 Cabin in the Sky 1943  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Rex Ingram, Mantan Moreland, Butterfly McQueen, Willie Best, Kenneth Spencer, John William Sublett
In this, Vincente Minnelli's first feature film, the story comes out as somewhat racist. Gambler Little Joe (Eddie "Rochester" Anderson) succumbs to the charms of a beautiful woman (Lena Horne) while his wife, Petunia (Ethel Waters), waits for him to come to his senses.
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A Song Is Born 1948   N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Benny Goodman, Hugh Herbert, Steve Cochran, Felix Bressart, Louis Armstrong, Esther Dale, J. Edward Bromberg, Ludwig Stossel, Ford Washington Lee, John William Sublett, O.Z. Whitehead, Ben Weldon, Mary Field
In this remake of "Ball of Fire," musicologist Professor Hobart Frisbee (Danny Kaye) heads a team of professors studying the history of jazz. While they do research, gangster Tony Crow's (Steve Cochran) moll, Honey Swanson (Virginia Mayo), decides that the house where the team of professors are living would make a great place to hide while police search for her to testify at Tony's trial. Honey introduces the professors to popular music, and a good time is had by all–until Tony spoils the party. Lots of Big Band greats are featured and certainly add to the entertainment value of this film. 1 User Review
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| | mllagers 03/14/2007 | | It's great. Great historical value. |
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Varsity Show 1937 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: William Keighley
Cast: Dick Powell, Fred Waring and his Orchestra, Ted Healy, Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Walter Catlett, Johnnie Davis, Ford Washington Lee, John William Sublett, Sterling Holloway, Mabel Todd, Scotty Bates, George MacFarland, Poley McClintock
After Broadway producer Chuck Daly (Dick Powell) volunteers to produce a show at his alma mater, Winfield College, a dean, Professor Sylvester Biddle (Walter Catlett) opposes the idea of bring Broadway "trash" into the school. Daly bows out of the stage production, and, instead, arranges for Busby Berkeley to stage a hit show on Broadway starring the students. Songs include "Love is on the Air Tonight," Moonlight on the Campus," and "Old King Cole." This film marks the film debut of Fred Waring and the Lane sisters.
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| 1. Cabin in the Sky (1943)
2. A Song Is Born (1948)
3. Varsity Show (1937)
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