THE UNDERGROUND ORCHESTRA is a glorious documentary profile of musicians who play on the sidewalks of Paris and in the Metro. Read More »
Musical
First a Girl (1935) Victor Saville, Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Anna Lee
Elizabeth, a delivery girl, dreams of being a music-hall singer but she is refused at the first casting she takes part in. Read More »
The Singing Hill (1941) Lew Landers, Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Virginia Dale
If a young lady gives up her inheritance the local ranchers will lose their free grazing land. Read More »
The Helen Morgan Story (1957) Michael Curtiz, Ann Blyth, Paul Newman, Richard Carlson
The 1920’s and 30’s career of singer Helen Morgan is followed from her early days singing outdoors in a carnival Read More »
Oh, for a Man! (1930) Hamilton MacFadden, Jeanette MacDonald, Reginald Denny, Marjorie White
Carlotta Manson is a young and beautiful opera star who wants some spice in her personal life. She threatens to forsake opera for a wild, romantic fling. Read More »
Limelight (1952) Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce
Chaplin’s final American film tells the story of a fading music hall comedian’s effort to help a despondent Read More »
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1938) Henry King, Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche
Roger Grant, a classical violinist, disappoints his family Read More »
Rio, Zona Norte (1957) Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Grande Otelo, Jece Valadão, Malu Maia
A talented songwriter of sambas is forced to face the social injustices of the city around him. Read More »
My Best Gal (1944) Anthony Mann, Jane Withers, Jimmy Lydon, Frank Craven
Kitty O’Hara (Jane Withers) has a good singing voice but will have nothing to do with trying to use it in the theatre or on the radio. Read More »
Million Dollar Ransom (1934) Murray Roth, Phillips Holmes, Edward Arnold, Mary Carlisle
To stop his mother from marrying a man he doesn’t like, a young millionaire hires an ex-con help him fake his own kidnaping. Read More »