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Summer MagicSummer Magic (1963)
Dir. James Neilson
Feat. Hayley Mills, Burl Ives, Dorothy McGuire
Sweetly sentimental Disney version of the Kate Wiggins novel 'Mother Carey's Chickens', about a poor Boston family who make a drafty Maine homestead…
Billy Rose's JumboBilly Rose's Jumbo (1962)
Dir. Charles Walters
Feat. Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante
Cracking musical extravaganza based around the real–life Billy Rose stageshow and doctored with brilliant Rodgers and Hart songs, plus dance…
GypsyGypsy (1962)
Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Feat. Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden
Eye–catching musical comedy–drama based on the memoir of burlesque entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee, whose career was driven by her aggressive…
Kid GalahadKid Galahad (1962)
Dir. Phil Karlson
Feat. Elvis Presley, Charles Bronson, Joan Blackman
Musical remake sees Elvis enter the ring as an upstart boxer under the tutelage of grizzly Charles Bronson, who's not about to put the champ in…
Music Man, TheMusic Man, The (1962) Recommended
Dir. Morton DaCosta
Feat. Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett
A lively and delightful Broadway musical adaptation with conman Robert Preston (reprising his stage role) diddling a small Iowa town in 1912. Full of…
Blue HawaiiBlue Hawaii (1961)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley
Lush setting for this Elvis vehicle is easy on the eye. The King's least Rock'n'Roll effort.
Flower Drum SongFlower Drum Song (1961)
Dir. Henry Koster
Feat. Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta
Amiable if overlong musical comedy telling the story of a Chinese girl who smuggles herself into San Francisco as a "picture bride" to marry a young…
West Side StoryWest Side Story (1961) Aro Favourite
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn
Oscar–sweeping, hugely influential film version of Bernstein and Sondheim's landmark Broadway musical, updating Romeo and Juliet to dockland…
Wild in the CountryWild in the Country (1961)
Dir. Phillip Dunne
Feat. Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld
Unusual Elvis Presley vehicle, playing a country hothead with a literary bent.
Young Ones, The / Summer HolidayYoung Ones, The / Summer Holiday (1961-1962) Recommended
Dir. Sidney J. Furie, Peter Yates
Feat. Cliff Richard, Robert Morley, The Shadows
A pairing of delightfully dated musical vehicles for Brit pop sensation of the day, Cliff Richard. THE YOUNG ONES has Cliff organising a fundraising…

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