Gene Kelly
Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American actor, dancer, singer, filmmaker, and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, his good looks, and the likable characters that he played on screen. He starred in, choreographed, or co-directed some of the most well-regarded musical films of the 1940s and 1950s, until they fell out of fashion in the late 1950s.
Kelly is best known today for his performances in films such as Cover Girl (1944), Anchors Aweigh (1945), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, On the Town (1949), which was his directorial debut, An American in Paris (1951), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Brigadoon (1954), and It's Always Fair Weather (1955). Kelly made his film debut with Judy Garland in For Me and My Gal (1942), and followed by Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), Thousands Cheer (1943), The Pirate (1948), Summer Stock (1950), and Les Girls (1957) among others. After musicals he starred in two films outside the musical genre: Inherit the Wind (1960) and What a Way to Go! (1964). In 1967, he appeared in French director Jacques Demy's musical comedy The Young Girls of Rochefort opposite Catherine Deneuve. Kelly solo directed the comedy A Guide for the Married Man (1967) starring Walter Matthau, and later the extravagant musical Hello, Dolly! (1969) starring Barbra Streisand, recognized with an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. Kelly co-hosted and appeared in Ziegfeld Follies (1946), That's Entertainment! (1974), That's Entertainment, Part II (1976), That's Dancing! (1985), and That's Entertainment, Part III (1994).
His many innovations transformed the Hollywood musical, and he is credited with almost single-handedly making the ballet form commercially acceptable to film audiences. Kelly received an Academy Honorary Award in 1952 for his career achievements; the same year, An American in Paris won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. He later received lifetime achievement awards in the Kennedy Center Honors (1982) and from the Screen Actors Guild and American Film Institute. In 1999, the American Film Institute also ranked him as the 15th greatest male screen legend of Classic Hollywood Cinema.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 29.663 |
| Birthday | 1912-08-23 |
| Place of Birth | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Also Known As | 진 켈리, |
1952
Singin' in the Rain
8.147/3161
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
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Singin' in the Rain
1960
Inherit the Wind
7.697/414
Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the ne...
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Inherit the Wind
1951
An American in Paris
7/575
Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist...
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An American in Paris
1944
Cover Girl
6.4/88
A nightclub dancer makes it big in modeling, leaving her dancer boyfriend behind.
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Cover Girl
1949
On the Town
7.035/245
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
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On the Town
1964
What a Way to Go!
7/83
A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be...
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What a Way to Go!
1942
For Me and My Gal
6.478/46
Two vaudeville performers fall in love, but find their relationship tested by the arrival of WWI.
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For Me and My Gal
1944
Christmas Holiday
6.2/31
Don't be fooled by the title. Christmas Holiday is a far, far cry from It's a Wonderful Life. Told in flashback, the story begins as Abigail Martin ma...
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Christmas Holiday
1958
Marjorie Morningstar
6.2/19
While working as a counselor at a summer camp, college-student Marjorie Morgenstern falls for 32-year-old Noel Airman, a would-be dramatist working at...
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Marjorie Morningstar
1949
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
6.8/45
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
1948
The Pirate
6.435/93
A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and...
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The Pirate
1950
Black Hand
6.2/22
In turn-of-the-century New York, an Italian seeks vengeance on the mobsters who killed his father.
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Black Hand
1948
The Three Musketeers
6.759/141
Athletic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure about the king's musketeers and their mission to protect France.
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The Three Musketeers
1973
40 Carats
6/15
After an overnight fling with a man nearly 20 years her junior while vacationing in Greece, Ann Stanley returns to New York assuming she'll never see...
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40 Carats
1985
That's Dancing!
7/18
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30...
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That's Dancing!
1957
The Life You Save May Be Your Own
0/0
A Southern Gothic parable (truncated on-screen as “The Life You Save”) that twists the typical story of chivalrous boy-meets-girl romance, it follows...
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The Life You Save May Be Your Own
1950
Summer Stock
6.76/52
To Jane Falbury's New England farm comes a troup of actors to put up a show, invited by Jane's sister. At first reluctant she has them do farm chores...
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Summer Stock
1945
Ziegfeld Follies
6.1/50
The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.
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Ziegfeld Follies
1957
Les Girls
6.4/50
After writing a tell-all book about her days in the dance troupe "Barry Nichols and Les Girls", Sybil Wren is sued for libeling her fellow dancer Ange...
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Les Girls
1943
Du Barry was a Lady
6.1/14
Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with a poor dancer but wants to marry for money. When Loui...
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Du Barry was a Lady
1943
Thousands Cheer
6.4/17
Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a fe...
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Thousands Cheer
1980
Xanadu
5.711/266
A beautiful muse inspires an artist and his older friend to convert a dilapidated auditorium into a lavish rollerskating club.
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Xanadu
1978
The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait
0/0
Richard and Karen Carpenter host a musical celebration of the holiday with celebrity guests Gene Kelly, Georgia Engel, and Jimmy & Kristy McNichol.
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The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait
1956
Invitation to the Dance
6.1/23
Three completely different stories are told through dance.
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Invitation to the Dance
1945
Anchors Aweigh
6.813/155
Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew...
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Anchors Aweigh
1955
It's Always Fair Weather
7.1/66
Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. They keep their word only to discover how far apart t...
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It's Always Fair Weather
1954
Brigadoon
6.462/145
Americans Jeff and Tommy, hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a village - Brigadoon. They soon learn that the town appears once every 100 years in order...
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Brigadoon
1977
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
0/0
Celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Hanna-Barbera partnership.
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Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera
1982
Showbiz Goes to War
10/1
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the A...
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Showbiz Goes to War
1967
Jack and the Beanstalk
7.2/18
A retelling of the popular fairy tale that mixes live action and animation.
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Jack and the Beanstalk
1951
It's a Big Country
5.3/7
Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best director...
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It's a Big Country
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
6.8/36
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical num...
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That's Entertainment, Part II
1977
Viva Knievel!
3.6/13
The legendary stuntman plans his most incredible stunt yet while battling the mob in this action-adventure.
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Viva Knievel!
1943
The Cross of Lorraine
6.2/21
French soldiers (Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gene Kelly) surrender to lying Nazis and are herded into a barbaric prison camp.
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The Cross of Lorraine
1982
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
0/0
A fascinating look at the most beloved comedy team in motion picture history. Exclusive interviews with those closest to the brothers supplement this...
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The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
1943
Pilot #5
5.8/8
A small group of Allied soldiers and airmen on Java are being bombed by Japanese 'planes daily. With only one working fighter of their own, and five p...
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Pilot #5
1952
The Devil Makes Three
6.1/10
Jeff Elliot is an American GI investigating a black market gang in Munich.
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The Devil Makes Three
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6/2
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension th...
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1947
Living in a Big Way
5/3
A World War II pilot (Gene Kelly) comes home to a bride (Marie McDonald) who, spoiled by her father (Charles Winninger), now wants a divorce.
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Living in a Big Way
1957
The Happy Road
5.6/7
Two children run away from a Swiss boarding school and set out for Paris, with their frantic parents in hot pursuit.
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The Happy Road
1993
The Young Girls Turn 25
7.1/23
Agnes Varda's documentary of the celebrations arising from the 25th anniversary of her husband Jacques Demy's film The Young Girls of Rochefort.
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The Young Girls Turn 25
1954
Seagulls Over Sorrento
5.3/6
A Navy lieutenant is borrowed by the British to supervise torpedo experiments after one of their scientists is killed.
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Seagulls Over Sorrento
1978
Ersatz
0/0
An animated Plasticine man enacts favourite scenes from Hollywood classics.
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Ersatz
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
8.5/6
Based on the first centenary of the largest exporter of films in the world, that is Hollywood, is the story told by its protagonists, actors and write...
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1948
Words and Music
5.7/19
Encomium to Larry Hart (1895-1943), seen through the fictive eyes of his song-writing partner, Richard Rodgers (1902-1979): from their first meeting,...
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Words and Music
1990
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
0/0
Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archival material and interviews with the rich and famo...
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You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
0/0
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The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
2005
Easter Parade: On the Avenue
0/0
This documentary tells the story of the making of Irving Berlin's Easter Parade.
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Easter Parade: On the Avenue
2005
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
0/0
Documentary on the 1953 musical "The Band Wagon."
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Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
5/1
For the first time in their careers, all the Muppets (except the ones that couldn't make it, like the Doozers, Gorgs and most of the Fraggles) have ga...
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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
2003
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour
0/0
This documentary short subject for DVD gives a look at the making of Cole Porter's MGM classic, "Les Girls". Hosted by Finnish film legend and star of...
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Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour
1988
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
6.8/5
Music documentary directed by Patrick T. Kelly.
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Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1961
Hollywood: The Golden Years
0/0
Host Gene Kelly takes a nostalgic look at silent films from their earliest beginnings to the introduction of sound with "The Jazz Singer."
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Hollywood: The Golden Years
1974
That's Entertainment!
7.3/61
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.
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That's Entertainment!
1973
Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back
0/0
Filmed in front of a live audience on a soundstage in Hollywood, but with the feel of an intimate concert, this "comeback" special proves the Chairman...
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Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back
2013
Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered
0/0
Patricia Ward Kelly remembers Gene Kelly directing "Hello, Dolly!"
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Directing Dolly: Gene Kelly Remembered
1954
Deep in My Heart
6.8/16
Biographic movie about the American composer Sigmund Romberg.
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Deep in My Heart
1982
Sylvie Vartan: Live in Las Vegas
0/0
French superstar Sylvie Vartan performs at the MGM in Las Vegas with an introduction by Gene Kelly.
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Sylvie Vartan: Live in Las Vegas
1998
A Bing Crosby Christmas
0/0
The program on this DVD is basically a retrospective produced in the early 1990s for public television that was originally called «A Bing Crosby Chris...
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A Bing Crosby Christmas
1981
Reporters
6.9/8
The co-founder of the Gamma press agency, Raymond Depardon, created this documentary of press photographers in Paris and their subjects by following t...
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Reporters
1977
An Evening with Gene Kelly
0/0
BBC TV special interviews Gene Kelly about his life and career.
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An Evening with Gene Kelly
1958
Dancing, a Man's Game - Gene Kelly
0/0
In 1958, NBC's OMNIBUS, the Golden Age of Television’s most distinguished series, commissioned Gene Kelly’s first television special. Written, choreog...
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Dancing, a Man's Game - Gene Kelly
2002
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
7.7/6
American Masters Series. Documentary on Gene Kelly that gives insight into his dancing, how he formed a style (first "blue collar dancer") and develop...
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Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
1994
That's Entertainment! III
6.9/35
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to G...
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That's Entertainment! III
2004
Judy Garland: By Myself
7.5/2
As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll ever hear. The sanitized studio version of her life pre...
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Judy Garland: By Myself
2000
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
0/0
Highlights from the great musicals of the 1940s. Stars featured include Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Bing Crosby, Doris Day,...
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Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
1980
Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
6.333/3
In this variety special, Olivia shares the evening with Andy Gibb, Elton John, Ted Knight, Gene Kelly and Toni Tennille. The special included songs fr...
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Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
1987
The Movie Palaces
0/0
A documentary about the great American movie palaces of the 1920s and 1930s. Filmed on location at some of the extraordinary theaters across the count...
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The Movie Palaces
1960
Let's Make Love
6.4/165
When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order...
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Let's Make Love
1945
Combat Fatigue Irritability
0/0
A WWII military training film in which a Navy officer is being treated for combat fatigue after his ship was torpedoed and sunk. The narrative explore...
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Combat Fatigue Irritability
1980
Lucy Moves to NBC
1/2
Contacted by Fred Silverman, the President of NBC, Lucille Ball accepts to go back to work as a producer. With the help of her faithful production ass...
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Lucy Moves to NBC
1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
5/2
A look back at the first 21 years of Britain's most successful film series.
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James Bond: The First 21 Years
1990
Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash
6.6/9
Celebrate the fiftieth birthday of the animated cat-and-mouse team, Tom & Jerry, including clips from their animated shorts!
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Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash
1944
Twenty Years After
6/1
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.
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Twenty Years After
1974
The Sandy Duncan Special
0/0
This program features then-newcomer Sandy Duncan in her first network television special. Only a few years after being passed over by Gene Kelly for...
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The Sandy Duncan Special
1965
The Julie Andrews Show
8.5/2
The Julie Andrews Show is a television special that was broadcast by NBC in November 1965. This was Andrews' first solo American TV Special, although...
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The Julie Andrews Show
2006
Happy Again
8/1
An experimental film superimposing a clip from "Singin' in the Rain" over itself seven times.
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Happy Again
1950
The Costume Designer
0/0
This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The costume designer must design clothing that is correct...
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The Costume Designer
1952
Love Is Better Than Ever
6.1/7
The dancing teacher Anastasia falls in love with the smart theatre agent Jud. He likes her, too, but does not want to give up his solo life at all. Th...
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Love Is Better Than Ever
1988
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
6.2/8
A behind-the-scenes documentary hosted by Joanna Cassidy on the making of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
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Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
2018
La La La
7.25/4
When the silent cinema learned to speak, the audience was surprised not only by the voices of the actors and the sound effects, but also by a new elem...
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La La La
1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6/1
Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
6.971/51
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...
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And the Oscar Goes To...
1976
It's Showtime
7/1
A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.
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It's Showtime
1978
Mickey's 50
0/0
"Mickey's 50" is a 90-minute special that aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on November 19, 1978. The special was made to commemorate the 50th bi...
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Mickey's 50
1945
The Story of Submarine Warfare in the Pacific
0/0
The U.S. Pacific submarine fleet was all that was available in the early days of America's involvement in World War 2 and it took the fight to the Jap...
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The Story of Submarine Warfare in the Pacific
2019
Sid & Judy
7.654/13
Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entertainer Judy Garland through rare concert footage, n...
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Sid & Judy
2011
Frank Sinatra: Around the World
8/1
Four legendary performances from around the world, In the release of 2 DVD's, the four performances are not delivered in chronological order.
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Frank Sinatra: Around the World
1967
The Young Girls of Rochefort
7.7/598
Delphine and Solange are two sisters living in Rochefort. Delphine is a dancing teacher and Solange composes and teaches the piano. Maxence is a poet...
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The Young Girls of Rochefort
1979
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
0/0
Gala tribute to the Chairman of the Board.
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Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
2005
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
0/0
A cherished remembrance of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers reunited for the film, "The Barkleys of Broadway."
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Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
1975
The Lion Roars Again
0/0
A chronicle of the 1975 International Press Conclave hosted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer over two days in May 1975.
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The Lion Roars Again
1982
Night of 100 Stars
6.5/2
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City...
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Night of 100 Stars
2024
True Blue
0/0
Stamatis cannot get over his breakup with Katerina. He stays locked inside, until one night Katerina visits him with one purpose only: to get him out...
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True Blue
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
6/1
This is a two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1940s.
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
0/0
During the 1950s, musical masterpieces that have yet to be equaled were produced in Cinemascope with stereophonic sound. These two episodes explore ho...
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2016
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
7/75
Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame.
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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
8/1
The top 100 songs of the past 100 years chosen by the American Film Institute are presented by host-actor John Travolta.
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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2025
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
6.8/3
Gene Kelly is a legend of the heyday of the Hollywood musical. His name stands for masterpieces such as "Singin' in the Rain" and "An American in Pari...
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