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Subgenre Sampler

 
Living It UpLiving It Up (1954)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Janet Leigh
One of the funnier Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis comedies of the 17 they made together. Jerry Lewis plays a stationmaster from provincial New Mexico…
Seven Brides for Seven BrothersSeven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Jane Powell, Howard Keel, Jeff Richards
Rollicking musical set in backwoods Oregon, with brothers all looking for brides–to–be.
Student Prince, TheStudent Prince, The (1954)
Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, John Ericson
Taken from the operetta by Sigmund Romberg, and the third filmed version of the tale of a young Prince breaking out into the real world by falling in…
There's No Business Like Show BusinessThere's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
Dir. Walter Lang
Feat. Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Marilyn Monroe
Gaudy musical about Show Business. Stars Marilyn and some great Irving Berlin songs.
White ChristmasWhite Christmas (1954)
Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye
Timeless Irving Berlin musical, whose stocking full of great tunes – 'Sisters', 'Blue Skies' and of course the title–track – redeem…
Affairs of Dobie Gillis, TheAffairs of Dobie Gillis, The (1953)
Dir. Don Weis
Feat. Debbie Reynolds, Bobby Van, Bob Fosse
Lighthearted MGM college musical set on a Midwestern university campus, where two freshmen spend their time cutting class and courting two coeds.…
Band Wagon, TheBand Wagon, The (1953) Recommended
Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Cyd Charisse
In the top echelon of screen–musicals, this follows the fortunes of toe–tapping movie actor Fred Astaire, revue style, as he attempts a…
Beggar's Opera, TheBeggar's Opera, The (1953) Recommended
Dir. Peter Brook
Feat. Laurence Olivier
Initially a commercial failure, this energetic romp through John Gay's 18th century ribald opera has since been critically acclaimed. In his first…
By the Light of the Silvery MoonBy the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
Dir. David Butler
Feat. Doris Day, Gordon MacRae
Quaint sequel to ON MOONLIGHT BAY finds Gordon MacRae returning from WWI where fiancĂ©e Doris Day waits impatiently to begin married life together.…
Calamity JaneCalamity Jane (1953) Recommended
Dir. David Butler
Feat. Doris Day, Howard Keel
Big, rousing musical western, featuring Doris Day as the tomboy heroine, who falls for easygoing Wild Bill Hickok (Howard Keel).

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