Musicals -- A-Pictures

All films are available on BetaSP and DVCam masters, or on more economical DVD-R format.

Black Tights (1960) Starring: Cyd Charisse, Zizi Jeanmarie, Moira Shearer Director: Terence Young Color 120 min.

Charm of La Boheme (1936) Starring: Maria Eggarth, Jan Kiepura, Alfred Gerasch Director: Geza von Bolváry Black and White 90 min.

Dixiana (1930) Starring: Bebe Daniels, Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey Director: Luther Reed B&w. 100 min.

Doll Face (1945) Starring: Vivian Blaine, Dennis O'Keefe, Perry Como Director: Lewis Seiler B&w. 79 min.

Fabulous Dorseys, The (1947) Starring: Dorsey Brothers, Janet Blair, Paul Whiteman Director: Alfred E. Green Black and White 89 min.

Glorifying the American Girl (1929) Starring: Mary Eaton, Eddie Cantor, Helen Morgan Director: John W. Harkrider B&w. 95 min.

Happy Go Lovely (1951) Starring: David Niven, Vera-Ellen, Cesar Romero Director: H. Bruce Humberstone B&w. 98 min.

Inspector General (1949) Starring: Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates Director: Henry Koster B&w. 102 min.

Private Buckaroo (1942) Starring: Andrew Sisters, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews Director: Edward F. Cline B&w. 69 min.

Road to Bali (1952) Starring: Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour Director: Hal Walker Color 90 min.

Royal Wedding (1951) Starring: Fred Astaire, Sarah Churchill, Keenan Wynn Director: Stanley Donen Color 93 min.

Second Chorus (1940) Starring: Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Artie Shaw Director: H. C. Potter B&w. 83 min.

Something to Sing about (1936) Starring: James Cagney, William Fawley, Evelyn Daw Director: Victor Schertzinger B&w. 82 min.

Stagedoor Canteen (1943) Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Judith Anderson, Kenny Baker Director: Frank Borzage B&w. 132 min.

Swing High, Swing Low (1937) Starring: Carole Lombard, Fred macMurray. Director: Mitchell Leisen. B&w. 92 min.

This Is the Army (1943) Starring: Ronald Reagan, George Murphy, Joan Leslie Director: Michael Curtiz Color 121 min.

Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) Starring: Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, June Allyson Director: Richard Whorf Color 112 min.

Bobby Breen Musicals

Breaking the Ice (1938) Starring: Charles Ruggles, Dolores Costello, Bobby Breen Director: Edward F. Cline Black and White 79 min.

Escape to Paradise (1939) Starring: Bobby Breen, Marla Shelton, Pedro de Cordoba Director: Erle C. Kenton Black and White 60 min.

Fisherman's Wharf (1939) Starring: Bobby Breen, Leo Carillo, Henry Armetta. Director: Bernard Vorhaus B&w. 72 min.

Hawaii Calls (1938) Starring: Bobby Breen, Ned Sparks, Warren Hull. Director: Eddie Kline. B&w. 91 min.

It Happened in New Orleans (1936) Aka. "Rainbow on the River." Starring: Bobby Breen, May Robson, Charles Butterworth Director: Kurt Neumann B&w. 87 min.

Let's Sing Again (1936) Starring: Bobby Breen, Henry Armetta, George Houston Director: Kurt Neumann B&w. 70 min.

Make a Wish (1937) Starring: Bobby Breen, Basil Rathbone, Marion Claire Director: Kurt Neumann B&w. 77 min.

Way Down South (1939) Starring: Bobby Breen, Alan Mowbray, Ralph Morgan. Director: Bernard Vorhaus. B&w. 61 min.

Black Heritage Musicals

Boarding House Blues (1948) Starring: Dusty Fletcher, Jackie Moms Mabley, Marcellus Wilson Director: Josh Binney B&w. 90 min.

Duke Is the Tops, The (1938) (aka Bronze Venus) Starring: Lena Horne, Ralph Cooper, Laurence Criner Director: William L. Nolte Black and White 94 min.

Hi De Ho (1947) Starring: Cab Calloway, Ida James, Jeni Le Gon Director: Josh Binney B&w. 64 min.

Killer Diller (1948) Starring: Nat King Cole, Dusty Fletcher, George Wiltshire Director: Josh Binney B&w. 70 min.

Moon over Harlem (1939) Starring: Bud Harris, Cora Green, Ozinetta Wilcox Director: Edgar G. Ulmer B&w. 75 min.

Murder with Music (1941) Starring: Bob Howard, Nellie Hill Director: George P. Quigley B&w. 65 min.

Paradise in Harlem (1939) Starring: Edna Mae Wilson, Frank L. Wilson, Mamie Smith Director: Joseph Seiden B&w. 70 min.

Reet, Petite and Gone (1947) Starring: Louis Jordan, June Richmond, Milton Woods Director: William Forest Crouch B&w. 75 min.

Rhythm and Blues Revue (1955) Starring: Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughan, Cab Calloway B&w. 70 min.

Sepia Cinderella (1947) Starring: Billy Daniels, Sheila Guyse, Hilda Offley Director: Arthur H. Leonard B&w. 67 min.

And still more!

Bing Crosby Edsel Show, The (1957) Starring: Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope Director: Seymour Berns Black and White 58 min.

Bing Crosby Timex Special Starring: Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin B&w. 50 min.

Breakfast in Hollywood (1946) Starring: Tom Brenneman, Bonita Granville, Beulah Bondi Director: Harold D. Schuster B&w. 90 min.

Broken Melody, The (1934) Starring: John Garrick, Margot Grahame, Merle Oberon Director: Bernard Vorhaus Black and White 84 min.

Calendar Girl (1947) Starring: Jane Frazee, William Marshall, James Ellison Director: Allan Dwan Black and White 80 min.

Delightfully Dangerous (1945) Starring: Jane Powell, Ralph Bellamy, Constance Moore Director: Arthur Lubin B&w. 92 min.

Fiesta (1943) Starring: Antonio Moreno, Armida, Anne Ayars. Director: Le Roy Prinz. B&w. 40 min.

I Dream of Jeanie (1952) Starring: Bill Shirley, Ray Middleton, Muriel Lawrence. Director: Allan Dwan Color 90 min.

Let's Go Collegiate (1941) Starring: Frankie Darro, Marcia Mae Jones, Jackie Moran. Director: Jean Yarbrough. On same DVD with Up in the Air. B&w. 62 min.

Minstrel Man, The (1944) Starring: Benny Fields, Gladys George, Roscoe Karns. Director: Joseph H. Lewis On same DVD with Rhythm in the Clouds. B&w. 70 min.

New Faces of 1952 (Letterbox/Wide Screen) (1953) Starring: Eartha Kitt, Ronny Graham, Robert Clary. Director: Harry Homer. Color 99 min.

Rock, Rock, Rock! (1956) Starring: La Vern Baker, Chuck Berry, Tuesday Weld. Director: Will Price. B&w. 85 min.

Sitting on the Moon (1936) Starring: Roger Pryor, Grace Bradley, William Newell. Director: Ralph Staub. B&w. 63 min.

Sunny (1941) Starring: Anna Neagle, Ray Bolger, John Carroll. Director: Herbert Wilcox. B&w. 96 min.

Swing Hostess (1944) Starring: Martha Tilton, Charles Collins, Iris Adrian. Director: Sam Newfield. B&w. 76 min.

Swing Parade of 1946 (1946) Starring: Gale Storm, Phil Regan, Moe Howard. Director: Phil Karlson. B&w. 74 min.