Musical Movies of 1951
Show Boat
The third and (to date) last film version of the Edna Ferber/Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein ... [ Musical movie - 1951 ]
An American in Paris
Gene Kelly does his patented Pal Joey bit as Jerry Mulligan, an opportunistic American painter living in Paris' "starving artists" ... [ Musical movie - 1951 ]
On the Riviera
On the Riviera is a remake of 1941's Weekend in Havana, which in turn was a remake of 1934's Folies Bergere. The plot remains the same ... [ Musical movie - 1951 ]
Royal Wedding
Two real-life events were incorporated into the plot of the 1951 MGM musical Royal Wedding. One, the marriage of Fred Astaire's sister Adele ... [ Musical movie - 1951 ]
I'll See You in My Dreams
The ultra-sentimental I'll See You in My Dreams is based on the life and work of composer Gus Kahn. ... [ Musical movie - 1951 ]
The Lullaby of Broadway
Warner Bros. made good use of its backlog of Harry Warren/Al Dubin tunes in its 1951 Doris Day ... [ Musical movie - 1951 ]
On Moonlight Bay
Booth Tarkington's Alice Adams, coupled with his Penrod stories, were incorporated in the script of the 1951 Warner Bros. musical On Moonlight Bay. The role of the incorrigible Penrod is played by future Father Knows Best regular Billy ... [ Musical movie - 1951 ]
Aida
Sophia Loren, complete with blackface and an Afro, came to international acclaim in this fairly literal version of the Giuseppe Verdi opera. Loren (with singing dubbed by Renata Tebaldi) portrays the title ... [ Musical movie - 1951 ]
The Tales of Hoffmann
Most baby-boomers are familiar with the Powell-Pressburger ... [ Musical movie - 1951 ]
