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    It's a Great Feeling 1949 POSTER

    It's a Great Feeling

    1949

    English

    6.4

    7

    30%

    30%

    Action

    Comedy

    hollywood

    Music

    musical

    Musical

    David Butler David Butler Director Dennis Morgan Dennis Morgan as Dennis Morgan Eleanor Parker Eleanor Parker as Eleanor Parker Errol Flynn Errol Flynn as Jeffrey Bushdinkle, the Groom Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as RR Information Clerk
    A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her big break may have arrived when actors Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan agree to help her.
    The Girl He Left Behind 1956 POSTER

    The Girl He Left Behind

    1956

    English

    5.2

    8

    15%

    15%

    Action

    california

    college student

    Comedy

    Drama

    David Butler David Butler Director Brett Halsey Brett Halsey as Army Recruit Marjorie Bennett Marjorie Bennett as Madeline's Friend Chuck Hicks Chuck Hicks as Minor Role Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as Women's Club Member
    A young man is drafted and goes through the rigors of basic training, ultimately discovering the experience is also character-building. Director David Butler's 1956 film stars '50s teen favorites Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood, with supporting roles played by Jim Backus, Jessie Royce Landis, Murray Hamilton, Henry Jones, James Garner, Alan King, Ernestine Wade, David Janssen and Raymond Bailey.
    Two Guys from Milwaukee 1946 POSTER

    Two Guys from Milwaukee

    1946

    English

    6.4

    2

    Action

    balkan

    brooklyn, new york city

    cabbie

    Comedy

    prince

    David Butler David Butler Director Jack Carson Jack Carson as Buzz Williams Peggy Knudsen Peggy Knudsen as Juke-Box Voice Rosemary DeCamp Rosemary DeCamp as Nan Dennis Morgan Dennis Morgan as Prince Henry
    Balkan Prince Henry has two wishes, to meet Lauren Bacall and see the "real" America. He befriends cabbie Buzz Williams and, without knowing the microphone is live, the two stage a debate on democracy versus monarchy broadcast back to the Prince's homeland. A plebiscite there puts Henry out of a job. Flying to Milwaukee to become a beer salesman, he meets Bacall on the seat next to his, but a tap on his shoulder means he must give up his seat (and dream) to Bogie.
    April in Paris 1952 POSTER

    April in Paris

    1952

    English

    5.9

    7

    44%

    44%

    Action

    Comedy

    musical

    Musical

    paris, france

    Romance

    David Butler David Butler Director Doris Day Doris Day as Ethel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson George Givot George Givot as François Nestor Paiva Nestor Paiva as Ship Captain John Alvin John Alvin as Tracy
    A series of misunderstandings leads to a chorus girl traveling to Paris to represent the American theater, where she falls in love with a befuddled bureaucrat.
    Thank Your Lucky Stars 1943 POSTER

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

    1943

    English

    6.7

    2

    53%

    53%

    Action

    Comedy

    hollywood

    kidnapping

    look-alike

    Musical

    singer

    tour bus

    wartime

    David Butler David Butler Director Errol Flynn Errol Flynn as Errol Flynn Ida Lupino Ida Lupino as Ida Lupino Jack Carson Jack Carson as Jack Carson Dennis Morgan Dennis Morgan as Tommy Randolph
    An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.
    Lullaby of Broadway 1951 POSTER

    Lullaby of Broadway

    1951

    English

    6.7

    3

    77%

    77%

    Action

    Comedy

    musical

    Musical

    Romance

    David Butler David Butler Director Murray Alper Murray Alper as Joe the Bartender Doris Day Doris Day as Melinda Howard George Ford George Ford as Ship Passenger Gene Nelson Gene Nelson as Tom Farnham
    Pretty Melinda Howard has been abroad singing with a musical troupe. She decides to return home to surprise her mother whom she thinks is a successful Broadway star with a mansion in Manhattan. She doesn't know that her mother is actually a burnt-out cabaret singer with a love for whiskey. When she arrives at the mansion, she is taken in by the two servants who are friends of her mother's. The house actually belongs to Adolph Hubbell, a kind-hearted Broadway producer who also gets drawn into the charade. Hubbell takes a shine to Melinda and agrees to star her in his next show. Melinda also finds romance with a handsome hoofer who's also in the show. All is going well for Melinda except that she wants to see her mother who keeps putting off their reunion.
    Tea for Two 1950 POSTER

    Tea for Two

    1950

    English

    6.5

    2

    59%

    59%

    Action

    Comedy

    dancer

    heiress

    musical

    Musical

    Romance

    show business

    wager

    wealth

    David Butler David Butler Director Angela Stevens Angela Stevens as Chorus Girl Harry Harvey Harry Harvey as Mr. Grover - Show Backer Doris Day Doris Day as Nanette Carter Gene Nelson Gene Nelson as Tommy Trainor
    In this reworking of "No, No, Nanette," wealthy heiress Nanette Carter bets her uncle $25,000 that she can say "no" to everything for 48 hours. If she wins, she can invest the money in a Broadway show featuring songs written by her beau, and of course, in which she will star. Trouble is, she doesn't realize her uncle's been wiped out by the Stock Market crash.
    Road to Morocco 1942 POSTER

    Road to Morocco

    1942

    English

    7.0

    7

    79%

    77%

    Action

    Adventure

    adventure comedy

    buddy comedy

    castaway

    Comedy

    Family

    morocco

    Music

    musical

    Musical

    road movie

    Romance

    David Butler David Butler Director Cy Schindell Cy Schindell as Arab Waiter Monte Blue Monte Blue as Kasim's Aide George Givot George Givot as Neb Jolla Nestor Paiva Nestor Paiva as Sausage Vendor
    Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar.
    King Richard and the Crusaders 1954 POSTER

    King Richard and the Crusaders

    1954

    English

    5.5

    3

    17%

    17%

    12th century

    Adventure

    crusade

    Family

    History

    king richard

    richard the lionheart

    Romance

    saladin

    War

    David Butler David Butler Director Mark Dana Mark Dana as Castelaine Michael Pate Michael Pate as Conrad, Marquis of Montferrat Frank Hagney Frank Hagney as Mobster Paula Raymond Paula Raymond as Queen Berengaria
    Based on Sir Walter Scott's The Talisman, this is the story of the romantic adventures of Christians and Muslims during the battle for the Holy Land in the time of King Richard the Lionheart.
    Caught in the Draft 1941 POSTER

    Caught in the Draft

    1941

    English

    6.5

    2

    75%

    75%

    Action

    basic training

    Comedy

    Romance

    War

    David Butler David Butler Director Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Cogswell June Gittelson June Gittelson as Fat Hitchhiker Murray Alper Murray Alper as Make-Up Man George Lynn George Lynn as Pilot
    Don Bolton is a movie star who can't stand loud noises. To evade the draft, he decides to get married...but falls for a colonel's daughter. By mistake, he and his two cronies enlist. In basic training, Don hopes to make a good impression on the fair Antoinette and her father, but his military career is largely slapstick. Will he ever get his corporal's stripes?
    The Little Colonel 1935 POSTER

    The Little Colonel

    1935

    English

    7.0

    5

    79%

    79%

    Action

    civil war

    colonel

    Comedy

    dancing on a staircase

    Family

    little girl

    Music

    musical

    Musical

    Romance

    yankee

    David Butler David Butler Director Lionel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore as Colonel Lloyd Evelyn Venable Evelyn Venable as Elizabeth Sherman Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel as Mom Beck Sidney Blackmer Sidney Blackmer as Swazey
    After Southern belle Elizabeth Lloyd runs off to marry Yankee Jack Sherman, her father, a former Confederate colonel during the Civil War, vows to never speak to her again. Several years pass and Elizabeth returns to her home town with her husband and young daughter. The little girl charms her crusty grandfather and tries to patch things up between him and her mother.
    The Littlest Rebel 1935 POSTER

    The Littlest Rebel

    1935

    English

    6.7

    4

    89%

    72%

    Comedy

    Drama

    Family

    father

    illness

    jail

    Musical

    plantation

    tap dancing

    troops

    War

    David Butler David Butler Director John Boles John Boles as Capt. Herbert Cary Willie Best Willie Best as James Henry Karen Morley Karen Morley as Mrs. Cary Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Sgt. Dudley
    Virgie Cary's father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his dying wife and is arrested. A Yankee officer takes pity and sets up an escape. Everyone is captured and the officers are to be executed. Virgie and Uncle Billy beg President Lincoln to intercede.
    The Princess and the Pirate 1944 POSTER

    The Princess and the Pirate

    1944

    English

    6.8

    9

    83%

    83%

    Action

    Adventure

    buried treasure

    Comedy

    pirate

    princess

    Romance

    ship

    swashbuckler

    treasure map

    David Butler David Butler Director Colin Kenny Colin Kenny as First Mate on the 'Mary Ann' Lillian Molieri Lillian Molieri as Goldwyn Girl Walter Slezak Walter Slezak as La Roche Bob Hope Bob Hope as Sylvester
    Princess Margaret is travelling incognito to elope with her true love instead of marrying the man her father has betrothed her to. On the high seas, her ship is attacked by pirates who know her identity and plan to kidnap her and hold her for a king's ransom.
    Calamity Jane 1953 POSTER

    Calamity Jane

    1953

    English

    7.2

    15

    73%

    87%

    19th century

    Action

    Biography

    calamity jane

    Comedy

    musical

    Musical

    Romance

    Western

    wild bill hickok

    David Butler David Butler Director Gene Roth Gene Roth as Barfly Harold Goodwin Harold Goodwin as Poker Player Jack Williams Jack Williams as Townsman Howard Keel Howard Keel as Wild Bill Hickok
    Sharpshooter Calamity Jane takes it upon herself to recruit a famous actress and bring her back to the local saloon, but jealousy soon gets in the way.
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