Posted on December 19, 2020 | Comments Off on Mother Wore Tights (1947) 720p BluRay AAC2.0 x264-HANDJOB
Mother Wore Tights (1947)
Drama | Musical
In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley goes to San Francisco to attend business school, but ends up in a chorus line. Soon, star Frank Burt notices her talent, hires her for a "two-act", then marries her. Incidents of the marriage and the growing pains of eldest daughter Iris are followed, interspersed with nostalgic musical numbers.
Starring: Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Mona Freeman, Connie Marshall, Vanessa Brown, Robert Arthur
Director: Walter Lang
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Coney Island (1943)
Comedy | Musical
Set at the turn of the century, smooth talking con man Eddie Johnson weasels his way into a job at friend and rival Joe Rocco's Coney Island night spot. Eddie meets the club's star attraction, Kate Farley, a brash singer with a penchant for flashy clothes. Eddie and Kate argue as he tries to soften her image. Eventually, Kate becomes the toast of Coney Island and the two fall in love. Joe then tries to sabotage their marriage plans.
Starring: Betty Grable, George Montgomery, Cesar Romero, Charles Winninger, Phil Silvers, Paul Hurst
Director: Walter Lang
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Tags: Betty Grable, Cesar Romero, Charles Winninger, George Montgomery, Paul Hurst, Phil Silvers, Walter Lang
Posted on September 22, 2014 |
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On the Riviera (1951)
Comedy | Musical
Jack Martin (Danny Kaye), an American entertainer working cabarets on the French Riviera, does an impersonation of philandering industrialist Henri Duran (Kaye, again) so convincingly that even Duran's beautiful wife (Gene Tierney) is fooled by it. When Duran's business interests compel him to be in London when he should be hosting a large soiree at his home, Martin is persuaded to impersonate Duran at the party. But matters threaten to get out of hand when Martin (as Duran) is confronted by several of the philanderer's women, and by Duran's ruthless business rival, M. Periton (Jean Murat).
Starring: Danny Kaye, Gene Tierney, Corinne Calvet, Marcel Dalio, Jean Murat, Henri Letondal
Director: Walter Lang
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Tags: Corinne Calvet, Danny Kaye, Gene Tierney, Henri Letondal, Jean Murat, Marcel Dalio, Walter Lang
Posted on July 24, 2014 |
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The King and I (1956)
Drama | Musical | Romance
A schoolteacher goes to Siam to teach its King's children. During the course of her stay she enlightens the king to changing times and helps him reassess his relationship to one of his several wives. One of two flms shot in CinemaScope55.
Starring: Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno, Terry Saunders, Martin Benson, Rex Thompson
Director: Walter Lang
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Tags: Deborah Kerr, Martin Benson, Rex Thompson, Rita Moreno, Terry Saunders, Walter Lang, Yul Brynner
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Desk Set (1957)
Comedy | Romance
Two extremely strong personalities clash over the computerization of a TV network's research department.
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Gig Young, Joan Blondell, Dina Merrill, Sue Randall
Director: Walter Lang
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Tags: Dina Merrill, Gig Young, Joan Blondell, Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sue Randall, Walter Lang
Posted on August 14, 2012 |
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There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance
Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.
Starring: Ethel Merman, Marilyn Monroe, Donald O'Connor, Mitzi Gaynor, Dan Dailey
Director: Walter Lang
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Tags: Dan Dailey, Donald O'Connor, Ethel Merman, Marilyn Monroe, Mitzi Gaynor, Walter Lang
