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browse movie musicals on DVD at Amazon.com
Essential Musicals On Film at Amazon
Books About Movie Musicals
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 | "The Hollywood Musical: A Picture Quiz Book" [1974] by Stanley Appelbaum Dover Publns 9½x8½ pb [10/74] out of print/many used |
 | "The Hollywood Musical" [1981] by Ethan Mordden St. Martin's Press hardcover [11/81] out of print/used |
 | "The Hollywood Musical: Every Hollywood Musical From 1927 To Present Day" [1981] by Clive Hirschhorn Hamlyn hardcover [6/91] out of print/used Gramercy 12¾x9¾ hardcover [4/91] out of print/used |
 | "Encyclopaedia of The Musical Film" [1981] by Stanley Green
Oxford Univ Press 9¼x7½ pb [6/88] out of print/used Oxford Univ Press hardcover [9/81] out of print/used |
 | "Broadway Musicals: The 101 Greatest Shows of All Time" [orig 1984, rev 2010] by Ken Bloom & Frank Vlastnik Black Dog & Leventhal 2nd edition 10x8½ pb [5/2008] out of print/many used Black Dog & Leventhal 12¾x10¾ hardcover [rev 10/2010] for $26.40 |
 | "Hollywood Musicals Year By Year" [orig 1985, rev 1990] by Stanley Green, revised & updated by Elaine Schmidt Hal Leonard Corp. 9x6 pb [12/90] for $13.22 |
 | "The Hollywood Musical" [1982; rev 1993] by Jane Feuer Indiana Univ Press 8¼x5½ pb [1/93] for $16.16 |
 | "The Great Hollywood Musical Pictures" [1993] by James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts Scarecrow Press 9x6 hardcover [9/93] out of print/used |
 | "The Golden Age of Movie Musicals and Me" [1994] by Saul Chaplin Saul Chaplin worked as a songwriter, vocal arranger, pianist, musical director, or producer on more than sixty films, including "Kiss Me Kate", "High Society", and "The Sound of Music". He won Academy Awards for "An American In Paris", "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers", and "West Side Story". Univ OK Press 8¾x6 hardcover [9/94] out of print/used |
 | "A Song In The Dark: The Birth of The Musical Film" [1995] by Richard Barrios Oxford Univ Press 2nd edition 9x6¼ pb [11/2009] for $27.95 Oxford Univ Press 9¼x6 pb [7/95] for $49.99 Oxford Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [7/95] out of print/used |
 | "Broadway To Hollywood: The Musical and The Cinema" [1996] by Robert Matthew-Walker Diane Publng 9¼x9 hardcover [4/96] for $19.00 Publishers Overstock hardcover [6/98] out of print/used |
 | "The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932" [1996]
by Edwin M. Bradley McFarland & Co. 10x7 pb [9/2004] for $49.95 McFarland & Co. library hardcover [7/96] out of print/used |
 | "Red, Hot and Blue: A Smithsonian Salute To The American Musical" [1996] by Amy Henderson & Dwight B. Bowers Smithsonian 12½x9¼ hardcover [9/96] for $34.20 |
 | "M-G-M's Greatest Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit" [1996] by Hugh Fordin Da Capo Press 9x6 pb [9/96] for $24.00 |
 | "Hollywood Rhapsody: The Story of Movie Music, 1900-1975" [1997] by Gary Marmorstein Schirmer Books 8¾x6 hardcover [12/97] for $49.60 |
 | "The American Musical Film Song Encyclopedia" [1999] by Thomas S. Hischak Greenwood Press 9½x6½ hardcover [3/99] for $110.95 |
 | "Musical Movie Posters" [1999] by Bruce Hershenson self-publd 11x8¾ pb [5/99] for $20.00 |
 | "Musicals: Hollywood and Beyond: [2000] Edited by Bill Marshall & Robynn Stilwell Intellect Ltd. 9x6¾ pb [1/2000] for $30.00 |
 | "Hollywood Musicals: The Film Reader" (In Focus Series) [2001] Edited by Steven Cohan Routledge 9x6 pb [12/2001] for $32.70 Routledge 9½x6½ hardcover [12/2001] for $140.00 |
 | "Hollywood Musicals Nominated For Best Picture, 1929-1995" [2003] by Frederick G. Vogel McFarland & Co. 10½x7 hardcover [1/2003] for $75.00 |
 | "Through The Screen Door: What Happened To The Broadway Musical When It Went To Hollywood" [2004] by Thomas S. Hischak Scarecrow Press 8½x5¼ pb [7/2004] for $36.50 |
 | "American Plays and Musicals On Screen: 650 Stage Productions and Their Film & Televison Adaptations" [2004] by Thomas S. Hischak McFarland & Co. 10x7 hardcover [12/2004] for $75.00 |
 | "Musicals: Facts, Figures & Fun" [2006] by Mike Evans, illustrated by Malcolm Couch self-publd 7½x4¾ hardcover [3/2006] for $5.95 |
 | "Hollywood: Great, Good & Glamorous" [2006] by John Howard Reid includes reviews & details of 125 pictures, from major to minor Lulu.com 11x8½ pb [4/2006] for $19.95 More Movie Musicals: One Hundred Best Films, Plus Twenty B Pictures [2006] by John Howard Reid Lulu.com 10¾x8¼ pb [6/2006] for $19.95 |
 | "The Rough Guide To Film Musicals" [2007] by David Parkinson includes reviews of 50 essential musicals (including several forgotten gems) and profiles of musical icons, such as Fred Astaire, Judy Garland & George Gershwin D.K./Rough Guides 7x7 pb [7/2007] for $11.99 |
 | "I'm The Greatest Star: Broadway's Top Musical Legends From 1900 To Today" [2009] by Robert Viagas Applause Books 11x8¾ hardcover [7/2009] for $19.79 |
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"Hollywood Musicals: The 101 Greatest Song-and-Dance Movies of All Time" [2010] by Ken Bloom, Foreword by Jane Powell
Black Dog & Leventhal 12¾x10¾ hardcover [12/2010] for $27.36 |
 | "The Golden Age of American Musical Theatre, 1943-1965" [2011] by Corinne J. Naden includes synopses, cast & production credits, song titles, and other pertinent infor-mation over a 22-year span for over 180 musicals from Oklahoma! to On A Clear Day You Can See Forever Scarecrow Press 9x6¼ hardcover [2/2011] for $32.54 |
 | "100 Film Musicals (B.F.I. Screen Guides)" [2011]  by Jim Hillier & Douglas Pye British Film Institute 6½x4¾ pb [8/2011] for $13.60 |
Video & DVD Collections
"T.C.M. Greatest Classic Films Collection: Musicals"
 | "Broadway Musicals" [2009]
Turner Home Ent. widescreen color DVD set [5/2009] 2 disks for $19.49 contains four feature films: "Annie Get Your Gun" [1950] starring Betty Hutton & Howard Keel; "Show Boat" [1951] starring Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner & Howard Keel; "Kiss Me Kate" [1953] starring Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel & Ann Miller; "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers" [1954] directed by Stanley Donen, starring Howard Keel & Jane Powell; extras include trailers. outtakes, commentaries, Stanley Donen musicals trailer gallery, and shorts & featurettes |
 | "American Musicals" [2009]
Turner Home Ent. widescreen color DVD set [5/2009] 2 disks for $16.99 contains four feature films: "Meet Me In St. Louis" [1944] directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Judy Garland; "Easter Parade" [1948] starring Judy Garland & Fred Astaire; "Singin' In The Rain" [1952] directed by Stanley Donen, starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds & Jean Hagen; and "The Band Wagon" [1953] directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Fred Astaire & Cyd Charisse; extras include trailers, comment- aries, Judy Garland trailer gallery, Vincente Minnelli trailer gallery, Fred Astaire trailer gallery, and more |
"Fox-M.G.M. Hollywood Musicals Collection" [2008]
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M.G.M. Homne Video color/b&w DVD set [11/2008] 61 disks for $374.99
SIXTY FILMS including: 7 Elvis Presley musicals – "Clambake" [1967], "Flaming Star" [1960], "Follow That Dream" [1961], "Frankie and Johnny" [1965], "Kid Galahad" [1962], "Love Me Tender" [1956] & "Wild In The Country" [1961] – and "A Chorus Line" [1985]; "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" [1966] with Buster Keaton; "Alexander's Ragtime Band" [1938] starring Tyrone Power & Alice Faye; "All That Jazz" [1979] directed by Bob Fosse; "The Apple" [1980]; "Beach Blanket Bingo" [1965]; "Belle of The Yukon" [1944] starring Randolph Scott & Dinah Shore; "Bloodhounds of Broadway" [1952] starring Mitzi Gaynor; "Call Me Madam" [1953] starring Ethel Merman & Vera-Ellen; "Can-Can" [1960] starring Frank Sinatra & Shirley MacLaine; "Carmen Jones" [1954] directed by Otto Preminger; "Carousel" [1956] starring Gordon MacRae & Shirley Jones; "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" [1968]; "Daddy Long Legs" [1955] starring Fred Astaire & Leslie Caron; "De-lovely" [2004] starring Kevin Kline; "The Dolly Sisters" [1945] starring Betty Grable & June Haver; "Down Argentine Way" [1940] starring Don Ameche & Betty Grable; "The Fantasticks" [1995]; "Fiddler On The Roof" [1971]; "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" [1953] directed by Howard Hawks, starring Marilyn Monroe; "The Goldwyn Follies" [1938]; "Guys and Dolls" [1955] starring Marlon Brando & Frank Sinatra; "Hair" [1979] directed by Milos Forman; "Hans Christian Andersen" [1952] starring Danny Kaye; "Hallelujah, I'm A Bum" [1933] starring Al Jolson & Harry Langdon; "Hello, Dolly!" [1969] directed by Gene Kelly, starring Barbra Streisand; "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" [1967]; "Kid Millions" [1934] starring Eddie Cantor & Ethel Merman; "The King and I" [1966] starring Deborah Kerr & Yul Brynner; "March of The Wooden Soldiers" [1934] starring Laurel & Hardy; "Moon Over Miami" [1941] starring Don Ameche & Betty Grable; "Moulin Rouge" [2001] starring Nicole Kidman; "New York, New York" [1977] directed by Martin Scorsese; "Okla- homa!" [1955] starring Gordon MacRae & Shirley Jones; "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" [1938] starring Shirley Temple & Randolph Scott; "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" [1975]; "The Sound of Music" [1965] starring Julie Andrews & Chris- topher Plummer; "South Pacific" [1958] starring Mitzi Gaynor & Rossano Brazzi; "State Fair" [1945]; "There's No Business Like Show Business" [1954] starring Ethel Merman & Marilyn Monroe; "West Side Story" [1961]; "Whoopee!" [1930] starring Eddie Cantor; and "With A Song In My Heart" [1952] starring Susan Hayward |
"Hollywood Musicals: The Ultimate Collection" [2008]
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St Clair Ent color/b&w DVD set [4/2008] 6 disks for $21.99
TWENTY MOVIES including: "Breakfast In Hollywood" [1946]; "Doll Face" [1946] starring Viviane Blaine; "The Fabulous Dorseys" [1947]; "Glorifying The American Girl" [1929]; "The Greeks Had A Word For Them" aka "Three Broadway Girls" [1932]; "Happy Go Lovely" [1951] starring David Niven, Vera-Ellen & Cesar Romero; "Let's Sing Again" [1936] starring Bobby Breen; "Manhattan Merry-Go-Round" [1937]; "Moonlight Sonata" [1937] with pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski; "Mr. Imperium" [1951] starring Lana Turner & Ezio Pinza; "New Faces of 1952" [1954] starring Eartha Kitt & Mel Brooks; "Rhythm Parade" [1942] starring Gale Storm & The Mills Brothers; "Royal Wedding" [1951] starring Fred Astaire & Jane Powell; "Second Chorus" [1940] starring Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard & Artie Shaw; "Something To Sing About" [1937] starring James Cagney; "The Stork Club" [1945] starring Betty Hutton, Barry Fitzgerald & Don DeFore; "Swing Parade of 1946" [1946] starring Gale Storm & The Three Stooges; "Trocadero" [1944]; "The Vagabond Lover" [1929] starring Rudy Vallee & Sally Blane; and "Youth On Parade" [1942] – bonuses include trailers, poster gallery, radio programs, and a David Niven bio featurette |
"Astaire & Rogers Collection"
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers made ten movies together at R.K.O., from 1933 to 1949
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Volume 1 [2005]
Turner Home Ent. DVD [8/2005] 5 disks for $29.49 includes "Top Hat" [1935] co-starring Edward Everett Horton & Eric Blore; "Swing Time" [1936]; "Follow The Fleet" [1936] co-starring Randolph Scott & Harriet Hilliard {Nelson}; "Shall We Dance" [1937] co-starring Edward Everett Horton & Eric Blore; and "The Barkleys of Broadway" [1949] co-starring Oscar Levant & Billie Burke |
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Volume 2 [2006]
Warner Home Video DVD box set [10/2006] 5 disks for $29.99 includes "Flying Down To Rio" [1933] starring Gene Raymond & Dolores Del Rio; "The Gay Divorcee" [1934] co-starring Alice Brady & Edward Everett Horton; "Roberta" [1935] co-starring Irene Dunne & Randolph Scott; "Carefree" [1938] co-starring Ralph Bellamy; and "The Story of Vernon & Irene Castle" [1939] co-starring Edna May Oliver & Walter Brennan |
"Astaire & Rogers Ultimate Collector's Edition" [2006]
includes the ten movies on DVD above, plus bonus disk with the "Astaire and Rogers: Partners In Rhythm"
documentary [2006] and other extras
Warner Home Video DVD box set [10/2006] 11 disks for $50.49
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"Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers At R.K.O." [1998]
Rhino/W.E.A. audio CDs [2/98] 2 disks for $24.99 includes 35 tracks from the films "Carefree" [1938], "Flying Down To Rio" [1933], "Follow The Fleet" [1936], "The Gay Divorcee" [1934], "Roberta" [1935], "The Sky's The Limit" [1943], "Swing Time" [1936], "Top Hat" [1935] and other sources |
"The Busby Berkeley Collection"
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Volume 1 DVD Box Set [2006]
Warner Home Video b&w DVD [3/2006] for $29.49 includes "Dames" [1934] starring Dick Powell & Ruby Keeler; "Footlight Parade" [1933] starring James Cagney & Ruby Keeler; "42nd Street" [1933] directed by Lloyd Bacon, starring Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels & Ruby Keeler; "Gold Diggers of 1933" [1933] directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Ruby Keeler & Dick Powell; and "Gold Diggers of 1935" [1935] directed by Busby Berkeley, starring Dick Powell, Gloria Stuart & Adolphe Menjou – plus the 163-minute "Busby Berkely Disc" (a 1992 laserdisc program that collects just the musical numbers from nine films - without the plot filler), and vintage cartoons, featurettes, shorts & many more extras |
 | Volume 2 DVD Box Set [2008]
Warner Home Video b&w DVD [9/2008] 4 disks for $25.99 includes "Gold Diggers In Paris" [1938] starring Rudy Vallee; "Gold Diggers of 1937" [1936] directed by Lloyd Bacon; "Hollywood Hotel" [1937] directed by Busby Berkeley, starring Dick Powell; and "Varsity Show" [1937] starring Dick Powell – plus many extras including Busby Berkeley: Going Through The Roof" [1998 short] |
see also "The Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland Collection" [2007] below {directed by Busby Berkeley}
"Classic Musicals From The Dream Factory"
 | Volume 1 [2006]
Warner Home Video color DVD set DVD [4/2006] 5 disks for $30.99 includes "It's Always Fair Weather" [1955] starring Gene Kelly & Cyd Charisse; "Summer Stock" [1950] starring Gene Kelly & Judy Garland; "Three Little Words" [1950] starring Fred Astaire & Red Skelton; "Till The Clouds Roll By" [1946] featuring Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne & Judy Garland; and "Ziegfeld Follies" [1946] directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring William Powell – plus many extras |
 | Volume 2 [2007]
Warner Home Video color DVD set DVD [7/2007] 7 disks for $30.49 includes "The Belle of New York" [1952] starring Fred Astaire & Vera Ellen; "The Pirate" [1948] starring Gene Kelly & Judy Garland; "Royal Wedding" [1951] starring Astaire & Jane Powell; "That Midnight Kiss" [1949] starring Mario Lanza & Kathryn Grayson; "That's Dancing" [1985] hosted by Gene Kelly; "The Toast of New Orleans" [1950] starring Lanza & Grayson; and "Words and Music" [1948] starring Kelly, Garland & Mickey Rooney – plus many extras |
 | Volume 3 [2008]
Warner Home Video color DVD set [4/2008] 6 disks for $69.98 includes "Born To Dance" [1936] with Frances Langford & James Stewart; "Broadway Melody of 1936" [1935] starring Eleanor Powell & Robert Taylor; "Broadway Melody of 1938" [1937] starring Robert Taylor & Judy Garland; "Deep In My Heart" [1954] with Ann Miller & Gene Kelly; "Hit The Deck" [1955]; "Kismet" [1955] starring Howard Keel & Dolores Gray; "Lady Be Good" [1941] starring Ann Sothern & Robert Young; "Nancy Goes To Rio" [1950] starring Jane Powell & Carmen Miranda; and "Two Weeks With Love" [1950] starring Jane Powell & Debbie Reynolds |
"Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection" [2006]
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Fox widescreen color DVD set [11/2006] 12 disks for $55.99
includes remastered two-disc special editions of "State Fair" [1945] directed by Walter Lang, starring Jeanne Crain & Dana Andrews; "Oklahoma!" [1955] directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Gordon MacRae & Shirley Jones; "Carousel" [1956] directed by Henry King, starring Gordon MacRae & Shirley Jones; "The King and I" [1956] directed by Walter Lang, starring Deborah Kerr & Yul Brynner; "South Pacific" [1958] directed by Joshua Logan, starring Rossano Brazzi & Mitzi Gaynor; and "The Sound of Music" [1965] directed by Robert Wise, starring Julie Andrews & Christopher Plummer; plus extras "Lilliom" [1934 pre-'Carousel' drama], and "State Fair" [1962 remake] starring Pat Boone & Ann-Margaret |
"Classic Musicals 50 Movie Pack Collection" [2005]
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Mill Creek Ent. DVD set [4/2005] 12 disks for $18.97
FIFTY FILMS including "All-American Co-Ed" [1941]; "The Big Show" [1936] starring Gene Autry; "Black Tights" [France 1960]; "Breakfast In Hollywood" [1946]; "Calendar Girl" [1947]; "Career Girl" [1944]; "Check and Double Check" [1930] starring Amos 'n' Andy; "The Dancing Pirate" [1936]; "Delightfully Dangerous" [1945] starring Jane Powell; "Dixiana" [1930] starring Bebe Daniels; "Doll Face" [1946] starring Viviane Blaine; "The Duke Is Tops" [1946]; "The Fabulous Dorseys" [1947]; "Fiesta" [1941]; "Glorifying The American Girl" [1929]; "The Great Gabbo" [1929] starring Erich von Stroheim; "Hi Diddle Diddle" [1943]; "Hi-De-Ho" [1947] starring Cab Calloway; "Jack and The Beanstalk" [1952] starring Abbott & Costello; "Killer Diller" all-black talent show [1948]; "King Kelly of The U.S.A." [1934]; "Let's Go Collegiate" [1941] with Gale Storm; "Minstrel Man" [1944]; "Mr. Imperium" [1951] starring Lana Turner & Ezio Pinza; "Murder With Music" [1941]; "Palooka" [1934] starring Stuart Erwin, Jimmy Durante & Lupe Velez; "Paradise In Harlem" [1939]; "People Are Funny" [1946]; "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" [1957 NBC-TV] starring Van Heflin; "Private Buckaroo" [1942] starring The Andrews Sisters, Dick Foran & Shemp Howard; "Reaching For The Moon" [1930] starring Douglas Fairbanks, Bebe Daniels & Edward Everett Horton; "Reet, Petite & Gone" [1947]; "Rhythm and Blues Revue" [1955]; "Rhythm In The Clouds" [1937]; "Road Show" [1941] directed by Hal Roach, starring John Hubbard, Adolphe Menjou & Carole Landis; "The Road To Hollywood" [1946] starring Bing Crosby; "Rock N' Roll Revue" [1955]; "Rock, Rock, Rock" [1956]; "Royal Wedding" starring Fred Astaire & Jane Powell; "Second Chorus" [1940] starring Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard & Artie Shaw; "Sitting On The Moon" [1936]; "Soundies Cavalcade"; "Soundies Festival"; "Stage Door Canteen" [1943] directed by Frank Borzage; "Sunny" [1941] starring Ray Bolger; "Swing Hostess" [1944]; "Till The Clouds Roll By" [1946] starring Robert Walker; "Trocadero" [1944]; "Up In The Air" [1940]; and "Wild Guitar" [1962] |
 | "The Golden Age of Musicals" [2008]
St. Clair Ent. color/b&w DVD set [3/2008] 3 disks for $7.98 TEN MOVIES including: "Breakfast In Hollywood" [1946]; "The Fabulous Dorseys" [1947]; "Let's Sing Again" [1936] starring Bobby Breen; "New Faces of 1952" [1954] starring Eartha Kitt & Mel Brooks; "Rhythm Parade" [1942] starring Gale Storm & The Mills Brothers; "Something To Sing About" [1937] starring James Cagney; "Swing Parade of 1946" [1946] starring Gale Storm & The Three Stooges; "Trocadero" [1944]; "The Vagabond Lover" [1929] starring Rudy Vallee & Sally Blane; and "Youth On Parade" [1942] |
 | "Lubitsch Musicals" DVD box set [2008]
Criterion/Eclipse b&w DVD set [2/2008] 4 disks for $59.95 includes "The Love Parade" [1929] starring Maurice Chevalier & Jeanette MacDonald; "Monte Carlo" [1930] starring Jack Buchanan & Jeanette MacDonald; "The Smiling Lieutenant" [1931] starring Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert & Miriam Hopkins; and "One Hour With You" [1932] starring Maurice Chevalier & Jeanette MacDonald see also Magic Lantern's Ernst Lubitsch [1892-1947] Page |
 | M.G.M. Classic Musicals Collection [2007]
M.G.M. widescreen color DVD [9/2007] 6 disks for $32.99 includes "Guys and Dolls" [1955] starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons & Frank Sinatra; "West Side Story" [1961] starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn & Rita Moreno {won 10 Oscars}; "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" [1966] directed by Richard Lester; starring Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton, Michael Crawford & Jack Gilford; "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" [1967] starring Robert Morse, Michele Lee & Rudy Vallee; "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" [1968] starring Dick Van Dyke; and "Fiddler On The Roof" [1971] (won 3 Oscars) |
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"The Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland Collection" [2007]
Warner Home Video DVD set [9/2007] 5 disks for $28.99 includes "Babes In Arms" [1939] directed by Busby Berkeley; "Strike Up The Band" [1940] directed by Busby Berkeley, with Paul Whiteman's Orchestra; "Babes On Broadway" [1941] directed by Busby Berkeley; "Girl Crazy" [1943] co-directed by Busby Berkeley; "Private Screenings with Mickey Rooney" [1996 T.C.M. special]; "The Judy Garland Songbook" [2007] (21 complete, magical Judy Garland musical numbers spanning her many films from 1936-1954) – plus bonus cartoons, shorts, newsreels, trailers & radio shows |
 | "Musicals From Hollywood's Golden Age" DVD box set [2007]
Passport Video color/b&w DVD set [8/2007] 5 disks for $17.99 FIFTEEN FILMS including: "The Dancing Pirate" [1936]; "Doll Face" [1946] starring Viviane Blaine; "The Duke Is Tops" [1946]; "The Fabulous Dorseys" [1947]; "I Dream of Jeanie" [1952] Stephen Foster biopic; "Make A Wish" [1937] starring Bobbie Breen & Basil Rathbone; "Mr. Imperium" [1951] starring Lana Turner & Ezio Pinza; "Pot O' Gold" [1941] starring James Stewart & Paulette Goddard; "Private Buckaroo" [1942] starring The Andrews Sisters, Dick Foran & Shemp Howard; "Royal Wedding" [1951] starring Fred Astaire & Jane Powell; "Second Chorus" [1940] starring Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard & Artie Shaw; "Something To Sing About" [1937] starring James Cagney; "This Is The Army" [1943] directed by Michael Curtiz, starring George Murphy; "365 Nights In Hollywood" [1934]; and "Till The Clouds Roll By" [1946] starring Robert Walker |
 | "Hollywood Musicals: 10 Classic Musicals On 3 DVDs - Over 14 Hours" [2006]
St. Clair Vision b&w/color DVD [4/2006] 3 disks for $8.99 TEN FILMS including "Doll Face" [1946] starring Viviane Blaine; "Glorifying The American Girl" [1929]; "The Greeks Had A Word For Them" aka "Three Broadway Girls" [1932]; "Happy Go Lovely" [1951] starring Vera-Ellen, David Niven & Caesar Romero; "Manhattan Merry-Go-Round" [1937]; "Moonlight Sonata" [1937] with pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski; "Mr. Imperium" [1951] starring Lana Turner & Ezio Pinza; "Royal Wedding" [1951] starring Astaire & Jane Powell; "Second Chorus" [1940] starring Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith & bandleader Artie Shaw; and "The Stork Club" [1945] starring Betty Hutton, Barry Fitzgerald & Don DeFore – plus radio clips, interviews & theatrical trailers |
 | Musicals 20 Movie Pack Collection [2005]
Mill Creek Ent. DVD set [11/2005] 5 disks for $8.47 TWENTY FILMS including "All-American Co-Ed" [1941]; "Breakfast In Hollywood" [1946]; "Calendar Girl" [1947]; "Career Girl" [1944]; "The Dancing Pirate" [1936]; "Delightfully Dangerous" [1945] starring Jane Powell; "Dixiana" [1930] starring Bebe Daniels; "Doll Face" [1946] starring Viviane Blaine; "The Fabulous Dorseys" [1947]; "Fiesta" [1941]; "Glorifying The American Girl" [1929]; "Let's Go Collegiate" [1941] with Gale Storm; "Minstrel Man" [1944]; "People Are Funny" [1946]; "Rhythm In The Clouds" [1937]; "Second Chorus" [1940] starring Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard & Artie Shaw; "Sitting On The Moon" [1936]; "Swing Hostess" [1944]; "Till The Clouds Roll By" [1946] starring Robert Walker; and "Trocadero" [1944] |
 | "Classic Musicals: The Cole Porter Collection" DVD box set [2003]
Warner Home Video widescreen color DVD set [4/2003] 5 disks for $48.99 includes "Broadway Melody of 1940" [1940] starring Fred Astaire & Eleanor Powell; "High Society" [1955] starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly & Frank Sinatra, with Louis Armstrong; "Les Girls" [1957] directed by George Cukor, starring Gene Kelly, Mitzi Gaynor, Kay Kendall & Taina Elg; "Kiss Me Kate" [1953] starring Howard Keel, Kathryn Grayson & Ann Miller; and "Silk Stockings" [1957] directed by Rouben Mamoulian, starring Fred Astaire & Cyd Charisse |
Other Media About Movie Musicals
M.G.M.'s "That's Entertainment!" docufilms
 | "That's Entertainment!: 50 Years of M.G.M." [M.G.M. June 1974] Co-produced, written & directed by Jack Haley, Jr.; various segments were hosted by the studio's legendary (and then-living) stars: Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Peter Lawford, Liza Minnelli (representing her mother, Judy Garland), Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney, Frank Sinatra, James Stewart, and Elizabeth Taylor Warner Home Video widescreen color DVD [10/2004] for $17.99 full credits from IMDb Part 1 movie entry at Wikipedia |
 | "That's Entertainment, Part 2" [M.G.M. May 1976] Directed by Gene Kelly; hosted by Gene Kelly & Fred Astaire Warner Home Video widescreen color DVD [10/2004] for $17.99 full credits from IMDb Part 2 movie entry at Wikipedia |
 | "That's Dancing!" [M.G.M. Jan 1985]
Co-produced, written & directed by Jack Haley, Jr.; co-produced & hosted by Gene Kelly; also hosted by Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ray Bolger, Sammy Davis Jr. & Liza Minnelli Warner Home Video widescreen color DVD [7/2007] for $17.99 full credits from IMDb movie entry at Wikipedia |
 | "That's Entertainment III" documentary feature [M.G.M./Turner May 1994] Positioned as a 70th Aniversary celebration; contains much footage cut from M.G.M. musicals, including previously unseen performances by Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Ava Gardner, Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Eleanor Powell & Debbie Reynolds Co-written & co-directed by Bud Friedgen & Michael J. Sheridan; co-hosted by June Allyson, Cyd Charisse, Lena Horne, Howard Keel, Gene Kelly, Ann Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney & Esther Williams Warner Home Video widescreen color DVD [10/2004] for $17.99 full credits from IMDb Part 3 movie entry at Wikipedia |
 | "That's Entertainment!: The Best of The M-G-M Musicals - Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology" [1996] Rhino/WEA audio CD [7/96] 16 tracks for $11.98 |
 | "That's Entertainment! The Complete Collection" [2004]
Warner Home Video widescreen color DVD [10/2004] 4 disks for $25.99 includes the three feature films: "That's Entertainment!: 50 Years of MGM" [1974]; "That's Entertainment! Part II" [1976]; and "That's Entertainment! Part III" [1994]; plus a 'musical outtakes jukebox' of sixteen excised numbers, two "Making of ..." docufilms: "That's Entertainment: The Masters Behind The Musicals" [37 minutes, 2004] and "That's Entertainment! III: Behind the Screen" [53 minutes, 1994], and many other treats |
 | "That's Entertainment!: The Ultimate Anthology of M-G-M Musicals" [orig 1995, rev 2006] Rhino/W.E.A. soundtrack CD set [4/2006] 110+ tracks on 6 disks & booklet for $71.99 the content of the older 1995 edition is maybe 75-80% the same Rhino/W.E.A. soundtrack CD set [10/95] 126 tracks on 6 disks out of prodn/used |
 | "That's Black Entertainment" [Skyline Ent. 1990] Covers 'race' movies & stars from 1929 to 1957Co-produced, written & co-directed by G. William Jones; co-directed & hosted by William Greaves NOTE: this is not the same film as the 3-part 2002 Starz show of 2002 {below} On Deck Home Ent. VHS [11/99] 2 tapes - out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb movie entry at Wikipedia and more on the subject on Magic Lantern's Afro-American Film Festival Pages |
 | "Puttin' On The Ritz: The Great Hollywood Musicals" [1995] Performed by The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Telarc audio CD [9/95] 16 tracks for $17.98 includes songs written by Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, Howard Dietz, Arthur Freed, George Gershwin, Lorenz Hart, Johnny Mercer, Cole Porter and others |
 | "Academy Award-Winning Music From M.G.M. Classics: Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology" [1997]
Rhino/W.E.A. soundtrack CD [2/97] out of prodn/used films include "An American In Paris", "Anchors Aweigh", "Annie Get Your Gun", "Ben Hur", "Dr. Zhivago", "Easter Parade", "Gigi", "The Harvey Girls" [1946], "Lady Be Good", "Lili", "Neptune's Daughter", "On The Town", "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers" and "The Wizard of Oz" |
| | "Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers At R.K.O.: Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology" [1998]
Rhino/W.E.A. audio CDs [2/98] 2 disks for $24.99 includes 35 tracks from the films "Carefree" [1938], "Flying Down To Rio" [1933], "Follow The Fleet" [1936], "The Gay Divorcee" [1934], "Roberta" [1935], "The Sky's The Limit" [1943], "Swing Time" [1936], "Top Hat" [1935] and other sources |
 | "Hollywood Musicals of The 40s" [2000 video release]
Passport Video b&w/color DVD [5/2000] for $9.99 not listed on IMDb; includes "Hollywood Victory Caravan" musical short [1945]; featured stars include Fred Astaire, Bob and Bing, Judy Garland, Betty Garrett, Lena Horne, Ann Miller,Margaret O'Brien, Mickey Rooney, Frank Sinatra & Esther Williams; featured films include "Meet Me In St. Louis" [1944], "Rhapsody In Blue" [1945], "Romance On The High Seas" [1948], and "Yankee Doodle Dandy" [1942] |
 | "Hollywood Musicals of The 50s" [2000 video release]
Passport Video b&w/color DVD [5/2000] for $9.99 not listed on IMDb; interviewees include Fred Astaire, Shirley Jones, Gene Kelly, Donald O'Conner, Ann Miller & Debbie Reynolds; featured films include "An American In Paris" [1951], "Carmen Jones" [1954], "I'll See You In My Dreams" [1951], "Kiss Me Kate" [1953], "Show Boat" [1951], and "Silk Stockings" [1957] |
 | "Hollywood Musicals of The 60s" [2000 video release]
Passport Video b&w/color DVD [5/2000] for $9.99 full credits from IMDb interviewees include Julie Andrews; featured films include "A Hard Days Night" [1964], "A Funny Thing ... Forum" [1966], "Camelot" [1967], "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" [1968], "Funny Girl" [1968], "Let's Make Love" [1960], "Mary Poppins" [1964], "Oliver!" [1968], "Star" [1968], and "Thoroughly Modern Millie" [1967] |
 | "It's Black Entertainment" TV special [Showtime 2001]
Featured artists include Cab Calloway, Sammy Davis Jr., Snoop Dogg, Ella Fitzgerald, Whitney Houston, Ice T, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Spike Lee, Little Richard, Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson, Diana Ross & Russell Simmons Directed by Stan Lathan; hosted by Vanessa Williams Showtime Ent. color DVD [7/2001] for $9.98 Showtime Ent. color VHS [7/2001] for $9.48 full credits from IMDb and more on the subject on Magic Lantern's Afro-American Film Festival Pages |
 | "That's Black Entertainment" documentary [Starz! 2002]
S'more Ent. color/b&w DVD set [1/2007] 3 disks for $9.99 A three-part original documentary series celebrating legendary black actors, comedians & Westerns; broadcast on Starz! in 2002 as three episodes: "Actors", "Comedians", and "Westerns" Directed by Walid Khaldi, written by Sean Whitley; hosted by Mario Van Peebles NOTE: this is not the same as the independent Skyline docufilm of 1990 {above} and more on the subject on Magic Lantern's Afro-American Film Festival Pages |
 | "Somewhere Over The Rainbow: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals" [2002]
Rhino/W.E.A. audio CD [6/2002] 2 disks for $19.98 42 tracks include artists Louis Armstrong, Fred Astaire (7), Ann Blyth, Bing Crosby, Vic Damone (2), Doris Day, Connie Francis, Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Judy Garland (4), Lena Horne (2), Louis Jourdan, Howard Keel, Gene Kelly (3), Oscar Levant, Tony Martin, Dick Powell, Jane Powell, Dooley Wilson – duets by June Allyson & Peter Lawford, Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly, Judy Garland & Fred Astaire, Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney, Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel, Betty Hutton & Howard Keel, Gene Kelly & Judy Garland (2), Ethel Waters & Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, and Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalban – plus more |
 | "Broadway: The American Musical" [aired on PBS Oct 2004] Episode Titles: 1: "Give My Regards To Broadway: 1893-1927"; 2: "Syncopated City: 1919-33"; 3: "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin': 1929-42"; 4: "Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin': 1943-60"; 5: "Tradition: 1957-79"; and 6: "Putting It Together: 1980-Present" 6-episode TV miniseries co-written, co-produced & directed by Michael Kantor; hosted by Julie Andrews; modern interviewees include Brendan Gill, Joel Grey, Al Hirschfeld, John Lahr, Stephen Sondheim, Tommy Tune & Max Wilk P.B.S. Home Video widescreen color DVD [10/2004] 3 disks for $52.99 P.B.S. Home Video color VHS [10/2004] 3 tapes for $40.00 series credits at IMDb PBS official program website |
 | "Broadway: The American Musical" [2004] by Michael Kantor & Laurence Maslon Applause Books 11¼x9½ pb [5/2010] for $19.99 Bulfinch 11½x9¾ hardcover [10/2004] for $40.95 "Broadway: The American Musical" music CDs [2004] Sony music CD set [10/2004] 106 tracks on 5 disks for $40.68 Decca Broadway 'Best of' music CD [10/2004] 21 tracks for $13.15 |
 | "Astaire and Rogers: Partners In Rhythm" documentary [Sparkhill/Turner Oct 2006] Co-produced, written & directed by Tara Tremaine; narrated by Chuck Klausmeyer credits from IMDb Warner Home Video DVD set [10/2006] 2 disks - out of prodn/used also available as part of "Astaire & Rogers Ultimate Collector's Edition" Warner Home Video DVD box set [10/2006] 11 disks for $84.91 |
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