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, 1h44
Directed by Richard WhorfOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Musical filmsActors Frank Sinatra,
Peter Lawford,
Kathryn Grayson,
Jimmy Durante,
Gloria Grahame,
Aubrey MatherRating64%




A post-World War II feel-good movie, It Happened in Brooklyn begins in England at the end of the war. Danny Miller (Sinatra) is with a group of GIs awaiting transportation home to the US. On his last night there, he meets Jamie Shellgrove (Lawford), who is a very shy young man whose father feels should be taken under someone's wing. After observing Miller come to his son's aid at the piano, he asks Danny to speak with his son, to give him "some words of encouragement". In order to look good in front of the nurse (Gloria Grahame), he agrees, even going so far as to saying what would really fix Jamie up would be for him to come to Brooklyn. As he rushes out to catch his transport to the docks for the voyage home, Danny discovers that Jamie is really the heir to a duke. Upon Danny's return to Brooklyn, the film revolves around characters realizing their dreams of escaping working-class drudgery: in Sinatra's case to become a singer/musician rather than a shipping clerk, in Lawford's case to break out of his extreme shyness to gain a wife and a career as a songwriter, and in Grayson's case to break out of her schoolteaching job to star in the opera (although this last is not shown coming to pass, but she presumably lives happily ever after as she is brought to England as the fiancée of the Lawford character, who is heir to a dukedom). The film's tagline was "Happy songs! Happy stars! Happy romance!". Lawford dances while singing a song, a performance that was particularly well received by both critics and public, outshining future fellow Rat Pack member Sinatra. One highlight of the film is seeing and hearing Sinatra and Grayson singing "Là ci darem la mano" from Mozart's 1787 opera Don Giovanni.
, 2h12
Directed by Vincente Minnelli,
Busby Berkeley,
Richard Whorf,
Henry KosterOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
MusicalThemes Dance films,
Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors Judy Garland,
Lucille Bremer,
Frank Sinatra,
Kathryn Grayson,
Van Heflin,
Robert WalkerRating62%




La véritable histoire du célèbre compositeur Jerome Kern. Lors de la première représentation de la comédie musicale "Show Boat" à Broadway, le légendaire compositeur Jerome Kern se remémore avec émotion ses débuts et les différentes étapes de sa prestigieuse carrière...
, 1h40
Directed by László BenedekOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Musical,
Romance,
WesternThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors Frank Sinatra,
Kathryn Grayson,
J. Carrol Naish,
Mildred Natwick,
Mikhail Rasumny,
Billy GilbertRating53%




The film is set in the early nineteenth century. Ricardo (Frank Sinatra) is the son of a robber known as the Kissing Bandit. He however is a shy, Boston-bred young man who does not know how to sit on a horse. He falls for the daughter of the Spanish Governor of California.
, 1h47
Directed by Richard ThorpeOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Seafaring films,
Films about music and musicians,
Sports films,
Transport films,
Aviation films,
Musical filmsActors Esther Williams,
Peter Lawford,
Ricardo Montalbán,
Cyd Charisse,
Jimmy Durante,
Leon AmesRating58%




Rosalind Reynolds (Esther Williams), a swimming star goes to Hawaii to make a film set on a tropical island, bringing along her fiancé, Ricardo Montez (Ricardo Montalban). A military technical adviser for the film, U.S. Navy Lt. Lawrence Y. Kingslee (Peter Lawford) falls in love with her. Yvonne Torro (Cyd Charisse), her best friend and fellow movie star, secretly wants Ricardo for herself.
, 2h23
Directed by George SidneyOrigin USAGenres War,
Comedy,
Fantasy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Seafaring films,
Films about music and musicians,
Transport films,
Films about classical music and musicians,
Musical films,
United States Armed Forces in filmsActors Frank Sinatra,
Kathryn Grayson,
Gene Kelly,
Dean Stockwell,
Pamela Britton,
José IturbiRating69%




Joe Brady and Clarence Doolittle are Navy sailors who have a four-day leave in Hollywood. Joe has his heart set on spending time with his girl, the unseen Lola. Clarence, the shy choir boy turned sailor, asks Joe to teach him how to get girls. Donald, a little boy who wants to join the navy, is found wandering around the boulevard by a cop, who takes him to the police station. Clarence and Joe end up being picked up by the cops to help convince Donald to go home. After the two sailors wait at home and entertain Donald, Donald's Aunt Susie arrives. Clarence is smitten with her from the beginning. Susan goes on to tell them that she has been trying to find work in music, and longs to perform with José Iturbi. Trying to make Susan impressed with Clarence, Joe tells her that Clarence is a personal friend of Iturbi, and that he has arranged an audition for Susan with him. That night, they go out to a cafe, where Clarence meets a girl from Brooklyn, and they hit it off. The next day, Joe visits Donald's school, and tells the kids the story of how he got his medal, and how he brought happiness to a lonesome king (played by Jerry Mouse of Tom and Jerry), and joy to the forest animals of the kingdom.
, 2h15
Directed by Jack Haley Jr.Origin USAGenres Documentary,
MusicalThemes Films about films,
Films about music and musicians,
Documentary films about business,
Documentary films about the film industry,
Documentary films about cities,
Musical films,
Documentary films about filmsActors Frank Sinatra,
Fred Astaire,
Bing Crosby,
Gene Kelly,
Peter Lawford,
Liza MinnelliRating77%




Cette nostalgique leçon d'histoire recèle les trésors cachés des plus grandes comédies musicales de la MGM ainsi que de nombreux autres extraits merveilleux mais moins célèbres, avec Esther Williams, Jimmy Durante, Eleanor Powell et même Clark Gable chantant et dansant. « Il était une fois Hollywood » est une véritable gourmandise pour cinéphiles et amateurs de comédies musicales.
, 1h45
Directed by Richard ThorpeOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Sports films,
Musical filmsActors Esther Williams,
Jimmy Durante,
May Whitty,
Mary Stuart,
Anne Francis,
Kenneth TobeyRating58%




Richard Herald (Lauritz Melchior) is a famous opera singer and father to Richard Herald II, who has recently returned from fighting in the war and now prefers to be known as Dick Johnson (Johnnie Johnston). Dick has been engaged to socialite Frances Allenbury (Mary Stuart) since before he left for the war, but has been expressing some apprehension about marrying her.
, 1h38
Directed by Gene Kelly,
Stanley DonenOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Seafaring films,
Films about music and musicians,
Transport films,
Films about the labor movement,
Films about automobiles,
Musical films,
Films based on plays,
Films based on musicals,
United States Armed Forces in filmsActors Gene Kelly,
Frank Sinatra,
Jules Munshin,
Ann Miller,
Betty Garrett,
Judy HollidayRating72%




As three sailors – Gabey, Chip, and Ozzie – begin their shore leave, Gabey falls in love with the picture of "Miss Turnstiles", who is actually Ivy Smith. The sailors race around New York attempting to find her in the brief period they have ("New York, New York").