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| 1 |  | Some Like It Hot (1959) |  3.6570 72 reviews | NA | Thriller, Crime, Romance, Comedy, Music |
$4.55
| Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) just happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time ...more about Some Like It Hot starring Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis |
| 2 |  | Pillow Talk (1959) |  3.0817 22 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy, Music |
$8.96
| Interior decorator Jan Morrow and composer Brad Allen share a phone line. Brad keeps the line ...more about Pillow Talk starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day |
| 3 |  | Love Me or Leave Me (1955) | 2.9922 10 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Romance, Music |
$8.68
| Story of torch singer Ruth Etting's rise from 1920s taxi dancer to movie star, simultaneously aided ...more about Love Me or Leave Me starring Doris Day and James Cagney |
| 4 |  | Eddy Duchin Story, The (1956) | 2.8504 9 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$13.34
| ...more about Eddy Duchin Story starring Tyrone Power and Kim Novak |
| 5 |  | Tales of Hoffmann, The (1951) | 2.8365 20 reviews | NA | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Music |
$28.95
| This a film version of the opera "The Tales of Hoffmann", however it is NOT just a film of a staged ...more about Tales of Hoffmann starring Moira Shearer and Ludmilla Tchérina |
| 6 |  | Glenn Miller Story, The (1953) | 2.7721 13 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$3.92
| The biography of the Bandleader Glenn Miller from his beginnings to his death over the English ...more about Glenn Miller Story starring James Stewart and June Allyson |
| 7 |  | Young Man with a Horn (1950) |  2.7450 13 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$8.68
| Aimless youth Rick Martin learns he has a gift for music and falls in love with the trumpet. ...more about Young Man with a Horn starring Kirk Douglas and Lauren Bacall |
| 8 |  | Five Pennies, The (1959) | 2.5445 7 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$5.97
| Loring "Red" Nichols is a cornet-playing country boy who goes to New York in the 1920s full of ...more about Five Pennies starring Danny Kaye and Barbara Bel Geddes |
| 9 |  | Luna de miel (1959) | 2.4810 8 reviews | NA | Drama, Music | N/A | Australian famer Kit Kelly and his new bride Anna are driving through Europe when they help a ...more about Luna de miel starring Anthony Steel and Ludmilla Tchérina |
| 10 | | Gene Krupa Story, The (1959) |  2.1971 4 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music | N/A | The story of legendary jazz drummer, Gene Krupa. Since his youth, all Gene ever wanted to do is ...more about Gene Krupa Story starring Susan Kohner and James Darren |
| 11 |  | Benny Goodman Story, The (1955) | 2.0944 3 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$5.99
| Bio of swing band leader Benny Goodman from age 10 (1919) to his landmark Carnegie Hall band ...more about Benny Goodman Story starring Steve Allen and Donna Reed |
| 12 | | Great Caruso, The (1951) | 1.9620 4 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music | N/A | Loosely traces the life of tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921). He loves Musetta, in his home town of ...more about Great Caruso starring Mario Lanza and Ann Blyth |
| 13 | | Stars and Stripes Forever (1952) |  1.4095 4 reviews | NA | Biography, Music | N/A | In the 1890s, Sgt. Major John Philip Sousa, leader of the Marine Corps Band, meets Private Willie ...more about Stars and Stripes Forever starring Clifton Webb and Debra Paget |
| 14 |  | Medium, The (1951) | 1.4004 4 reviews | NA | Drama, Music, Film-Noir | N/A | Madame Flora is terrified when she perceives a supernatural presence during one of her fraudulent ...more about Medium starring Marie Powers and Belva Kibler |
| 15 | | Return of Gilbert and Sullivan, The (1950) |  No Score 0 reviews | NA | Music | N/A | ...more about Return of Gilbert and Sullivan starring Melville Cooper and Tudor Owen |
| 16 | | Murder in A-Flat (1952) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Short, Music | N/A | ...more about Murder in A-Flat starring Frances Lane and Skitch Henderson |
| 17 | | Four Aces Sing, The (1954) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Short, Music | N/A | This Universal Musical featurette headlines The Four Aces doing their hits, "Tell Me Why" that was ...more about Four Aces Sing starring The Four Aces and Matt Dennis |
| 18 | | Sailing and Village Band (1958) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Animation, Short, Music | N/A | ...more about Sailing and Village Band |
| 19 | | King Cole Trio & Benny Carter Orchestra (1950) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Short, Music | N/A | A Universal-International "Name Band Musical" featurette, featuring the King Cole Trio, ...more about King Cole Trio & Benny Carter Orchestra starring Nat 'King' Cole and Benny Carter |
| 20 | | CinemaScope Special: The Miracle of Stereophonic Sound (1954) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Documentary, Short, Music | N/A | This CinemaScope short explains all the wonders of full, four-track high fidelity magnetic ...more about CinemaScope Special: The Miracle of Stereophonic Sound |
| 21 | | Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music (1950) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Short, Music | N/A | ...more about Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music starring Lawrence Welk and Helen Ramsay |
| 22 | | Sing Again of Michigan (1951) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Animation, Short, Music | N/A | ...more about Sing Again of Michigan |
| 23 | | Detouring Thru Maine (1950) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Animation, Short, Music | N/A | ...more about Detouring Thru Maine |
| 24 | | Magical Maestro (1952) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Short, Music | N/A | A magician is spurned by an opera singer, and takes a spectacular revenge by replacing the ...more about Magical Maestro |
| 25 |  | How to Dance (1953) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Short, Music |
$7.34
| ...more about How to Dance |
| 26 | | Fiesta Time (1950) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Animation, Short, Music | N/A | ...more about Fiesta Time |
| 27 | | Candy Cabaret (1954) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Animation, Short, Music | N/A | ...more about Candy Cabaret |
| 28 | | Varieties (1952) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Short, Music | N/A | This entry in Universal's "Name Band Musical" shorts is a hodge-podge collection of film from ...more about Varieties starring Jimmy Dorsey and Herb Jeffries |
| 29 | | Skitch Henderson and His Orchestra (1950) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Short, Music | N/A | A Universal "Name Band Musical" short with the Henderson Orchestra playing an arrangement of "A ...more about Skitch Henderson and His Orchestra starring Skitch Henderson |
| 30 |  | Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (1953) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Short, Music |
$9.76
| ...more about Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor |
| 31 |  | Baton Bunny (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Short, Music |
$12.99
| ...more about Baton Bunny |
| 32 | | Country Music Holiday (1958) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Music | N/A | ...more about Country Music Holiday starring Ferlin Husky and June Carter Cash |
| 33 | | Varieties on Parade (1951) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Music | N/A | ...more about Varieties on Parade starring Eddie Garr and Jackie Coogan |
| 34 | | Birth of a Band (1954) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Short, Music | N/A | A Universal featurette with a slight story line of Dan Terry and his band auditioning for a ...more about Birth of a Band starring Dan Terry and Connie Haines |
| 35 | | Miners Forty-Niners (1951) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Animation, Short, Music | N/A | ...more about Miners Forty-Niners |
| 36 | | Frank DeVol and His Orchestra (1953) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Short, Music | N/A | Another in a long (long, long) line of Will Cowans' and Universal's "Name Band Musicals" and ...more about Frank DeVol and His Orchestra starring Jaye P. Morgan |
| 37 | | Frosty the Snowman (1954) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Fantasy, Christmas, Musical, Animation, Short, Music | N/A | ...more about Frosty the Snowman |
| 38 | | Champ Butler Sings (1954) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Short, Music | N/A | U-I "Musical Featurette" (production number 1301) features Frankie Carle and his Orchestra, singers ...more about Champ Butler Sings starring Champ Butler and Frankie Carle |
| 39 | | Claude Thornhill & Orchestra (1950) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Short, Music | N/A | In addition to the Claude Thornhill Orchestra and singers Marion Colby and Latin singer Joaquin ...more about Claude Thornhill & Orchestra starring Claude Thornhill |
| 40 |  | M-G-M Jubilee Overture (1954) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Short, Music |
$13.79
| This short was released as part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 30th anniversary. The M-G-M Symphony ...more about M-G-M Jubilee Overture starring Johnny Green |
| 41 | | Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra (1952) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Short, Music | N/A | ...more about Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra starring Dick Jurgens and Claudette Thornton |
| 42 | | Drippy Mississippi (1951) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Animation, Short, Music | N/A | ...more about Drippy Mississippi |
| 43 | | Rabbit of Seville (1950) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Short, Music | N/A | Behind the Hollywood Bowl stage which is playing the opera, The Barber of Seville, Bugs Bunny flees ...more about Rabbit of Seville |
| 44 |  | Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom (1953) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Documentary, Short, Music |
$21.87
| In this short subject (which mostly represents a departure from Disney's traditional approach to ...more about Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom |
| 45 | | Screenliner: Audition for August (1950) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Short, Music | N/A | Singer Kitty Kallen has just threatened to quit her night club job unless the management provides ...more about Screenliner: Audition for August starring Jan August and Kitty Kallen |
| 46 | | Dick Stabile and His Orchestra (1952) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Short, Music | N/A | ...more about Dick Stabile and His Orchestra starring Dick Stabile |
| 47 | | Blue Barron and His Orchestra (1952) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Short, Music | N/A | ...more about Blue Barron and His Orchestra starring Blue Barron |
| 48 | | Jerry Gray and the Band of Today (1950) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Short, Music | N/A | ...more about Jerry Gray and the Band of Today starring Beryl Davis and Nita Bieber |
| 49 | | Screenliner: Recording Session (1952) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Documentary, Short, Music | N/A | ...more about Screenliner: Recording Session starring Bob Hite and Margaret Phelan |
| 50 | | Spring and Saganaki (1958) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Animation, Short, Music | N/A | ...more about Spring and Saganaki |
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