Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Classics > Musical: 220 Films to Rent
- Kismet (1955)
- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Howard Keel, Ann Blyth
- An Arabian–Nights style musical, with Howard Keel attempting to woo wicked wizar's wife Ann Blyth.
- Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
- Dir. Charles Vidor
Feat. Doris Day, James Cagney
- Multiple Oscar–nominated biopic of singer Ruth Etting, played here by Doris Day in a more substantial role than usual. Story chiefly concerns…
- Lucky Me (1955)
- Dir. Jack Donohue
Feat. Doris Day, Robert Cummings, Phil Silvers
- Showbiz musical comedy with Doris Day paired once again with CALAMITY JANE tune smiths Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster.
- Oklahoma! (1955)
- Dir. Fred Zinnemann
Feat. Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame, Gene Nelson…
- Ground–breaking Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, includes many classic numbers.
- Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
- Dir. Jack Webb
Feat. Jack Webb, Janet Leigh, Edmond O'Brien…
- Musical set in 1920's Kansas which blends jazz, gangsters and political corruption.
Directed by and starring Jack Webb as a cornet player who is…
- A Star Is Born (1954)
- Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Judy Garland, James Mason
- All–time great musical melodrama, with actress Judy Garland's star eclipsing hubby James Mason's.
- Brigadoon (1954)
- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse
- Overlooked Gene Kelly musical, with Kelly discovering a magical Scottish village.
- Carmen Jones (1954)
- Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte
- Blazing screen version of George Bizet's "Carmen" classic opera uniquely staged in the Deep South with an all–black cast and new lyrics by…
- Living It Up (1954)
- Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Janet Leigh…
- One of the funnier Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis comedies of the 17 they made together. Jerry Lewis plays a stationmaster from provincial New Mexico…
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
- Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Jane Powell, Howard Keel, Jeff Richards…
- Rollicking musical set in backwoods Oregon, with brothers all looking for brides–to–be.