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Showboat 1936-1951, which is best.

Last post by Swithin « May 20th, 2023, 10:01 pm
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by stuart.uk » May 22nd, 2008, 10:23 am
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it's a while since i've seen the 1936 version with Allan Jones and Irene Dunne, but i think i would still prefer the Howard Keel/Katharine Grayson...
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May 20th, 2023, 10:01 pm
The Harvey Girls (1946)

Last post by wmcclain « April 30th, 2023, 7:23 am

by wmcclain » April 30th, 2023, 7:23 am

The Harvey Girls (1946) , directed by George Sidney.

How the West was won: by singing and dancing waitresses!

The thesis is worth considering: when...

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April 30th, 2023, 7:23 am
Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)

Last post by Sepiatone « April 22nd, 2023, 3:56 pm
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by Cinemaspeak59 » April 21st, 2023, 1:25 pm

Three Sailors and a Girl (1953) TCM favorite Jane Powell stars in a story similar to On The Town (1949): three sailors on leave in New York City,...

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Last post by Sepiatone
April 22nd, 2023, 3:56 pm
Stop Making Sense (1984)

Last post by Andree « April 7th, 2023, 8:55 pm
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by wmcclain » April 6th, 2023, 11:45 am

Stop Making Sense (1984) , directed by Jonathan Demme.

Recently a friend introduced me to reaction videos , specifically that type where younger...

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Last post by Andree
April 7th, 2023, 8:55 pm
Cabaret

Last post by BagelOnAPlate « March 18th, 2023, 6:05 pm
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by BagelOnAPlate » March 5th, 2023, 7:57 pm
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Life is a cabaret, old chum.
Come to the cabaret ...

Day Eleven of TCM’s 31 Days of Oscars is devoted to musicals, my favorite movie genre. The...
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Last post by BagelOnAPlate
March 18th, 2023, 6:05 pm
The Sound of Music

Last post by GaryCooper « March 2nd, 2023, 11:52 am

by GaryCooper » March 2nd, 2023, 11:52 am

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March 2nd, 2023, 11:52 am
Astoundingly incoherent scenes in musicals

Last post by skimpole « January 7th, 2023, 3:30 am
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by Uncle Stevie » June 23rd, 2011, 1:39 am

In the Movie Musical Rich Young And Pretty (1951) with Jane Powell, Vic Damone, Wendell Corey, and Danielle Darrieoux there is a picnic scene in the...

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January 7th, 2023, 3:30 am
Navy Blues (1941)

Last post by TikiSoo « December 13th, 2022, 7:17 am
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by Swithin » December 12th, 2022, 7:04 pm

I've been a huge fan of Navy Blues since it played on Million Dollar Movie when I was a wee lad. It's a musical comedy about sailors and girls in...

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December 13th, 2022, 7:17 am
Meet Me In St. Louis

Last post by speedracer5 « December 4th, 2022, 3:32 pm
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by pvitari » August 30th, 2010, 5:34 pm
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Judy, Judy, Judy...
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December 4th, 2022, 3:32 pm
Gold Diggers

Last post by GaryCooper « November 15th, 2022, 10:33 pm
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by GaryCooper » November 15th, 2022, 10:33 pm

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November 15th, 2022, 10:33 pm
Non-English language musicals

Last post by LostHorizons « November 9th, 2022, 4:57 pm
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by MikeBSG » May 10th, 2008, 1:14 pm
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How many of these have you seen, which do you like and why?

I ask because I watched Volga-Volga on tape yesterday and really enjoyed this Soviet...
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Last post by LostHorizons
November 9th, 2022, 4:57 pm
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Last post by LostHorizons « November 7th, 2022, 5:04 pm
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by mrsl » February 6th, 2008, 5:44 pm

Just as my satellite connection was fixed, this movie was starting on the Encore Love channel. For those of you who hate C&W, and would never be...

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November 7th, 2022, 5:04 pm
Dennis Morgan

Last post by CoffeeDan « September 1st, 2019, 6:59 pm
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by theodora » November 14th, 2010, 10:54 pm
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Does anyone know when and if the movies, The Desert Song 1943 with Dennis Morgan and Two Guys From Texas will be released on dvd? Does anyone know...
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Last post by CoffeeDan
September 1st, 2019, 6:59 pm
Oreste Kirkop

Last post by Calleia Malta « September 18th, 2017, 1:58 am

by Calleia Malta » September 18th, 2017, 1:58 am

Hi All,

Another Maltese actor/singer..Oreste Kirkop..better known as Oreste, famous for his 1956 movie The Vagabond King !!

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Last post by Calleia Malta
September 18th, 2017, 1:58 am
The B'y to H'd Musical that has never been on VHS or DVD

Last post by Lucky Vassall « February 11th, 2015, 3:42 pm
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by Lucky Vassall » February 10th, 2015, 9:38 pm

I’m putting this in musicals, since that seems the best place for it, although it could be in new reads or, for a reason shortly to be mentioned,...

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February 11th, 2015, 3:42 pm
The Wonderful Deanna Durbin

Last post by Uncle Stevie « November 17th, 2014, 10:40 pm
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by tallulahfan » October 15th, 2007, 12:57 pm
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I always thought this talented actress and singer was at least the equal of Judy Garland. She had a great personality, wonderful singing voice and...
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November 17th, 2014, 10:40 pm
WHAT MUSICALS HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?

Last post by movieman1957 « October 7th, 2014, 1:27 pm
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by phil noir » December 20th, 2008, 10:12 am
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I quite often watch musicals, but don't always think it's worth starting up a thread for each individual film - so I thought I'd start up a more...
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October 7th, 2014, 1:27 pm
FROZEN

Last post by mrsl « August 10th, 2014, 3:03 pm

by mrsl » August 10th, 2014, 3:03 pm

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I'm not sure if this one should be considered a musical, but it does have some terrific songs and singing in it. I just finished watching it on...

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August 10th, 2014, 3:03 pm
Dan Dailey: Likable, Talented, or...Not?

Last post by Fossy « February 16th, 2014, 5:03 pm
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by moira finnie » June 1st, 2007, 5:02 pm
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Dan Dailey with his frequent partner Betty Grable (above), in some 20th Century Fox musicals.
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Having come...
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Last post by Fossy
February 16th, 2014, 5:03 pm
Are classic musicals marred by dubbing revelations

Last post by Fossy « January 10th, 2014, 6:48 pm
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by stuart.uk » January 7th, 2014, 11:15 am

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It's been long known that many actors/actresses have been dubbed while performing in musicals, but some where well kept secrets such as...

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Last post by Fossy
January 10th, 2014, 6:48 pm
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT

Last post by Vienna « January 9th, 2014, 3:42 am
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by mrsl » January 9th, 2014, 3:29 am

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First time in a few years that I spent New Year's Eve with TCM because usually they play a marathon of the Marx Brothers - ugh. This year however,...

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Last post by Vienna
January 9th, 2014, 3:42 am
Idol On Parade

Last post by stuart.uk « December 13th, 2013, 11:57 am
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by stuart.uk » September 7th, 2013, 5:58 am

I finally got to see Idol On parade with Anthony Newley, a film which parody's Elvis's draft into the army. In the film Newley's Jeep Jackson is...

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Last post by stuart.uk
December 13th, 2013, 11:57 am
Breathing

Last post by Fossy « November 29th, 2013, 1:22 am

by Fossy » November 29th, 2013, 1:22 am

In some movies which feature young sopranos, such as Deanna Durbin, Jane Powell, etc. breathing is mentioned by teachers and advisors as something...

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Last post by Fossy
November 29th, 2013, 1:22 am
Carnival In Costa Rica (1947)

Last post by Fossy « November 27th, 2013, 3:52 pm

by Fossy » November 27th, 2013, 3:52 pm

Carnival In Costa Rica (1947)

This the final film in my Vera-Ellen collection. A bright and colourful movie. Pepe (Cesar Romero) and Luisa...

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Last post by Fossy
November 27th, 2013, 3:52 pm
Singin` In The Rain

Last post by Western Guy « September 29th, 2013, 7:38 pm
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by Fossy » September 26th, 2013, 1:04 am

Singin` In The Rain (1952)

Possibly one of the best musicals of all time. Set in the late 1920`s tells the story of the introduction of talking...

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Last post by Western Guy
September 29th, 2013, 7:38 pm
Cliff-Wuthering Heights-finale

Last post by stuart.uk « September 28th, 2013, 12:00 pm

by stuart.uk » September 28th, 2013, 12:00 pm

I've often praised Cliff Richard for his perfomance as Wuthering Heights Heathcliff. It might not be Laurence Olivier, but still pretty special....

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Last post by stuart.uk
September 28th, 2013, 12:00 pm
I've Gotta Horse

Last post by Fossy « September 8th, 2013, 5:22 pm
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by stuart.uk » September 7th, 2013, 5:23 am

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I hadn't seen I've Gotta Horse (1966) for about 30-years until recently and I wasn't disappointed. When I first saw the film in the early...

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Last post by Fossy
September 8th, 2013, 5:22 pm
Betty Grable : Behind The Pin-Up

Last post by Fossy « July 8th, 2013, 1:53 am

by Fossy » July 8th, 2013, 1:53 am

Betty Grable : Beyond The Pin-up

This is a well presented documentary/biography of Betty Grable, from her life as a young girl to her ultimate death...

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Last post by Fossy
July 8th, 2013, 1:53 am
Gladys Swarthout

Last post by JackFavell « June 30th, 2013, 2:59 pm
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by Fossy » June 29th, 2013, 10:15 pm

Gladys Swarthout

Gladys was born on Christmas day, Dec 25 1900, sometimes stated as 1904, which seemed to be the norm for female performers of the...

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Last post by JackFavell
June 30th, 2013, 2:59 pm
Sunnyside Up (1929)

Last post by JackFavell « June 11th, 2013, 7:51 pm
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by Fossy » June 9th, 2013, 10:57 pm

Sunnyside Up (1929)

Molly ( Janet Gaynor in her first all talking movie) is in love with Jack. She has never met him, but just cuts pictures of him...

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Last post by JackFavell
June 11th, 2013, 7:51 pm
"The Pajama Game" (1957)

Last post by movieman1957 « May 3rd, 2013, 8:56 pm
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by mongoII » May 4th, 2007, 8:45 pm

One of the truly unsung musicals of the 1950s, with a remarkably convincing performance from Doris Day, an impressive movie debut by John Raitt and...

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Last post by movieman1957
May 3rd, 2013, 8:56 pm
Forbidden Music (1936)

Last post by feaito « April 25th, 2013, 8:51 pm
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by Fossy » April 22nd, 2013, 6:46 pm

Land Without Music (1936) This movie was released in USA in 1938. In September 1948 it was re-released in USA as Forbidden Music (1936)

Based on an...

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Last post by feaito
April 25th, 2013, 8:51 pm
Carnegie Hall (1947)

Last post by movieman1957 « April 11th, 2013, 12:41 pm
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by Fossy » April 5th, 2013, 7:59 pm

Carnegie Hall (1947)

In 1891, an orphan girl, Nora, has arrived from Ireland to live with her grandmother, who works at Carnegie Hall. Nora is...

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Last post by movieman1957
April 11th, 2013, 12:41 pm
June Haver

Last post by Fossy « March 18th, 2013, 7:26 pm
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by Fossy » January 31st, 2013, 5:28 pm
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June Haver 10 June 1926—4 July 2005

June was only six years old when she made her stage Debut. By age eleven she was a regular on radio. She was...
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Last post by Fossy
March 18th, 2013, 7:26 pm
Billy Fury, Michael Anderson jnr Play It Cool

Last post by stuart.uk « March 13th, 2013, 9:39 am

by stuart.uk » March 13th, 2013, 9:39 am

Spolier

I thought I might post the final scene of the British musical Play It Cool starring Billy Fury with the better known in US Michael Anderson...

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Last post by stuart.uk
March 13th, 2013, 9:39 am
Reynolds and Maclaine, still on the go

Last post by JackFavell « January 17th, 2013, 10:07 pm
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by stuart.uk » February 15th, 2008, 3:24 pm

of all the female all round entertainers of the 1950s, the only two i can think of still performing are Debbie Reynolds and Shirley Maclaine.

in...

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Last post by JackFavell
January 17th, 2013, 10:07 pm
The Stars Are Singing (1953)

Last post by Fossy « January 13th, 2013, 6:51 pm

by Fossy » January 13th, 2013, 6:51 pm

The Stars Are Singing (1953)
Fifteen Year old Katri ( Anna Maria Alberghetti ) is imprisoned as a stowaway on a Polish ship. When the ship reaches...

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Last post by Fossy
January 13th, 2013, 6:51 pm
Melba (1953)

Last post by Jezebel38 « January 11th, 2013, 11:52 pm
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by Fossy » September 27th, 2012, 9:14 pm

Melba (1953)

Nellie Melba is portrayed by Patrice Munsell . The movie begins with Nellie droving cattle on her father`s Ranch. Actually her father...

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Last post by Jezebel38
January 11th, 2013, 11:52 pm
Three Little Girls in Blue (1946)

Last post by Fossy « January 7th, 2013, 9:50 pm

by Fossy » January 7th, 2013, 9:50 pm

Three Little Girls In Blue (1946)

This movie is based on Three Blind Mice (1938), which was remade as Moon Over Miami (1941). How To Marry A...

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Last post by Fossy
January 7th, 2013, 9:50 pm
The Condos Brothers lay down some taps!

Last post by JackFavell « January 7th, 2013, 8:51 am
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by Jezebel38 » January 5th, 2013, 5:34 pm

You've seen these guys pop up uncredited in some Betty Grable films (Moon Over Miami,Pin Up Girl) and while they lack the classy charisma of the...

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Last post by JackFavell
January 7th, 2013, 8:51 am
Follow Your Heart (1936)

Last post by JackFavell « January 7th, 2013, 8:37 am
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by Fossy » January 6th, 2013, 6:21 pm

Follow Your Heart (1936)
Marion Forrester ( Marion Talley ) is engaged to Harrison ( John Eldridge ). Plans to marry are constantly thwarted by her...

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Last post by JackFavell
January 7th, 2013, 8:37 am
One Sunday Afternoon (1948)

Last post by Fossy « January 6th, 2013, 5:35 pm
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by moira finnie » December 14th, 2012, 12:31 pm

Did anyone see One Sunday Afternoon (1948) on TCM the other night?

Directed by Raoul Walsh, the performances were very entertaining (particularly...

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Last post by Fossy
January 6th, 2013, 5:35 pm
Greer Garson, a sexy Sir Harry Lauder

Last post by RedRiver « December 26th, 2012, 2:21 pm
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by stuart.uk » January 31st, 2008, 2:33 pm

Sir Harry Lauder was a British music hall star from the 1890s through until the 1940s. his name is mentioned in Yankee Doodle Dandy at the dinner...

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December 26th, 2012, 2:21 pm
Gone With The Wind, a top West-End Musical

Last post by Vienna « December 23rd, 2012, 11:41 am
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by stuart.uk » April 23rd, 2008, 11:42 am

here's a link about the highly acclaimed musical Gone With The Wind

Gone With The Wind * Home
The official website for GONE WITH THE WIND, the...

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Last post by Vienna
December 23rd, 2012, 11:41 am
Al Bowlly - 1930's Crooner

Last post by JackFavell « December 21st, 2012, 3:23 pm
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by Jezebel38 » November 21st, 2012, 2:48 pm

I’m sure it was through Dennis Potter’s series PENNIES FROM HEAVEN and THE SINGING DETECTIVE that I was first introduced to recordings of the Ray...

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Last post by JackFavell
December 21st, 2012, 3:23 pm
My Passion Is The Great Movie Opera Singers of 1930-1940

Last post by Uncle Stevie « December 5th, 2012, 8:14 pm
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by Uncle Stevie » April 22nd, 2010, 11:15 pm
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I am a bit disappointed in my brief observation of the interests from this board. I think there are no greater stars than Deanna Durbin, Grace Moore,...
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Last post by Uncle Stevie
December 5th, 2012, 8:14 pm
Lee Remick sings Lola - Damn Yankees (1967)

Last post by Rita Hayworth « November 27th, 2012, 11:08 pm
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by Jezebel38 » June 7th, 2012, 2:24 pm

Far out , man!

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November 27th, 2012, 11:08 pm
The Man That Got Away x Three

Last post by Vienna « November 27th, 2012, 11:12 am
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by moira finnie » May 30th, 2011, 1:43 pm

Moraldo brought this video to my attention. I thought that others might be interested in the ways that this emblematic number was captured in the...

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Last post by Vienna
November 27th, 2012, 11:12 am
Follow the Fleet/Roberta - Fred & Ginger

Last post by JackFavell « November 27th, 2012, 11:11 am
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by mrsl » July 20th, 2007, 12:57 pm
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I peeked in over at TCM and for once they have a halfway decent confab going on about this subject.

The OP said some say these are two of Fred &...
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Last post by JackFavell
November 27th, 2012, 11:11 am
COMPOSER BIOPICS

Last post by ChiO « November 25th, 2012, 7:48 am
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by Vienna » November 23rd, 2012, 12:00 pm

Hollywood scriptwriters liked to play fast and loose with the lives of popular composers, but the public didn't know or care. We got a feast of stars...

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November 25th, 2012, 7:48 am

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