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41) Ziegfeld girl
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Success and heartbreak are awaiting three young women chosen for the Ziegfeld follies.
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Dimples (1936): A tiny performer encourages her pickpocket grandfather (Frank Morgan) to go legit. -- The Little Colonel (1935): A tiny Southerner inspires her mom and estranged grandfather to reconcile. -- The Littlest Rebel (1935): Amidst the sorrow of the Civil War, an irrepressible tot gains an audience with President Lincoln himself! -- The Blue Bird (1940): In a rare departure from her bubbly screen persona, Shirley plays a spoiled little girl...
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Catherine Deneuve and her sister Françoise Dorléac play twins living in the picturesque seaside village of Rochefort-- Delphine teaches dance while Solange composes and gives piano lessons. As the girls dream of success and romance in the far-off big city, they don't realize that true love may be just around the corner.
45) Bye bye Birdie
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Rock star/teenage heartthrob Conrad Birdie gets drafted and his manager faces unemployment. His manager organizes a nationwide contest in which one lucky girl will win a goodbye kiss from Birdie.
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Strong-willed and self-raised, Huck decides to flee his hometown of Hannibal, Missouri, when his cruel absentee father tries to kidnap him. Accompanying him is the sharp-witted Jim, who fears he is about to be sold. As this unlikely pair journey north to freedom, they develop a bond of friendship and mutual respect that will help them brave a series of narrow escapes and thrilling adventures.
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From Fred Astaire, whom she adores, to La La Land, which she deplores, Basinger examines a dazzling array of stars, strategies, talents, and innovations in the history of musical cinema. Whether analyzing a classic Gene Kelly routine, relishing a Nelson-Jeanette operetta, or touting a dynamic hip hop number (in the underrated Idlewild), she is a canny and charismatic guide to the many ways that song and dance have been seen--and heard--on film.
48) Pal Joey
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Relates the story of a nightclub entertainer who is also a heel. He romances a wealthy socialite to get her to finance his own nightclub, then falls for a chorine he hires for the club.
49) Shall we dance
50) Help!
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Ringo possesses a sacrificial ring, which he cannot remove from his finger. As a result, the Beatles are chased from London to the Austrian Alps to the Bahamas by religious cult members, a mad scientists and the London police.
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Examines the history of Hollywood musical films. This program covers the 1950s, exploring how the post-war years were alive with bold experimentation. Later in the decade, rock & roll became the musical of choice for the younger generation and movie musicals followed suit. Highlights include films based on Broadway musicals like "The king and I," "Oklahoma!," "Carousel," and "South Pacific," and stars including Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, Esther...
54) I'm not there
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Six characters recreate different stages in Bob Dylan's career. Begins with the wanderings of an 11-year-old black runaway named Woody Guthrie. His raucous duet with Richie Havens on "Tombstone Blues." Ends with a silver-haired Billy the Kid watching the Old West die before his eyes. In the interim, there's the folk singer-turned-preacher, the actor, and a rock star.
55) Love me tonight
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A carefree tailor leaves Paris to collect on a past due bill at an aristocratic client's chateau. Mistaken for royalty, he attempts to woo a lovely princess.
59) Paint your wagon
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A raucous western comedy, is punctuated with a classic Lerner and Loewe musical score, including “They Call the Wind Maria” and “I Talk to the Trees.” The story of a gold mining boomtown full of brawny men centres on the work-and-play partnership of Ben and Pardner (Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood) and the delicate wife they share (Jean Seberg).
60) Iceland
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Unaware of Icelandic customs, a flirtatious Marine finds his romantic talk is taken as a marriage proposal. He tries to avoid a wedding, but the appearance of a jilted lover and an extraordinary mix-up lead him into a matrimonial trap.
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