To Jane Falbury's New England farm comes a troup of actors to put up a show, invited by Jane's sister. At first reluctant she has them do farm chores in exchange for food. Her reluctance becomes attraction when she falls in love with the director, Joe, who happens to be her sister's fiance.

Torch Song

1953

English

5.6

♡ 6

43%

Charles Walters Director

Maidie Norman as Anne

Nancy Gates as Celia Stewart

John Brascia as Dancer

Michael Wilding as Tye Graham

Jenny Stewart is a tough Broadway musical star who doesn't take criticism from anyone. Yet there is one individual, Tye Graham, a blind pianist who may be able to break through her tough exterior.

The Glass Slipper

1955

English

6.4

♡ 2

63%

Charles Walters Director

Keenan Wynn as Kovin

Estelle Winwood as Mrs. Toquet

Margaret Bert as Townswoman

Norbert Schiller as Waiter

In a musical retelling of the Cinderella tale, a mistreated scullery maid escapes the oppression of her stepfamily to finding love with a prince.

The Tender Trap

1955

English

6.3

♡ 3

67%

manhattan, new york city

Charles Walters Director

Frank Sully as Doorman

Carolyn Jones as Helen

Celeste Holm as Sylvia Crewes

Hal Taggart as Wedding Guest

A young actress flirts demurely with a swinging Manhattan bachelor who thinks he has it made.

The Barkleys of Broadway

1949

English

7.0

♡ 1

55%

husband wife relationship

Charles Walters Director

Betty Blythe as Guest in Lobby

Amzie Strickland as Guest in Lobby

Margaret Bert as Mary

Kenneth Gibson as Party Guest

Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful musical-comedy team, known for their stormy but passionate relationship. Dinah feels overshadowed by Josh and limited by the lighthearted musical roles he directs her in. So she decides to stretch her skills by taking a role in a serious drama, directed by another man.

Billy Rose's Jumbo

1962

English

6.1

♡ 2

56%

Action

based on play or musical

Charles Walters Director

Ron Nyman as Circus Crew

Norman Leavitt as Eddie

Billy Barty as Joey the Circus Clown

Doris Day as Kitty Wonder

The daughter of a circus owner fights to save her father from a takeover spearheaded by the man she loves.

Easter Parade

1948

English

7.3

♡ 9

91%

86%

Action

easter

man woman relationship

Charles Walters Director

Margaret Bert as Florist

Frank Mayo as Headwaiter

Jules Munshin as Headwaiter François

Robert Emmett O'Connor as Policeman

On the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes is crushed when his dancing partner (and object of affection) Nadine Hale refuses to start a new contract with him. To prove Nadine's not important to him, Don acquires innocent new protege Hannah Brown, vowing to make her a star in time for next year's Easter parade.

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

1964

English

6.6

♡ 4

88%

69%

Action

based on play or musical

Charles Walters Director

Ramsay Hill as Lord Simon Primdale

Vaughn Taylor as Mr. Cartwright

Audrey Christie as Mrs. Gladys McGraw

John Roy as Party Guest

The buoyant Molly Brown has survived the first crisis of her life—a flood. Sixteen years later she sets out to make her way in the world. She assures the Leadville saloon keeper that she can sing and play the piano, and learns quickly. Soon she marries Johnny Brown, who in a few years will be able to replace the original cigar wrapper wedding ring with a replica in gold and gemstones. The Browns head for Europe and bring a few crowned heads back to Denver for a party that turns into a ballroom brawl. Molly goes to Europe alone, returning on the Titanic. She didn't survive a flood as a baby for the story to end here.

Walk Don't Run

1966

English

6.6

♡ 3

Charles Walters Director

Samantha Eggar as Christine Easton

John Standing as Julius D. Haversack

Dale Ishimoto as Plainclothesman

Peggy Rea as Ukrainian Shot Putter

During the housing shortage of the Summer Olympic Games in 1964, two men and a woman share a small apartment in Tokyo, and the older man soon starts playing Cupid to the younger pair.

Lili

1953

English

7.2

♡ 8

75%

Charles Walters Director

Chuck Hicks as Carnival Patron

John Roy as Carnival Worker

Cosmo Sardo as Carnival Worker

Ralph Dumke as M. Corvier

Members of a circus troupe "adopt" Lili Daurier when she finds herself stranded in a strange town. The magician who first comes to her rescue already has romantic entanglements and thinks of her as a little girl. Who can she turn to but the puppets, singing to them her troubles, forgetting that there are puppeteers? A crowd gathers around Lili as she sings. The circus has a new act. She now has a job. Will she get her heart's desire?

High Society

1956

English

6.9

♡ 15

87%

jazz singer or musician

Charles Walters Director

Celeste Holm as Liz Imbrie

Louis Armstrong as Louis Armstrong

Ruth Lee as Ruth - Jazz Festival Organizer

Sidney Blackmer as Seth Lord

With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.

Good News

1947

English

6.7

♡ 3

78%

Charles Walters Director

Donald MacBride as Coach Johnson

June Allyson as Connie Lane

William A. Boardway as Dance Guest

Shirley Jean Rickert as Dancer

At fictitious Tait University in the Roaring '20s, co-ed and school librarian Connie Lane falls for football hero Tommy Marlowe. Unfortunately, he has his eye on gold-digging vamp Pat McClellan. Tommy's grades start to slip, which keeps him from playing in the big game. Connie eventually finds out Tommy really loves her and devises a plan to win him back and to get him back on the field.

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Torch Song

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Good News