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Subgenre Sampler
Funny Face (1956)
- Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Fred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn - Hip musical boasts the unrestrained ebullience of Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn as a fashion photographer and book–clerk who becomes his…
Girl Can't Help It, The (1956)- Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield, Julie London - This ebullient comedy is not only the best showcase for what one Jayne Mansfield had to offer, but also for many of the rock 'n' roll talent of the…
High Society (1956)- Dir. Charles Walters
Feat. Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra… - On the button remake of THE PHILADELPHIA STORY, giving the skewed love–triangle tale a musical treatment. Score by Cole Porter.
It's Great to be Young (1956)- Dir. Cyril Frankel
Feat. John Mills, Cecil Parker, Jeremy Spenser… - A British musical comedy in Eastmancolor, starring John Mills as an inspirational high school music teacher who leads his students in revolt against…
King and I, The (1956)- Dir. Walter Lang
Feat. Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno… - Lush screen adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's broadway show, Anna and the King of Siam. Yul Brynner is unforgettable in the title role.
Rock Around the Clock (1956)- Dir. Fred F. Sears
- This upbeat, toe–tapping 'advertorial' for rock & roll was intially brushed off as a show–reel for live performance, yet remains a lively…
Daddy Long Legs (1955)- Dir. Jean Negulesco
Feat. Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore… - An orphaned French teenager (Caron) endears herself to a playboy sophisticate (Astaire), who secretly sponsors her in an American private education.…
Guys and Dolls (1955)- Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Vivien Leigh - Snappy popular musical in spite of its length. Marlon Brando appears in an atypically upbeat performance.
It's Always Fair Weather (1955)- Dir. Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
Feat. Gene Kelly - An American musical satire, shot in CinemaScope and Eastmancolor, with music by Andre Previn. It was one of the last major dance–oriented MGM…
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.
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