Ask Any Girl 1959  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: David Niven, Gig Young, Shirley MacLaine, Rod Taylor, Jim Backus, Elisabeth Fraser, Claire Kelly, Boyd "Red" Morgan, Carmen Phillips, Myrna Hansen
A naive young girl comes to New York and gets help from a motivation researcher in finding a husband.
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 The Barkleys of Broadway 1949 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant, Billie Burke, Gale Robbins, Jacques Francois, George Zucco, Hans Conried, Clinton Sundberg, Frank Ferguson
After a 10-year separation, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are re-teamed as musical-comedy performers Josh and Dinah Barkley. Although Dinah is the protege of Josh, she is offered a new role as a dramatic actress, and this creates problems in the marriage.
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The Belle of New York 1952  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen, Marjorie Main, Keenan Wynn, Alice Pearce, Clinton Sundberg, Gale Robbins, Tom Dugan, Henry Slate, Dick Wessel
Playboy Charlie Hill (Fred Astaire) promises to reform and change his ways after he meets and falls in love with mission worker Angela Bonfils (Vera-Ellen).
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Billy Rose's Jumbo 1962 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Musical
aka: Jumbo
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, Martha Raye, Dean Jagger, Charles Watts, Joseph Waring, Lynn Wood, Grady Sutton, Robert Burton
Pop Wonder (Jimmy Durante) owns a circus that is threatened by bankruptcy, but he gets love and support from his daughter, Kitty (Doris Day), and his long-time fiancee, Lulu (Martha Raye). This is an adaptation of the 1930s' Rodgers and Hart musical show.
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Cimarron 1960  N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Anthony Mann, Charles Walters
Cast: Glenn Ford, Maria Schell, Anne Baxter, Arthur O'Connell, Russ Tamblyn, Mercedes McCambridge, Vic Morrow, Harry Morgan, Edgar Buchanan, Charles McGraw, Robert Keith, David Opatoshu, Mary Wickes, Aline MacMahon, Lili Darvas
Set during the era between 1890 and 1915, this is the film adaptation of Edna Ferber's epic novel about Yancey and Sabra Cravat (Glenn Ford and Maria Schell) homesteading in Oklahoma. They stake a claim, and Yancey starts a newspaper business that proves very profitable. Yancey gains respectability as a leading citizen and is asked to run for governor. But, Yancey realizes that becoming governor would mean he would play a role in defrauding the Indians of their land and mineral rights. He declines the offer, much to the dismay of Sabra.
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Dangerous When Wet 1953 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Esther Williams, Fernando Lamas, Jack Carson, Charlotte Greenwood, Denise Darcel, William Demarest, Donna Corcoran, Barbara Whiting, Bunny Waters, Henri Letondal, Paul Bryar, Richard Alexander, Tudor Owen, Ann Codee, Roger Moore
Katie Higgins (Esther Williams) and her Arkansas farm family need a new bull for the farm. They are all good swimmers and are convinced by shady promoter Windy Webbe (Jack Carson) that they should compete in a swimming race across the English Channel as the way to raise money to buy the bull. They arrive in England where, one day while practicing for her swim, Katie meets dashing Frenchman Andre Lanet (Fernando Lamas) who both helps and distracts Katie in her preparations for the race. But, Katie does succeed in her swim, and Andre even jumps in and swims the final mile with her. A highlight of this film involves the cartoon sequence representing Katie's dream in which she swims with Tom and Jerry.
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Don't Go Near the Water 1957  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Glenn Ford, Gia Scala, Earl Holliman, Anne Francis, Keenan Wynn, Fred Clark, Eva Gabor, Russ Tamblyn, Mary Wickes, Mickey Shaughnessy
Stationed on a remote–and very peaceful–South Pacific island during World War II, a group from the U.S. Navy Press Corps tries to liven up the action in their world which is far-removed from the excitement of the war front.
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 Easter Parade 1948  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Ann Miller, Peter Lawford, Jules Munshin, Clinton Sundberg, Jeni Le Gon, Richard Beavers, Dick Simmons, Lola Albright, Joi Lansing, Helene Heigh, Peter Chong, Nolan Leary
After his dancing partner Nadine Hale (Ann Miller) signs a contract to begin life working on her own as a singer/dancer, Don Hewes (Fred Astaire) picks Hannah (Judy Garland) out of the chorus line and determines to make her a star. Astaire's dance solos are great and include "Steppin' Out with My Baby," and the hobo routine "We're a Couple of Swells" performed by Astaire and Garland is especially fun to watch. Irving Berlin wrote the Oscar-winning score for this musical classic that includes the title song "Easter Parade."
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Good News 1947 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Patricia Marshall, Joan McCracken, Mel Torme, Donald MacBride, Tom Dugan, Connie Gilchrist, Morris Ankrum, Clinton Sundberg
"Varsity Drag" and "The French Lesson" are just two of the entertaining musical numbers in this film featuring June Allyson as Connie Lane, the Tate College librarian who falls for the school's football hero, Tommy Marlowe (Peter Lawford).
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 High Society 1956 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm, Louis Armstrong, John Lund, Louis Calhern, Sidney Blackmer, Margalo Gillmore, Lydia Reed, Gordon Richards, Richard Garrick
Tracy Lord (Grace Kelly) is a spoiled member of "high-society," but her ex-husband (Bing Crosby) loves and understands her. On the day before her wedding to George (John Lund), news people (Frank Sinatra and Celeste Holm) are on hand to report the society news and become involved with the wedding participants. Grace Kelly, "I don't want to be worshipped, I want to be loved."
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Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1960 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Doris Day, David Niven, Janis Paige, Spring Byington, Richard Haydn, Patsy Kelly, Jack Weston, John Harding, Margaret Lindsay, Carmen Phillips
A move from the bustling city to the serene country is not always what is expected as a drama critic (David Niven) and his wife (Doris Day) discover.
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Summer Stock 1950  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Eddie Bracken, Gloria DeHaven, Marjorie Main, Phil Silvers, Ray Collins, Hans Conried, Carleton Carpenter, Paul E. Burns
Jane Falbury (Judy Garland) lives on a farm in a New England town when a troupe of actors arrives, and they all agree to "put on a show" in Jane's barn. 1 User Review
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| | lover of musicals 07/10/2007 | | If you like musicals, this is a must. Gene Kelly and July Garland do very well together in this show. They are both naturals. Two of my favorites as a young girl. A little slapstick with Eddie Bracken, and Phil Slivers, not to mention the Gloria DeHaven and Marjorie Main. I have this as a VHS and a DVD. Keeps me busy as age keeps creeping up on me. We need more of this type of beauty and laughter in todays world. |
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The Tender Trap 1955 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, David Wayne, Celeste Holm, Carolyn Jones, Lola Albright, Howard St. John, Jarma Lewis, Joey Faye, Tom Helmore, Willard Sage, Marc Wilder, James Drury
When bachelor Charlie Y. Reader (Frank Sinatra) becomes involved with Julie Gillis (Debbie Reynolds), he does not realize how determined she is to marry. The song "The Tender Trap" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song. Lots of fun.
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Texas Carnival 1951 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Keenan Wynn, Tom Tully, Glenn Strange, Donald MacBride, Hans Conried, Thurston Hall
In this MGM musical, poor carnival performers Debbie Telford (Esther Williams) and Cornie Quinell (Red Skelton) pretend to be rich Texans.
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Three Guys Named Mike 1951 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Jane Wyman, Van Johnson, Howard Keel, Barry Sullivan, Phyllis Kirk, Anne Sargent, Jeff Donnell, Herbert Heyes, Robert E. Sherwood, Don McGuire, Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Sanders
Flight attendant Marcy (Jane Wyman) knows that three "Mikes" are romantically interested in her. When Mike Lawrence (Van Johnson), Mike Jamison (Howard Keel), and Mike Tracy (Barry Sullivan) find out about each other, Marcy must choose from the three.
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Torch Song 1953 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Joan Crawford, Michael Wilding, Gig Young, Marjorie Rambeau, Harry Morgan, Dorothy Patrick, Paul Guilfoyle, Benny Rubin, Nancy Gates, James Todd, Eugene Loring, Peter Chong, Maidie Norman, Chris Warfield, Peggy King
Broadway star Jenny Stewart (Joan Crawford) falls in love with her blind piano accompanist (Michael Wilding)–a major stepping stone in her egotistical life that brings compassion into her persona. Marjorie Rambeau received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in her role as Jenny's devoted mother.
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The Unsinkable Molly Brown 1964 N/R, 138 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Harve Presnell, Hermione Baddeley, Ed Begley, Jack Kruschen, Martita Hunt, Harvey Lembeck, Kathryn Card, Hayden Rorke, Harry Holcombe, Vassili Lambrinos, Fred Essler, Lauren Gilbert, George Mitchell, Amy Douglass
A determined woman, Molly Brown (Debbie Reynolds), was raised as an orphan in the wilderness and is determined to gain wealth and a place in society. After marrying Johnny Brown (Harve Presnell), her dream of money comes true when Johnny strikes it rich with his silver mine. They move to Denver, but Molly is not accepted by her "high-society' neighbors, and the couple visits Europe to gain "sophistication." They return to Denver and invite European royalty to visit them, but still Molly's neighbors do not accept her. Meanwhile, her admiration for Prince Louis de Laniere (Vassili Lambrinos) causes problems in Molly's marriage, and she revisits Europe. On her return, she is aboard the Titanic when it sinks, but Molly rallies her fellow survivors in the lifeboat. She gains fame for her heroic actions, and, upon returning home to her loving husband, Molly finds that her Denver neighbors finally accept her. Debbie Reynolds was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress, which was one of six nominations for the film.
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Walk, Don't Run 1966 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Cary Grant, Samantha Eggar, Jim Hutton, John Standing, Miiko Taka, Ted Hartley, Ben Astar, George Takei, Dale Ishimoto, Peggy Rea
During the Tokyo Olympic games, a British businessman (Cary Grant) finds he must share his apartment with a young woman (Samantha Eggar) and a U.S. Walking Team member (Jim Hutton). The results are amusing at times, but there are also some boring times. Grant retired from films after this one.
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| 1. Ask Any Girl (1959)
2. The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
3. The Belle of New York (1952)
4. Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
aka: Jumbo
5. Cimarron (1960)
6. Dangerous When Wet (1953)
7. Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
8. Easter Parade (1948)
9. The Glass Slipper (1955)
10. Good News (1947)
11. High Society (1956)
12. Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)
13. Summer Stock (1950)
14. The Tender Trap (1955)
15. Texas Carnival (1951)
16. Three Guys Named Mike (1951)
17. Torch Song (1953)
18. Two Loves (1961)
19. The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
20. Walk, Don't Run (1966)
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