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You Were Never LovelierYou Were Never Lovelier (1942)
Dir. William A Seiter
Feat. Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth
Gently funny musical with Fred Astaire pursuing Rita Hayworth.
Hellzapoppin'Hellzapoppin' (1941) Recommended
Dir. H.C. Potter
Feat. Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson
Batty and rambunctious comedy classic runs a gamut of slight gags and inspired slapstick lunacy, with wild pair Olsen and Johnson guiding the…
Moon Over Miami (1941)
Dir. Walter Lang
Feat. Betty Grable, Don Ameche, Robert Cummings
One of Betty Grable's better musical outings, it's a bright and breezy story of two sisters who attempt to ensnare a pair of Miami millionaires when…
Sun Valley SerenadeSun Valley Serenade (1941)
Dir. H. Bruce Humberstone
Feat. Sonja Henie, John Payne, Milton Berle
Winter wonderland musical sets the stage for the Glenn Miller Orchestra and skating star Sonja Henie, here playing a Norwegian refugee turned…
You'll Never Get RichYou'll Never Get Rich (1941)
Dir. Sidney Lanfield
Feat. Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, John Hubbard
Generally amusing showbiz comedy has Fred Astaire play a star Broadway dancer who helps his boss (Benchley) out of trouble with his wife over a…
Ziegfeld GirlZiegfeld Girl (1941)
Dir. Robert Z. Leonard
Feat. James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr
A star–sudded MGM musical melodrama featuring musical numbers staged by Busby Berkeley, highlighted by "You Stepped Out of a Dream". Set in the…
Broadway Melody of 1940Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy
The final of the loosely connected BROADWAY MELODY quartet is unusually plot–heavy, but still features glittery dance numbers and a lovely Cole…
Down Argentine WayDown Argentine Way (1940)
Dir. Irving Cummings
Feat. Carmen Miranda, Betty Grable, Don Ameche
A horse mad New Yorker falls for a wealthy Argentine rancher in this fluffy technicolor musical, but is hampered by the longstanding feud between…
It All Came TrueIt All Came True (1940)
Dir. Lewis Seiler
Feat. Ann Sheridan, Jeffrey Lynn, Humphrey Bogart
A crime–themed musical comedy featuring Ann Sheridan as a fledgling singer in her first starring role as well as Humphrey Bogart as a fugitive…
Road to Singapore (1940)
Dir. Victor Schertzinger
Feat. Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour
The first of half a dozen 'Road to' films has Bing Crosby and Bob Hope as clowning, crooning rivals vying for the affections of Dorothy Lamour.

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