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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (2009)
Video | 105 min | Documentary, Musical

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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (2009)

Video | 105 min | Documentary, Musical

During the 1950s, musical masterpieces that have yet to be equaled were produced in Cinemascope with stereophonic sound. These two episodes explore how the post-war years were alive with bold experimentation in musical film. Later in the ...See moreDuring the 1950s, musical masterpieces that have yet to be equaled were produced in Cinemascope with stereophonic sound. These two episodes explore how the post-war years were alive with bold experimentation in musical film. Later in the decade, Rock & Roll became the musical choice of the younger generation and movie musicals followed suit. Highlights of this 2-part program include: Films based on smash Broadway musicals become the rage. A pretty starlet with no musical training named Marilyn Monroe takes the country by storm in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." With favorites from the previous decade continue to delight audiences: Rock & Roll films, songs and musical numbers. Written by Mark McLaughlin See less

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Allan Arkush Self Self See fewer	Heroes (II) (2006)
Obba Babatundé Self Self See fewer	Life (I) (1999)
Robert Banas Self Self See fewer	West Side Story (1961)
Robert S. Birchard Self Self See fewer	FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
Pat Boone Self Self See fewer	Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Barry Bostwick Self Self See fewer	The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Leslie Caron Self Self See fewer	Gigi (1958)
Drew Casper Self Self See fewer	Hariuddo hakunetsu kyôshitsu (2013)
George Chakiris Self Self See fewer	West Side Story (1961)
Marge Champion Self Self See fewer	The Party (1968)
Carol Channing Self Self See fewer	Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
Bill Condon Self Self See fewer	Dreamgirls (2006)
Beverly D'Angelo Self Self See fewer	Vacation (1983)
Arlene Dahl Self Self See fewer	Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Nanette Fabray Self Self See fewer	The Band Wagon (1953)
Rhonda Fleming Self Self See fewer	Out of the Past (1947)
Dolores Gray Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Opposite Sex (1956)
Bob Hope Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Ghost Breakers (1940)
Tab Hunter Self Self See fewer	Damn Yankees (1958)
Olga James Self Self See fewer	Carmen Jones (1954)
Shirley Jones Self Self See fewer	The Music Man (1962)
John Kander Self Self See fewer	Chicago (2002)
John Kenrick Self Self See fewer	Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (2009)
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Ann Miller Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mulholland Drive (2001)
Liza Minnelli Self Self See fewer	Cabaret (1972)
Rita Moreno Self Self See fewer	West Side Story (1961)
Marni Nixon Self Self See fewer	The Sound of Music (1965)
Michael Ochs Self Self See fewer	My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
Robert Osborne Self Self See fewer	One Step Beyond (1959)
Janis Paige Self Self See fewer	Silk Stockings (1957)
Ann Reinking Self Self See fewer	All That Jazz (1979)
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Debbie Reynolds Self Self See fewer	Singin' in the Rain (1952)
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Jane Russell Self Self See fewer	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Donald Saddler Self Self See fewer	Un mandarino per Teo (1960)
George Sidney Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Scaramouche (1952)
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