April in Paris 1952   N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: David Butler
Cast: Doris Day, Ray Bolger, Claude Dauphin, Eve Miller, Paul Harvey, George Givot, Herbert Farjeon, Raymond Largay, John Alvin, Wilson Millar, Jack Lomas, Eugene Borden, Don Brodie, Nestor Paiva, Donald Kerr
The title song is a big highlight of this film about chorus girl Dynamite Jackson (Doris Day) who finds romance with businessman S. Winthrop Putnam (Ray Bolger) while sailing to Europe to attend a Parisian Arts Festival. It turns out that Winthrop is already married to Marcia (Eve Miller), but when it is discovered that the marriage is illegal, the path is cleared for Winthrop and Dynamite to live happily ever after.
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 Babes in Toyland 1961  G, 105 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Fantasy
Director: Jack Donohue
Cast: Ray Bolger, Tommy Sands, Ed Wynn, Annette Funicello, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Ann Jillian, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Mary McCarty, Brian Corcoran, Marilee and Melanie Arnold, Jerry Glenn, John Perri, David Pinson
On the eve of the wedding of Mary Quite Contrary (Annette Funicello) to Tom the Piper's Son (Tommy Sands), the evil Barnaby (Ray Bolger) hires henchmen Gonzorgo (Henry Calvin) and Roderigo (Gene Sheldon) to get rid of Tom and steal Mary's sheep that Little Bo Peep is caring for. This will make Mary unable to care for the children who live with her and force her to turn to Barnaby for help. All goes as planned, until Tom escapes, and goes with the children to Toyland where they help the Toymaker (Ed Wynn) finish the toys on his Christmas list.
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The Daydreamer 1966  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy
Director: Jules Bass
Cast: Ray Bolger, Jack Gilford, Margaret Hamilton, Paul O'Keefe, Tallulah Bankhead, Boris Karloff, Burl Ives, Victor Borge, Terry-Thomas, Patty Duke, Sessue Hayakama, Hayley Mills, Cyril Ritchard, Ed Wynn, Paul O'Keefe
This story, told partly through the process of Animagic (stop-motion puppets), is about Hans Christian Andersen's (Paul O'Keefe) boyhood meetings with many of the characters that become subjects for his later stories. Hans runs away from home in search of a legendary Garden of Paradise and, along the way, dreams about four classic stories that he would later write. The stories are "The Little Mermaid," "The Emperor's New Clothes," Thumbelina," and "The Garden of Paradise."
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The Entertainer 1976 TV, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Donald Wrye
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Ray Bolger, Sada Thompson, Tyne Daly, Allyn Ann McLerie, Annette O'Toole, Mitch Ryan, Michael Cristofer, Dick O'Neill, Alan DeWitt
This remake of Tony Richardson's 1960 movie pales by comparison. This time around Jack Lemmon plays Archie Rice, a vaudeville entertainer of high expectations and little talent.
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The Great Ziegfeld 1936 N/R, 180 min.
Genre: Action / Adventue / Drama / Romance
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: William Powell, Luise Rainer, Myrna Loy, Frank Morgan, Reginald Owen, Nat Pendleton, Virginia Bruce, Ernest Cossart, Robert Greig, Ray Bolger, Fanny Brice, Joseph Cawthorn, Herman Bing, Jean Chatburn, Paul Irving
This is the story of Flo Ziegfeld's (William Powell) life beginning with the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago when he was a sideshow barker and continues through his rise to fame as the creator of the Ziegfeld Follies. He convinces French singer Anna Held (Luise Rainer) to star in the Follies and marries her later. But, their marriage fails, and problems ensue in his life. He marries Billie Burke (Myrna Loy), and his life changes when he manages to produce four simultaneous hits on Broadway. This film won the Oscar for Best Picture, and Luise Rainer won the Best Actress Oscar.
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The Harvey Girls 1946 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: George Sidney
Cast: Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, John Hodiak, Angela Lansbury, Preston Foster, Virginia O'Brien, Marjorie Main, Kenny Baker, Cyd Charisse, Chill Wills
"On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe" won the Academy Award for Best Song in this musical about the waitresses at Harvey's train station restaurant who have run-ins with the rowdy saloon workers in their town.
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Just You and Me, Kid 1979 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Leonard Stern
Cast: George Burns, Brooke Shields, Lorraine Gary, Nicolas Coster, Burl Ives, Ray Bolger, Leon Ames, Keye Luke, Carl Ballantine
This is a cute movie about an elderly gentleman who takes a young woman under his wing to protect her from a mobster.
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Look for the Silver Lining 1949 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: David Butler
Cast: June Haver, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Charles Ruggles, Rosemary DeCamp, Lee Wilde, Lyn Wilde, Dick Simmons, S.Z. Sakall, Walter Catlett
This musical biography of the 1920s' singing star, Marilyn Miller, follows her rise from Ohio vaudeville to Broadway. Nonstop songs from the vaudville era substitute for lack of storyline.
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The Runner Stumbles 1979  PG, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Kramer
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Kathleen Quinlan, Maureen Stapleton, Ray Bolger, Tammy Grimes, Beau Bridges, Allen Nause, John Procaccino, Bill Dore, Jock Dove
Director Stanley Kramer adapted this film from a Broadway play about a priest, Father Rivard (Dick Van Dyke), accused of murdering a young nun, Sister Rita (Kathleen Quinlan).
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Stage Door Canteen 1943 N/R, 132 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Cheryl Walker, Marjorie Riordan, William Terry, Lon McCallister, Margaret Early, Patrick O'Moore, Ruth Roman, Paul Muni, Helen Hayes, Katharine Hepburn, Judith Anderson, Tallulah Bankhead, Ray Bolger, Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy, Jean Hersholt
This is a World War II-era musical in which the studio loaded their stars into a film to help the war effort. The story takes place at the Stage Door Canteen where soldiers are entertained by Broadway stars. Canteen server Eileen (Cheryl Walker) must find a way around the "no dating" rules when she falls in love with soldier Dakota Smith (William Terry).
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Sunny 1941 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herbert Wilcox
Cast: Anna Neagle, Ray Bolger, John Carroll, Edward Everett Horton, Grace Hartman, Paul Hartman, Frieda Inescort, Helen Westley, Benny Rubin, Muggins Davies, Richard Lane, Martha Tilton, Torben Meyer
Circus star Sunny Sullivan (Anna Neagle) is performing in New Orleans when she falls in love with wealthy Larry Warren (John Carroll). But, the romance has problems in the form of Larry's snobbish family that does not welcome the circus performer into their high-society lifestyle. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Musical Score, and Ray Bolger's dancing certainly adds to the enjoyment.
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 That's Dancing! 1985 G, 105 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Jack Haley Jr.
Cast: Gene Kelly, Sammy Davis Jr., Mikhail Baryshnikov, Liza Minnelli, Ray Bolger, Bill Robinson, June Haver, Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire, James Cagney, Lucille Ball, Judy Garland
Music fans will enjoy this compilation of dance routines from numerous films that span half a century.
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That's Entertainment! 1974  G, 127 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Documentary
Director: Jack Haley Jr.
Cast: Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Peter Lawford, Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, James Stewart, Liza Minnelli, Donald O'Connor, Frank Sinatra, Mickey Rooney, June Allyson, Ray Bolger, Cyd Charisse, Maurice Chevalier
This entertaining film contains classics from M.G.M. movies over a 29-year period from 1929 to 1958 and includes many stars as hosts.
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That's Entertainment!, Part III 1994 G, 113 min.
Genre: Family / Documentary / Musical
Director: Bud Friedgen, Michael J. Sheridan
Cast: June Allyson, Cyd Charisse, Lena Horne, Howard Keel, Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney, Ann Miller, Esther Williams, Joan McCracken, Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Ray Bolger, Jeanette MacDonald
This third version of "That's Entertainment" is every bit as good as the previous ones. This time, out-takes are included in the film clips of M.G.M. classics from 1929 to 1954.
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 The Wizard of Oz 1939  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Musical / Fantasy
Director: Victor Fleming
Cast: Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin, Clara Blandick, Pat Walshe, Terry, Singer Midgets, Rolfe Sedan, Oliver Smith, Harry Wilson
This is the classic movie of Frank Baum's allegory about the plight of the farmers and the question of whether the U.S. should use the gold or silver standard. It is the story of the adventures of Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her dog, Toto, who are blown by a tornado from dry, dusty Kansas to the beautiful world of Oz with its yellow brick road (gold) and wise wizard (Federal Government). The fine music was rewarded by Oscars for "Over The Rainbow" as Best Song and for Best Musical Score. The film was nominated for Best Picture, and Judy Garland received an Honorary Award (Miniature Statuette) for Outstanding Juvenile Performance.
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| 1. April in Paris (1952)
2. Babes in Toyland (1961)
3. The Daydreamer (1966)
4. The Entertainer (1976)
5. The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
6. The Harvey Girls (1946)
7. Just You and Me, Kid (1979)
8. Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
9. The Runner Stumbles (1979)
10. Stage Door Canteen (1943)
11. Sunny (1941)
12. That's Dancing! (1985)
13. That's Entertainment! (1974)
14. That's Entertainment!, Part III (1994)
15. Where's Charley? (1952)
16. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
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