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Stanley Donen
Singin' in the rain
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12 editions published between 1986 and 2008 in English and held by 2,085 libraries worldwide Silent movies are giving way to talking pictures, and a hoofer-turned-matinee idol is caught in that bumpy transition, as well as his buddy, prospective ladylove, and shrewish co-star.
Singin' in the rain
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100 editions published between 1951 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 1,971 libraries worldwide Actors are caught in the bumpy transition to talking pictures; a Spoof of the early days of "talkie" films.
Seven brides for seven brothers
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41 editions published between 1954 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,543 libraries worldwide When the new bride of a roughneck Oregon pioneer finds she has to keep house for her husband's six rowdy brothers, she decides to groom them so that they can find brides of their own.
Charade
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104 editions published between 1963 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,202 libraries worldwide Comedy-mystery set in Paris about a young widow who, with the help of a handsome stranger, is trying to find the fortune her dead husband secreted away while being pursued by a trio of thugs.
Royal wedding
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95 editions published between 1951 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,042 libraries worldwide A musical set during Princess Elizabeth's wedding to Philip Mountbatten. A brother-sister dance team go to London and get caught up in romance.
On the town
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35 editions published between 1949 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 1,041 libraries worldwide Three sailors have a 24-hour shore leave to enjoy New York. They are especially concerned with the female inhabitants of the city, and each finds his own to cuddle up with. Chip tries but can't resist the advances of a cab driver, Ozzie gladly fills the role of a lovely anthropologist's "prehistoric man," and Gabey finds the model who poses for the Miss Turnstiles advertisements, who isn't quite the glamorous celebrity he envisioned.
Funny face
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47 editions published between 1956 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 1,019 libraries worldwide A "musical about Paris, the world of high fashion, photography and models--and love."
The pajama game
by George Abbott
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26 editions published between 1957 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 858 libraries worldwide A labor/management dispute at the Sleeptite Pajama Factory is the subject of this musical comedy.
The little prince
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17 editions published between 1974 and 2006 in English and held by 858 libraries worldwide A French pilot crashes his airplane in the middle of the Sahara Desert and comes upon a young prince from another planet. The little prince tells the pilot that he is inspecting the universe and stays in the desert long enough to convey to the pilot his impression of the earth and stories of other planets he has visited.
Funny face
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 842 libraries worldwide A Cinderella story about an inconspicuous salesgirl who is whisked off to Paris by a group of fashion magazine sophisticates and transformed into a dazzling model with whom the magazine's photographer falls in love.
Charade
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10 editions published between 1963 and 2010 in English and held by 821 libraries worldwide A trio of crooks relentlessly pursues a young American through Paris for the fortune her dead husband stole from them.
Two for the road
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12 editions published between 1967 and 2005 in English and German and held by 804 libraries worldwide Joanna is in a touring girl's choir and Mark is a struggling architect when they first meet on the road in Europe. The film follows their life together - through courtship and marriage, infidelity and parenthood - all on the road.
Damn Yankees
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2 editions published between 1990 and 2004 in English and held by 774 libraries worldwide What if you could help your favorite team win the pennant? And what if you got to be the star of that team? For lifelong Washington Senators fan Joe Boyd that dream comes true when after seeing his team lose yet again, he rashly declares that he would sell his soul to the devil to see his team beat the Yankees. The Devil goes by Mr. Applegate now, and he agrees that Joe--a one-time baseball standout--will play for the Senators and help them reach the promised land. But Joe persuades Applegate to give him an escape clause, should he dislike his new identity. Applegate declares that he can back out at any time before the last game of the season--if he plays in the final game, he'll belong to the Devil. Featuring members of the original Broadway cast (Tab Hunter was not in the original cast).
Indiscreet
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17 editions published between 1958 and 2009 in English and German and held by 738 libraries worldwide An American diplomat in London falls in love with an actress, but tries to protect himself by saying he is married.
Seven brides for seven brothers
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2 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in English and held by 572 libraries worldwide Adam, the eldest of seven brothers, goes to town to get a wife. He convinces Milly to marry him that same day. They return to his backwoods home. Only then does Milly discover that Adam has six other brothers all living with him in his cabin. Milly sets out to reform the uncouth siblings, who are anxious to get wives of their own. Then, after reading a story, Adam develops an idea that will create the solution to his brothers' loneliness - kidnap the women they want!
Love's labour's lost a romantic musical comedy
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1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 566 libraries worldwide The handsome young King of Navarre and his three friends -- Berowne, Longaville, and Dumaine -- make a pledge to retreat for three years to study literature and art, depriving themselves of all comforts, including the company of women, for the duration. The pledge survives intact for exactly as long as it takes the beautiful Princess of France and her three friends -- Rosaline, Maria, and Katherine -- to travel to Navarre on a diplomatic mission from her father. Shakespeare purists will probably be horrified that Branagh has juxtaposed the Bard with classics by Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George and Ira Gershwin, in a loving homage to the great musicals of the '30s. He has also thrown in every cliché of said musicals, reviving the abandoned genre with 90 minutes of elaborately staged flossy, frothy, campy, cotton-candy fun.
The pajama game
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4 editions published between 1985 and 2005 in English and held by 464 libraries worldwide A labor/management dispute at the Sleeptite Pajama Factory is the subject of this musical comedy.
It's always fair weather
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13 editions published between 1955 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 444 libraries worldwide Three World War II buddies vow to reunite for old time's sake in 10 years. When they do they find their friendship has fizzled, until a day of tangling with romance, the fight game, the ad biz and a new medium called TV restores their bond. Highlights include a romp that uses trash-can lids as dancing shoes, Cyd Charisse routine with broken nosed boxers, and Kelly's tap dance on roller skates.
Take me out to the ball game
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8 editions published between 1990 and 2008 in English and held by 401 libraries worldwide The story of two baseball pros who moonlight as a song-and-dance team in the off-season. They both loose their hearts to the new female manager.
Gene Kelly anatomy of a dancer
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1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 359 libraries worldwide Looks at the life and career of Gene Kelly who revolutionized musical and movie dancing, making it accessible for all people. Uses extended film clips, interviews with colleagues and critics and filmed interview segments from 1976 with Kelly. more
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Adultery Baseball fans Baseball films Baseball players Biography Brides Brothers Clerks (Retail trade) Comedy films Comedy films Courtship Dancers Detective and mystery films Detective and mystery films Devil Donen, Stanley Drama Fashion Fashion photography Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film adaptations Films for the hearing impaired France--Paris Frontier and pioneer life Labor disputes Love Man-woman relationships Marriage Models (Persons) Motion picture actors and actresses Motion picture producers and directors Musical films Musical films Musicals New York (State)--New York Oregon Romantic comedy films Sailors Single women Sound motion pictures Temptation United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Wallop, Douglass,--1920-1985 Washington Senators (Baseball team : 1886-1960) Western films Widows
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