Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Classics > Musical: 197 Films to Rent on DVD
- Bells are Ringing (1960)
- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark…
- Winning musical rom–com from Vincente Minnelli (MEET ME IN ST LOUIS), with Judy Holliday playing a fictionalised version of real–life…
- Can-Can (1960)
- Dir. Walter Lang
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Shirley Maclaine, Maurice Chevalier…
- Agreeable Cole Porter musical by way of Old Blue Eyes' Rat Pack croon. Sinatra teams up with Shirley Maclaine, here the proprietor of Parisian cafe…
- G.I. Blues (1960)
- Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley
- A fond Elvis vehicle in which his guitar–playing G.I. meddles with things a young cadet shouldn't while stationed in Germany. Presley sings…
- Let's Make Love (1960)
- Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand
- An under–rated Marilyn Monroe comedy with Yves Montand as a millionaire who joins her theatre company, then hires a host of real–life…
- Black Orpheus (1959)
- Dir. Marcel Camus
Feat. Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes De Oliveira
- Get caught up in the rhythms and colour of Rio De Janiero at Carnival time for an exotic, utterly unique spin on the Greek legend of doomed lovers…
- Five Pennies, The (1959)
- Dir. Melville Shavelson
Feat. Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong…
- Cheery Red Nichols biopic with Danny Kaye turning in a heartfelt performance as the famed jazz trumpter.
Contains many soapy moments between Kaye…
- Damn Yankees (Whatever Lola Wants) (1958)
- Dir. George Abbott, Stanley Donen
Feat. Tab Hunter, Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston…
- Supremely entertaining musical rom–com that transposes the Faustian legend to the world of American baseball, with Gwen Verdon in the iconic…
- Gigi (1958)
- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan…
- This cheerful musical odyssey of a Parisian girl trained to be a courtesan was the Oscar–winner of its year.
- King Creole (1958)
- Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones
- Many would agree with Elvis that this is his best film. He plays a roguish street hustler who manifests his rebellion in his music. Tight direction…
- South Pacific (1958)
- Dir. Joshua Logan
Feat. Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr…
- Solid screen version of Rogers and Hammerstein's stage spectacle, memorable for its lush location photography and infectious tunes.