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| 1 |  | Singin' in the Rain (1952) |  3.9856 111 reviews | G | Musical, Romance, Comedy |
$9.99
| Don and Lina are a famous on-screen romantic pair at the height of their silent film careers. When ...more about Singin' in the Rain starring Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor |
| 2 |  | Court Jester, The (1956) |  3.5086 23 reviews | NA | Adventure, Musical, Comedy |
$3.90
| While the infant King of England is awaiting his rightful spot to the throne, the regent, Roderick ...more about Court Jester starring Danny Kaye and Glynis Johns |
| 3 |  | King and I, The (1956) | 3.4000 19 reviews | G | Adventure, Drama, Musical, Romance, Family |
$12.99
| Mrs. Anna Leonowens and her son Louis arrive in Bangkok, where she has contracted to teach English ...more about King and I starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr |
| 4 |  | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) | 3.3646 30 reviews | G | Adventure, Drama, Western, Musical, Romance, Comedy, Family |
$8.68
| Based on Stephen Vincent Benet’s novel, “The Sobbin’ Women,” is the feature film musical ...more about Seven Brides for Seven Brothers starring Matt Moore and Jeff Richards |
| 5 |  | South Pacific (1958) | 3.3195 13 reviews | NA | War, Musical, Romance |
$4.60
| Two couples struggle to deal with racial prejudice while stationed in the South Pacific during WWII. ...more about South Pacific starring Rossano Brazzi and Mitzi Gaynor |
| 6 |  | White Christmas (1954) | 3.2812 20 reviews | NA | Christmas, Musical, Romance, Comedy |
$12.99
| This classic Christmas movie takes place at the end of WW II where two performing Officers, Bob ...more about White Christmas starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye |
| 7 |  | Star Is Born, A (1954) |  3.1695 16 reviews | NA | Drama, Musical |
$13.71
| Drunken waining movie star Norman Maine meets showgirl Esther Blodgett when he literally stumbles ...more about Star Is Born starring Judy Garland and Jack Carson |
| 8 |  | American in Paris, An (1951) | 3.1047 51 reviews | PG | Musical, Romance |
$7.99
| Jerry, a struggling American painter falls in love with a cabaret dancer while in Paris. Meanwhile, ...more about American in Paris starring Gene Kelly and Oscar Levant |
| 9 |  | Peter Pan (1953) | 3.0517 14 reviews | G | Adventure, Fantasy, Musical, Family, Animation, Disney |
$9.99
| Adaptation of J. M. Barrie's story about a boy who never grew up. The three children of the Darling ...more about Peter Pan starring Bobby Driscoll and Kathryn Beaumont |
| 10 |  | Band Wagon, The (1953) | 3.0462 40 reviews | PG | Musical, Comedy, Family |
$15.71
| Tony Hunter, a famous singer/dancer movie star, is feeling washed up and old hat (old top hat, tie ...more about Band Wagon starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse |
| 11 |  | Guys and Dolls (1955) | 3.0007 29 reviews | G | Crime, Musical, Romance, Comedy |
$4.99
| All the hot gamblers are in town, and they're all depending on Nathan Detroit to set up this week's ...more about Guys and Dolls starring Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons |
| 12 |  | Pal Joey (1957) | 2.9760 20 reviews | NA | Drama, Musical, Romance |
$10.23
| Joey Evans is charming, handsome, funny, talented, and a first class, A-number-one heel. When Joey ...more about Pal Joey starring Rita Hayworth and Frank Sinatra |
| 13 |  | 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T., The (1953) | 2.9597 26 reviews | G | Fantasy, Musical, Family |
$10.23
| Bart has only one enemy in the world: his piano teacher Dr. Terwilliker. Dr. T has a mad plan to ...more about 5 starring Mary Healy and Hans Conried |
| 14 |  | Pajama Game, The (1957) | 2.9278 21 reviews | NA | Musical, Romance |
$12.71
| Employees of the Sleeptite Pajama Factory are looking for a whopping seven-and-a-half cent an hour ...more about Pajama Game starring Doris Day and John Raitt |
| 15 |  | Young at Heart (1954) | 2.9097 8 reviews | NA | Drama, Musical, Romance |
$9.99
| When Alex enters the lives of the musical Tuttle family, each of the three daughters falls for him. ...more about Young at Heart starring Doris Day and Frank Sinatra |
| 16 |  | Jailhouse Rock (1957) | 2.9002 20 reviews | NA | Drama, Musical |
$39.99
| Vince Everett is serving a one-year jail sentence for manslaughter. While in the big house, his ...more about Jailhouse Rock starring Elvis Presley and Judy Tyler |
| 17 |  | Show Boat (1951) | 2.8997 16 reviews | NA | Drama, Musical, Romance |
$13.79
| The "Cotton Blossom", owned by the Hawk family, is the show boat where everyone comes for great ...more about Show Boat starring Kathryn Grayson and Ava Gardner |
| 18 |  | Oklahoma! (1955) | 2.8995 40 reviews | NA | Western, Musical, Romance |
$12.99
| Laurey must choose between two men vying for her attention. When Curly saves Laurey from Jud's ...more about Oklahoma! starring Gordon MacRae and Gloria Grahame |
| 19 |  | Kiss Me Kate (1953) | 2.8960 32 reviews | NA | Musical, Romance, Comedy |
$9.76
| Fred and Lilly are a divorced pair of actors who are brought together by Cole Porter who has ...more about Kiss Me Kate starring Kathryn Grayson and Ann Miller |
| 20 |  | Funny Face (1957) | 2.8675 25 reviews | NA | Musical, Romance, Comedy |
$7.99
| Jo Stockton can only get to Paris to meet with the beatnik founder of "empathicalism" (a idea that ...more about Funny Face starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire |
| 21 |  | Les Girls (1957) | 2.8401 8 reviews | NA | Musical |
$13.79
| After writing a tell-all book about her days in the dance troupe "Barry Nichols and Les Girls", ...more about Les Girls starring Gene Kelly and Mitzi Gaynor |
| 22 |  | King Creole (1958) | 2.8343 14 reviews | PG | Drama, Crime, Musical |
$5.64
| Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a ...more about King Creole starring Elvis Presley and Carolyn Jones |
| 23 |  | Here Comes the Groom (1951) | 2.8305 10 reviews | NA | Musical, Comedy |
$4.94
| Pete Garvey, foreign correspondent, has been running an impromptu adoption agency for war orphans ...more about Here Comes the Groom starring Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman |
| 24 |  | High Society (1956) | 2.8196 21 reviews | NA | Musical, Romance, Comedy |
$9.76
| C.K. Dexter-Haven, a successful popular jazz musician, moves into a mansion close to his ex-wife's ...more about High Society starring Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly |
| 25 |  | Annie Get Your Gun (1950) | 2.8192 21 reviews | NA | Western, Musical, Romance, Comedy |
$12.89
| Annie Oakley is an incredible shot who was raised `Doin' What Comes Naturally'. Frank Butler, the ...more about Annie Get Your Gun starring Betty Hutton and Louis Calhern |
| 26 |  | Love Me Tender (1956) | 2.7976 25 reviews | NA | Western, Musical |
$11.99
| Clint marries his brother's girlfriend, believing his brother has died in the line of duty, but ...more about Love Me Tender starring Richard Egan and Debra Paget |
| 27 |  | Daddy Long Legs (1955) | 2.7695 9 reviews | NA | Musical, Romance |
$9.90
| On a trip to France, millionaire Jervis Pendelton sees an 18 year old girl in an orphanage. ...more about Daddy Long Legs starring Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron |
| 28 |  | Calamity Jane (1953) | 2.7579 21 reviews | NA | Western, Biography, Musical, Romance, Comedy |
$12.71
| Deadwood, Dakota Territory, is largely the abode of men, where Indian scout Calamity Jane is as ...more about Calamity Jane starring Doris Day and Philip Carey |
| 29 |  | Damn Yankees! (1958) | 2.7534 17 reviews | NA | Musical, Comedy, Sports |
$12.99
| Film adaptation of the George Abbott Broadway musical about a Washington Senators fan who makes a ...more about Damn Yankees! starring Tab Hunter and Gwen Verdon |
| 30 |  | Carmen Jones (1954) |  2.7433 27 reviews | NA | Drama, Musical |
$3.99
| At an all-black army camp, civilian parachute maker and "hot bundle" Carmen Jones is desired by ...more about Carmen Jones starring Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte |
| 31 |  | Summer Stock (1950) | 2.7428 8 reviews | NA | Musical, Romance |
$12.71
| As a favor to her actress sister Abigail, New England farmer Jane Falbury allows a group of actors ...more about Summer Stock starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly |
| 32 |  | Gigi (1958) | 2.7204 25 reviews | NA | Musical, Romance, Comedy |
$7.99
| In turn-of-the-century Paris, Gaston Lachaille is a bon vivant much like his uncle, Honore (who ...more about Gigi starring Leslie Caron and Maurice Chevalier |
| 33 |  | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) | 2.6601 34 reviews | NA | Drama, Musical, Romance, Comedy |
$6.59
| Lorelei and Dorothy are just "Two Little Girls from Little Rock", lounge singers on a transatlantic ...more about Gentlemen Prefer Blondes starring Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe |
| 34 |  | Royal Wedding (1951) | 2.6560 6 reviews | NA | Musical, Romance, Comedy |
$2.49
| Tom and Ellen Bowen are a brother and sister dance act whose show closes in New York. Their agent ...more about Royal Wedding starring Fred Astaire and Jane Powell |
| 35 |  | Brigadoon (1954) | 2.6396 28 reviews | NA | Fantasy, Musical, Romance |
$12.71
| ...more about Brigadoon starring Gene Kelly and Van Johnson |
| 36 |  | Artists and Models (1955) | 2.5716 6 reviews | NA | Musical, Comedy | N/A | Eugene and Rick are two struggling artists who share apartment. However, Rick has problems with ...more about Artists and Models starring Jerry Lewis and Shirley MacLaine |
| 37 |  | Carousel (1956) | 2.5511 14 reviews | NA | Musical, Romance |
$12.99
| Billy is sent down "from above" for one day to try and make amends for mistakes he made in life. ...more about Carousel starring Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones |
| 38 |  | Lucky Me (1954) | 2.5373 1 reviews | NA | Musical, Comedy |
$8.68
| Candy Williams is a struggling performer in a musical troupe, headed by Hap Schneider. ...more about Lucky Me starring Doris Day and Robert Cummings |
| 39 |  | Call Me Madam (1953) | 2.5177 9 reviews | NA | Musical |
$4.11
| ...more about Call Me Madam starring Richard Garrick and Ethel Merman |
| 40 |  | I Love Melvin (1953) | 2.4414 2 reviews | NA | Musical, Romance, Comedy | N/A | Melvin Hoover, a budding photographer for Look magazine, accidentally bumps into a young actress ...more about I Love Melvin starring Debbie Reynolds and Una Merkel |
| 41 |  | Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) | 2.4216 3 reviews | NA | Musical, Romance, Comedy | N/A | Chuck Redwell is a gambling cowboy who discovers that he's lucky at the wheel if he hold hands with ...more about Meet Me in Las Vegas starring Dan Dailey and Benny Rubin |
| 42 |  | On Moonlight Bay (1951) | 2.4095 5 reviews | NA | Musical, Comedy |
$12.71
| The Winfield family moves into a new house in a small town in Indiana. Tomboy Marjorie Winfield ...more about On Moonlight Bay starring Doris Day and Gordon MacRae |
| 43 |  | tom thumb (1958) | 2.3684 3 reviews | NA | Fantasy, Musical, Family, Animation |
$3.25
| ...more about tom thumb starring Russ Tamblyn and Alan Young |
| 44 |  | April in Paris (1952) | 2.3638 1 reviews | NA | Musical, Comedy | N/A | Miss Ethel 'Dynamite' Jackson is a chorus girl who mistakingly receives an invitation from the ...more about April in Paris starring Doris Day and Ray Bolger |
| 45 | | Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) | 2.3592 6 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Musical | N/A | ...more about Million Dollar Mermaid starring Esther Williams and Victor Mature |
| 46 |  | Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) | 2.3338 9 reviews | NA | Fantasy, Musical, Comedy, Family |
$1.99
| ...more about Jack and the Beanstalk starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello |
| 47 |  | Hans Christian Andersen (1952) | 2.2885 8 reviews | NA | Biography, Musical, Family |
$9.99
| A completely fabricated biography of the famous Danish fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen ...more about Hans Christian Andersen starring Danny Kaye and Farley Granger |
| 48 |  | Three Little Words (1950) | 2.2816 6 reviews | NA | Biography, Musical, Romance, Comedy |
$12.71
| Song-and-dance man Bert Kalmar can't continue his stage career after an injury for while, so he has ...more about Three Little Words starring Fred Astaire and Red Skelton |
| 49 |  | Lullaby of Broadway (1951) | 2.2816 2 reviews | NA | Musical, Romance, Comedy |
$8.68
| Pretty Melinda Howard has been abroad singing with a musical troupe. She decides to return home to ...more about Lullaby of Broadway starring Doris Day and S.Z. Sakall |
| 50 |  | Interrupted Melody (1955) | 2.2573 3 reviews | NA | Drama, Musical | N/A | Marjorie Lawrence (Eleanor Parker) crowds her life with excitement and achievement from the day she ...more about Interrupted Melody starring Glenn Ford and Eleanor Parker |
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