Subgenre Sampler
      Classics > Musical: 226 Films to Buy & Rent
	  		 
	        
Broadway Melody of 1929 (1929) 
- Dir. Harry Beaumont
Feat. Charles King, Anita Page, Bessie Love… 
- "100% All Talking! 100% All Singing! 100% All Dancing!" – this creaky MGM tale of two sisters bringing their act to Broadway was tremendously…
 
Cocoanuts, The (1929) 
- Dir. Robert Florey, Joseph Santley
Feat. Groucho Marx, Zeppo Marx, Chico Marx… 
- The first feature–length Marx Brothers is probably one for completists only, with much of the film's running time devoted to mediocre musical…
 
Jazz Singer, The (1927) 
- Dir. Alan Crosland
Feat. Al Jolson, May McAvoy 
- Historically important as the first–ever 'talkie' (ie. sound–film), featuring synchronised singing in several numbers. Al Jolson plays…
 
Blind Husbands / The Great Gabbo (1919-1929) 
- Dir. Erich von Stroheim, James Cruze
Feat. Erich von Stroheim, Gibson Gowland, Sam De Grasse… 
- Two feature films on one disc featuring visionary Austrian–American silent filmmaker and actor Erich von Stroheim.
Blind Husbands (directed…
 
Busby Berkeley Disc, The  
- Dir. Busby Berkeley
 
- A unique collection of twenty one complete musical numbers that established the choreographic genius of Busby Berkeley.
 
Gilbert & Sullivan Box Set  
- This extensive collection contains twelve of Gilbert and Sullivan's best loved operas specially filmed for home entertainment. A cast of top…