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Subgenre Sampler

 
Dangerous When WetDangerous When Wet (1953)
Dir. Charles Walters
Feat. Esther Williams
Musical starlet Esther Williams gets to do what she does best as an athlete who attempts to swim the English channel. Highlight is a subterranean…
Give a Girl a BreakGive a Girl a Break (1953)
Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Debbie Reynolds, Marge Champion, Gower Champion
Musical comedy about three unknown actresses who are all competing for Broadway stardom after a temperamental performer walks off the set of a major…
How to Marry a MillionaireHow to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
Dir. Jean Negulesco
Feat. Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall
An extravagent, cheery comedy with a trio of sexy opportunists who collectively devise schemes to entrap well–to–do bachelors.
Kiss Me KateKiss Me Kate (1953) Recommended
Dir. George Sidney
Feat. Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller
Cole Porter’s irreverent take on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew is one of the most pleasurable (and fabulously danced) MGM musicals of the…
Miss Sadie ThompsonMiss Sadie Thompson (1953)
Dir. Curtis Bernhardt
Feat. Rita Hayworth, Jose Ferrer, Aldo Ray
Rita Hayworth turned it on in this lavish musical with a hard edge of sex and sin in the South Seas, here playing a smokin’ dame stranded on a…
Has Anyone Seen My Gal?Has Anyone Seen My Gal? (1952)
Dir. Douglas Sirk
Feat. Charles Coburn, Lynn Bari, Piper Laurie
Sirk–for–hire musical comedy finds the iconic melodramatist at his most unidentifiable: Coburn stars as an elderly money bags with no…
LiliLili (1952)
Dir. Charles Walters
Feat. Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer
Fairytale–like story of Leslie Caron's amorous adventures in a carnival is swimming in charm, whimsical songs and 'circus–type'…
Singin' in the RainSingin' in the Rain (Singing in the Rain) (1952) Aro Favourite
Dir. Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
Feat. Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds
The quintessential Hollywood musical happens to be about the movie biz. Its blend of vivacious style and humour, catchy numbers and dazzling…
An American in ParisAn American in Paris (1951) Recommended
Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Gene Kelly
Ebullient, multi–styled musical with Gene Kelly dancing his socks off. Terrific George Gershwin score.
Great Caruso, TheGreat Caruso, The (1951)
Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Mario Lanza
Entertaining biopic of the legendary tenor Enrico Caruso with American protege Mario Lanza in the title role. His hokey performance and some…

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