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Thank Your Lucky Stars *** (1943, Eddie Cantor, Dennis Morgan, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart) – Classic Movie Review 10,693

Director David Butler’s 1943 musical Thank Your Lucky Stars is the Warner Bros’ wartime extravaganza where Bette Davis gets to sing ‘They’re Either Too Young or Too Old’ and turns it into a showstopper. There […]

Dec, 21

The Hard Way *** (1943, Ida Lupino, Joan Leslie, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson) – Classic Movie Review 10,213

Director Vincent Sherman’s attractive 1943 backstage yarn The Hard Way stars Ida Lupino as ambitious steel-town gal Helen Chernen, who boosts her younger sister Katherine (Joan Leslie) into marriage with music man Albert Runkel (Jack […]

Aug, 22

The Gang’s All Here **** (1943, Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda, Phil Baker, Benny Goodman) – Classic Movie Review 9,936

Busby Berkeley’s first Technicolor musical film The Gang’s All Here (1943) is a deliriously extravagant concoction with sexy star Alice Faye and gloriously camp Carmen Miranda. It was banned in Brazil! And the huge bananas […]

Jun, 19

Alexander’s Ragtime Band **** (1938, Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Ethel Merman, Jack Haley, John Carradine) – Classic Movie Review 2617

Director Henry King’s 1938 musical is a grand old-time show, with an ancient but serviceable plot about two songwriters (Tyrone Power and Don Ameche) battling for the love of an upcoming singing attraction (Alice Faye). […]

Jun, 19

White Christmas **** (1954, Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen) – Classic Movie Review 2,207

  The entertaining musical film White Christmas was 1954’s most successful film and is now arguably the most famous Christmas movie of them all. Director Michael Curtiz’s entertaining 1954 musical White Christmas is a remake […]

Feb, 23

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