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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 Down Argentine Way 1940 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Irving Cummings
Cast: Don Ameche, Betty Grable, Carmen Miranda, Charlotte Greenwood, J. Carrol Naish, Henry Stephenson, Kay Aldridge, Leonid Kinskey, Chris-Pin Martin, Robert Conway, Gregory Gaye, Bobby Stone, Charles Judels
American heiress Glenda (Betty Grable) visits Argentina where she hopes to find wealthy racehorse owner Ricardo Quintana (Don Ameche). She succeeds in reaching Ricardo, and they fall in love but must deal with their feuding families before living happily ever after. The film received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Original Song ("Down Argentine Way")
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The Gang's All Here 1943  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Musical / Romance
aka: The Girls He Left Behind
Director: Busby Berkeley
Cast: Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda, Benny Goodman, Eugene Pallette, Charlotte Greenwood, Edward Everett Horton, James Ellison, Frank Faylen, June Haver, Jeanne Crain, Phil Baker, Tony De Marco, Sheila Ryan, Dave Willock
This World War II musical tells the story of American soldier Andy Mason (James Ellison) who returns from duty in the Pacific and is in love with chorus girl Edie Allen (Alice Faye). Busby Berkeley numbers are highlighted by "The Lady in the Tutti-Frutti Hat" featuring Carmen Miranda and dancing bananas.
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 Glory 1956  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Butler
Cast: Margaret O'Brien, Walter Brennan, Charlotte Greenwood, John Lupton, Byron Palmer, Madge Blake, Hugh Sanders, Walter Baldwin, Leonid Kinskey
Clarabel Tilbee (Margaret O'Brien) is determined to enter her horse in the Kentucky Derby, and love blooms between Clarabel and horse breeder Chad (John Lupton) along the way to the big race.
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The Great Dan Patch 1949 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph M. Newman
Cast: Dennis O'Keefe, Gail Russell, Ruth Warrick, Charlotte Greenwood, Henry Hull, John Hoyt, Arthur Hunnicutt, Clarence Muse, Harry Lauter, Walter Brennan
Beloved trotter Dan Patch was one of the greatest harness-racing horses. This is the story of Dan Patch's training and victories.
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Home in Indiana 1944 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Walter Brennan, Lon McCallister, Jeanne Crain, June Haver, Charlotte Greenwood, Ward Bond, Charles Dingle, George Cleveland, Roger Imhof, Tom Dugan
Young Sparke Thornton (Lon McCallister) moves to the country where he and J.F. "Thunder" Bolt (Walter Brennan) raise a blind filly that becomes a prize-winning horse. This story was remade as "April Love."
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 Moon Over Miami 1941 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Betty Grable, Don Ameche, Robert Cummings, Charlotte Greenwood, Jack Haley, Carole Landis, George Lessey, Minor Watson, Fortunio Bonanova, Robert Greig
In this entertaining film, three fortune-hunting sisters (Betty Grable, Charlotte Greenwood, and Carol Landis) find Miami to be the optimum place in their search for wealthy husbands.
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Oh, You Beautiful Doll 1949 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: John M. Stahl
Cast: June Haver, Mark Stevens, S.Z. Sakall, Charlotte Greenwood, Gale Robbins, Jay C. Flippen, Andrew Tombes, Eduard Franz, Dick Rich, Nestor Paiva
In this musical biography, a classical music composer (S.Z. Sakall) couldn't get his songs heard until a publisher of popular songs (Mark Stevens) suggested going toward popular music. His daughter (June Haver), a singer/dancer, was all for this idea. Needing money, the composer used the name "Fred Fisher" and rearranged his music with great success. "Peg O' My Heart" was one of his many hits.
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Oklahoma! 1955   N/R, 145 min.
Genre: Musical / Western / Romance
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Shirley Jones, Gordon MacRae, Rod Steiger, Eddie Albert, Charlotte Greenwood, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson, James Whitmore, Jay C. Flippen, Barbara Lawrence, Roy Barcroft, James Mitchell, Bambi Linn
Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote this classic musical about early Oklahoma settlers. One of the prominent songs presented, "Oh What a Beautiful Morning," is sung by Curly (Gordon MacRae). Curley and Laurey (Shirley Jones) are the cowboy and farmer's daughter who fall in love. 2 User Reviews
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| | great muscical | mojojojo 08/12/2007 | | this is one of the best musicals ever it has music dram romance murder everything superb i also like south pacific |
| | baritone2 02/19/2007 | | This is the greatest musical I have ever seen or directed. I have directed and sung in many, many musicials, and I still have a fondness and respect for "Oklahoma". It has everything; great dancing, humor, nice plot and semi plot, very nice orchestration, beautiful solos and ensemble singing and great scenery! RB |
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The Opposite Sex 1956 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: David Miller
Cast: June Allyson, Joan Collins, Dolores Gray, Ann Sheridan, Ann Miller, Leslie Nielsen, Agnes Moorehead, Charlotte Greenwood, Joan Blondell, Jim Backus
This remake of 1939's "The Women" features June Allison as the wife who connives to get her wandering husband back. Good, but not quite as good as the earlier version, and is now a musical.
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Palmy Days 1931 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
Cast: Eddie Cantor, Charlotte Greenwood, Spencer Charters, Barbara Weeks, George Raft, Charles Middleton, Walter Catlett, Betty Grable, Harry Woods, Paul Page
Eddie Simpson (Eddie Cantor) unwittingly becomes involved in a spiritualism scam and becomes mixed up in numerous offbeat episodes in this elaborate early musical comedy.
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Parlor, Bedroom and Bath 1931  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Romeo in Pyjamas
Director: Edward Sedgwick
Cast: Buster Keaton, Charlotte Greenwood, Reginald Denny, Cliff Edwards, Dorothy Christy, Joan Peers, Sally Eilers, Natalie Moorhead, Edward Brophy, Walter Merrill, Sidney Bracey, Eugene Pallette
Jeff (Reginald Denny) wants to marry Ginny (Sally Eilers), but she will not consider a marriage proposal until after her sister, Angie (Dorothy Christy), gets married. So, Jeff schemes to get Angie interested in shy Reggie (Buster Keaton) who he passes off as a great lover.
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Up in Mabel's Room 1944 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Dennis O'Keefe, Marjorie Reynolds, Gail Patrick, Mischa Auer, Charlotte Greenwood, Lee Bowman, John Hubbard, Binnie Barnes, Janet Lambert, Fred Kohler Jr.
Based on a popular stage play, this farce tells of the tale of a young man (Dennis O'Keefe) who attempts to retrieve a "naughty" gift he had innocently given a young woman (Gail Patrick) without his wife (Marjorie Reynolds) or his friend (Lee Bowman) knowing of it. Quite funny, and remade with the same director and star the following year as "Getting Gertie's Garter."
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Wake Up and Dream 1946 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: John Payne, June Haver, Connie Marshall, Clem Bevans, Charlotte Greenwood, John Ireland, Charles Russell, Lee Patrick, George Cleveland, Irving Bacon
A young girl (Connie Marshall) sets off to find her brother (John Payne) who has been listed as missing-in-action in World War II. He had told her he could be found on a remote island if he was reported missing. She takes her brother's girlfriend (June Haver) with her; after adventures, misadventures, and songs, all ends well.
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Young People 1940 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Shirley Temple, Jack Oakie, Charlotte Greenwood, Arleen Whelan, George Montgomery, Kathleen Howard, Darryl Hickman, Minor Watson, Frank Swann, Frank Sully, Mae Marsh, Irving Bacon, Charles Halton, Sarah Edwards, Arthur Aylesworth
Wendy (Shirley Temple) is adopted by Joe and Kit (Jack Oakie and Charlotte Greenwood) who are members of a vaudeville team and are considering changing their profession. The family moves to a small town so that Wendy will receive a solid upbringing. But, the townsfolk do not like show business people and want Wendy and her family out of their lives–until a storm hits and Joe saves the lives of stranded children. The family is now welcome in the town and puts on a show that is loved by all.
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| 1. Dangerous When Wet (1953)
2. Down Argentine Way (1940)
3. The Gang's All Here (1943)
aka: The Girls He Left Behind
4. Glory (1956)
5. The Great Dan Patch (1949)
6. Home in Indiana (1944)
7. Moon Over Miami (1941)
8. Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949)
9. Oklahoma! (1955)
10. The Opposite Sex (1956)
11. Palmy Days (1931)
12. Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931)
aka: Romeo in Pyjamas
13. Up in Mabel's Room (1944)
14. Wake Up and Dream (1946)
15. Young People (1940)
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