for the summer.
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musical film, romantic comedy
The plot follows Lili Heiser (Henie), a skate instructor who works at a luxury hotel in the Swiss Alps. She falls in love with a man who goes skiing every morning (Power), thinking he is an ordinary tourist, unaware that he is a prince see…
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Biographical documentary, biographical film, music documentary film
Horror, Musical, Slasher Horror, horror film, slasher film
The film opens in a recording studio, where singer Billy "Eye" Harper is in a session with his band and his girlfriend, Lynn Starling, also a backup singer. After he finishes the recording, Billy and the rest of the band leave. Despite try…
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Fantasy, Komödie, Musical
A high school teenager named Sky (Emily Shenaut) is magically transported to the fairy tale kingdom of Celestia, where the villagers know her as Princess Geneva. She immediately finds herself on a daring journey to rescue her father, the K…
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Komödie, comedy film, crime film, musical film
Two sidewalk photographers, Tubby McCoy and Flash Fulton, aspire to work for the local newspaper. Their childhood friend, Dr. Bill Burns, invites them to come along on a call to a building fire.
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musical film
Rufus Jones is an African American child who is elected president of the United States.
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musical film, romantic comedy
Lieutenant Donald (Pat Boone) of the US Navy is assigned to look after a troublesome sailor, Garfield (Buddy Hackett), who is from an oil-rich Indian tribe. He also romances journalist Sally Hobson (Barbara Eden).
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beach party film, comedy film, teen film
A trio of college kids – all friends of each other – attempt to ensure summer jobs for themselves by becoming concert promoters at a lakeside dance pavilion that is in danger of closing. A local lifeguard, Turk, jealous of both Rick and Mi…
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Documentation, music documentary film
Tragic Comedy Film, musical film
A young mid-nineteenth century street entertainer, Sylvia, is separated from her pickpocket grandfather when given a home by a wealthy New York City widow. Her grandfather, The Professor, has wrangled an invitation for Sylvia and her young…
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Drama, Musical, War Film, drama film
Red Psalm centers around a small peasants' revolt in 1890. It draws inspiration from the Hungarian revolutionary movements of the 19th century, including the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, of which Sándor Petőfi, the poet whose work the fil…
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comedy film, musical film
The Stooges play Ted Healy's children who refuse to go to sleep unless they are told a bedtime story. Healy first tries singing a comic version of The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere which ultimately fails putting the young lads to sleep. Hea…
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musical film
Comedian Jerry Sanford arrives in London believing he has been hired as the star of a major stage production, when in fact he is merely an understudy. Thanks to his daughter Peggy, who sabotages the revue's star Charlie de Haven, he finall…
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comedy film
New England schoolteacher Nancy Willows leaves her school and fiancé David Parker to go to New York City for a career as a lyricist. Her neighbors across the hall are an easy going singer named Jerry Dennis and his hotheaded songwriter roo…
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Komödie, Musical, musical film
Radio station W.H.Y. owner Spud Miller, also functions as the station's only announcer while his comic partner Smiley Goodwin serves as the house singer, Lochinvar, The Great Lover, "the idol of millions of women." Both Spud and Smiley pla…
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beach party film
A mostly deserted island, which is believed to be the home to the fountain of youth, lies off the coast of Florida. The island gets some visitors in the form of a teenage rock band, The Wild Ones, and their gang of swimsuit-clad young peop…
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Drama, Romantic Drama, drama film, musical film
Lou Friedlander is a popular columnist for the New York Daily News, writing about the people of bustling New York City while befriending a street boy named Marty Olivera. His life changes dramatically upon falling in love with neighbor Sar…
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Documentation, documentary film
Afghan Star follows the story of Hameed Sakhizada, Setara Hussainzada, Rafi Naabzada, and Lema Sahar, four contestants appearing in the third season of the Afghan reality show Afghan Star. Daoud Sediqi, director and host, explains that the…
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Documentation, Musical
documentary film, pop music, rock music
The music documentary film Yoshiki: Under the Sky features musician and composer Yoshiki collaborating with musicians from the United States, China, England, Germany, and Japan for in-person and remote performances. Filmed during the COVID…
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musical film, romantic comedy film
Glamorous movie star Carol Corliss has agoraphobia. Her fear of large groups of people, including her adoring fans, causes the actress to assume a veiled, buck-toothed disguise whenever she is in public. Carol's psychiatrist, Dr.
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