 An American in Paris 1951  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Musical / Romance
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Gene Kelly, Oscar Levant, Leslie Caron, Nina Foch, Georges Guetary, Eugene Borden, Ann Codee, Dick Wessel, Paul Maxey, John Eldredge, Noel Neill, Madge Blake
Based on the music of George and Ira Gershwin, dance and music sequences contributed to the Academy Award for Best Picture. The story is about ex-GI Jerry (Gene Kelly) who stays in Paris after the war to study art and then falls in love with Lise (Leslie Caron). The film also won five other Oscars, and Director Vincente Minnelli received a nomination.
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The Band Wagon 1953   N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Jack Buchanan, Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray, James Mitchell, Robert Gist, Thurston Hall, Ava Gardner, Steve Forrest, Douglas Fowley, Jack Gargan, Julie Newmar, Emory Parnell, Harry Stanton
This musical is about aging, Hollywood dancer Tony Hunter (Fred Astaire) whose friends Lester and Lily Marton (Oscar Levant and Nanette Fabray) convince him to make a career comeback through a Broadway show they have written. Tony agrees to star in the show but runs into problems when the "artistic" director Jeffrey Cordova (Jack Buchanan) hires prima ballerina Gabriella Gerard (Cyd Charisse) to star with Tony. Tony and Gabriella do not get along, and the show appears doomed until all involved decide that they must work together if the show is to be a hit on Broadway. Musical numbers include "Dancing in the Dark," "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan," and "Louisiana Hayride." 1 User Review
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| | not enough good music in it | babydoll07 04/22/2007 | | not enough good music in it and actors were not that good |
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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 Cobweb 1955  N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Richard Widmark, Lauren Bacall, Charles Boyer, Gloria Grahame, Lillian Gish, John Kerr, Susan Strasberg, Oscar Levant, Tommy Rettig, Fay Wray
The cobweb is a mental institution in this film about relationships between various staff members. Susan Strasberg and John Kerr make their screen debuts in this movie.
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Humoresque 1946  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean Negulesco
Cast: Joan Crawford, John Garfield, Oscar Levant, J. Carrol Naish, Craig Stevens, Paul Cavanagh, Nestor Paiva, Monte Blue, Fritz Leiber, Peggy Knudsen, Joan Chandler, Tom D'Andrea
Helen Wright (Joan Crawford) gives Paul Boray (John Garfield) financial help to further his career as a concert violinist in this film about Paul's devotion to his music, Helen's love for Paul, and her own devotion to alcohol.
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O. Henry's Full House 1952 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Henry King, Henry Koster, Jean Negulesco
Cast: Charles Laughton, Marilyn Monroe, David Wayne, Dale Robertson, Richard Widmark, Anne Baxter, Jean Peters, Fred Allen, Oscar Levant, Jeanne Crain
John Steinbeck narrated this film consisting of five of O. Henry's classic short stories: "The Clarion Call," "The Ransom of Red Chief," "The Gift of the Magi," The Cop and the Anthem," and "The Last Leaf."
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Rhythm on the River 1940 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Victor Schertzinger
Cast: Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Basil Rathbone, Oscar Levant, John Scott Trotter, Charley Grapewin, William Frawley, Jeanne Cagney, Charles(2) Lane, Pierre Watkin
Ghostwriters Bob (Bing Crosby) and Cherry (Mary Martin) have been in the employ of music composer Oliver Courtney (Basil Rathbone). They fall in love and start writing in their own names. Naturally, they come up with a hit, but the story of their efforts is entertaining.
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Romance on the High Seas 1948 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Don DeFore, Doris Day, Oscar Levant, S.Z. Sakall, Fortunio Bonanova, Eric Blore, Franklin Pangborn, Leslie Brooks
This was Doris Day's screen debut and the song "It's Magic" was the big winner as it described the newfound love between Peter (Jack Carson) and Georgia (Doris Day).
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| 1. An American in Paris (1951)
2. The Band Wagon (1953)
3. The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
4. The Cobweb (1955)
5. Humoresque (1946)
6. O. Henry's Full House (1952)
7. Rhythm on the River (1940)
8. Romance on the High Seas (1948)
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