Utilizing letters Anna Magdalena Bach composed to her husband, seminal composer Johann Sebastian Read More »
Musical
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History – The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009) Phillip Dye, Shirley Jones, Don Ameche, Fred Astaire
It’s been said that America has given the world two thoroughly original art forms… jazz and the movie musical. Read More »
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) Richard Attenborough, Wendy Allnutt, Colin Farrell, Malcolm McFee
The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I Read More »
Follow the Fleet (1936) Mark Sandrich
When the fleet puts in at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame with his old dancing partner Read More »
Come Blow Your Horn (1963) Bud Yorkin, Frank Sinatra, Lee J. Cobb, Molly Picon
After leaving his parents’ home, young Buddy Baker goes to live with his womanizing Read More »
Jamboree! (1957) Roy Lockwood, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Bowen
Pete Porter and Honey Wynn become overnight sensations as a romantic singing duo. Read More »
Here Come the Co-eds (1945) Jean Yarbrough, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Peggy Ryan
Two bumblers become caretakers at an all-girls college. Read More »
Jam Session (1944) Charles Barton, Ann Miller, Jess Barker, Charles D. Brown
Terry Baxter is a never-say-die Hollywood newcomer from Waterfall Kansas Read More »
Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) Ray Enright, Pat O’Brien, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers
Unscrupulous agent Rush makes singing waiter Clayton a big radio star Read More »
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History – The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008) Phillip Dye, Robert S. Birchard, Leslie Caron, Carol Channing
The 1920s was a time of great change in Hollywood. This program tells the story of the advent of sound technology for movies Read More »