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The best Musicals Ever made

by Swissangel4616 • Created 12 years ago • Modified 7 years ago
The criterium are: dance choreography, songs, camera, dancer, singer, art direction...
...honestly.. who need Step Up 3D and High School Musical? And yes, I've seen all of 'em.
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  • Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)

    1. Gold Diggers of 1935

    19351h 35mApproved
    6.8 (3.1K)
    Romantic antics abound among the guests at a luxury hotel, including a stage director, an eccentric millionaire, and the daughter of a financial backer.
    DirectorBusby BerkeleyStarsDick PowellAdolphe MenjouGloria Stuart
    The dance scenes/choreography of the "Lullaby of Broadway" is just amazing and in my mind the best filmed danced number (100 tap dancer in one Scene where dance simultanly)
  • Eleanor Powell in Born to Dance (1936)

    2. Born to Dance

    19361h 46mApproved
    6.7 (2.1K)
    On leave, a sailor falls in love with a young lady aspiring to become a Broadway dancer, but their relationship is jeopardized by an established Broadway star, who is also enamored by him.
    DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsEleanor PowellJames StewartVirginia Bruce
    one name: Eleanor Powell.
    Rap tap on the Woods, Swingin the Jinx away... amazing dance scenes. And she's until today the QUEEN OF TAP
  • Top Hat (1935)

    3. Top Hat

    19351h 41mApproved93Metascore
    7.7 (22K)
    An American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer.
    DirectorMark SandrichStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersEdward Everett Horton
    Fred Astaire - the greatest Tap Dancer who ever lived. "The Piccolino" and "cheek to cheek" are CLASSIC numbers!!!!
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Swing Time (1936)

    4. Swing Time

    19361h 43mApproved91Metascore
    7.4 (15K)
    Roguish gambler/dancer "Lucky" Garnett is challenged by his fiance's father to come up with $25,000 to prove he's worthy of her hand. But after he falls in love with a dance instructor, Lucky'll do anything to keep from earning the bucks.
    DirectorGeorge StevensStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersVictor Moore
    Bojangles of Harlem is an amazing dance number when Fred Astaire is dancing with / against his shadow.
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Follow the Fleet (1936)

    5. Follow the Fleet

    19361h 50mApproved
    7.1 (4.9K)
    A Navy sailor tries to rekindle a romance with the woman he loves while on liberty in San Francisco.
    DirectorMark SandrichStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersRandolph Scott
    The number with tap-dancing sailors is fantastic.
  • Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell in Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)

    6. Broadway Melody of 1940

    19401h 42mApproved
    7.3 (2.9K)
    Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his partner.
    DirectorNorman TaurogStarsFred AstaireEleanor PowellGeorge Murphy
    Begin the Beguine: Eleanor Powell versus Fred Astaire! Two greatest Tap Dancer of World together!!!
  • Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)

    7. Singin' in the Rain

    19521h 43mG99Metascore
    8.3 (273K)
    A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.
    DirectorsStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie Reynolds
    Stunning, amazing choreographed. - HISTORY!!! -
  • Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron in An American in Paris (1951)

    8. An American in Paris

    19511h 54mApproved83Metascore
    7.1 (38K)
    Three friends struggle to find work in Paris. Things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman.
    DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsGene KellyLeslie CaronOscar Levant
    Another great tap dancer: Gene Kelly, on the similar level with Fred Astaire. His dancing is a bit different than Astaire's. And its Leslie Caron's debut (discovered by Kelly)
  • Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, and Peter Lawford in Royal Wedding (1951)

    9. Royal Wedding

    19511h 33mApproved
    6.7 (6.4K)
    A brother and sister dance act encounter challenges and romance when booked in London during the Royal Wedding.
    DirectorStanley DonenStarsFred AstaireJane PowellPeter Lawford
    The Dancing in the living room is CLASSIC. Amazing made!!!!
  • Silk Stockings (1957)

    10. Silk Stockings

    19571h 57mApproved
    6.8 (4.5K)
    A Russian government official is sent to Paris to bring back her comrades; she soon gets a taste of Paris life and falls in love with an American movie producer.
    DirectorRouben MamoulianStarsFred AstaireCyd CharisseJanis Paige
    From the "Stereophonic Sound" to "The Ritz Roll and Rock" number - just fantastic.
  • Edna Callahan, Maxine Cantway, Margaret Cathew, Virginia Dabney, Marlo Dwyer, Muriel Gordon, Mildred Dixon, and Kathy Cunningham in Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

    11. Gold Diggers of 1933

    19331h 37mPassed
    7.7 (9.5K)
    A wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play, but insists on remaining anonymous.
    DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsWarren WilliamJoan BlondellAline MacMahon
    The "Shadow Waltz" amazing filmed - with technic they had in 1933. The scenes / stage was almost destroyd by an eartquake during the filming.
  • Lovely to Look At (1952)

    12. Lovely to Look At

    19521h 43mApproved
    6.2 (912)
    Three Broadway producers struggling to get backing for their show, hope one's sudden inheritance of a half interest in a Parisian fashion house is the answer. They travel to Paris only to learn the salon is in debt and requires their help.
    DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsKathryn GraysonRed SkeltonHoward Keel
    Gower & Marge Champion - true dance champions. The final dance scenes / fashion-show sequence in glorious technicolor is fantastic. Also the dance /instrumental number of "Smoke get in your Eyes".
  • Rosalie (1937)

    13. Rosalie

    19372h 3mApproved
    6.0 (622)
    West Point cadet Dick Thorpe falls in love with a girl, who turns out to be a princess from an European kingdom.
    DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsNelson EddyEleanor PowellFrank Morgan
    Again Eleanor Powell: the final dances scenes on the drums was the biggest set ever build with the most dancer/extras in the scene a movie ever had.
  • Robert Young and Ann Sothern in Lady Be Good (1941)

    14. Lady Be Good

    19411h 52mApproved
    6.4 (1.3K)
    A composer and his songwriter wife clash while they succeed in working together, writing hit Broadway shows, but fail in their marriage to the point of getting divorced twice.
    DirectorsNorman Z. McLeodBusby BerkeleyStarsEleanor PowellAnn SothernRobert Young
    Eleanor Powells Dancing with the Dog (herself trained the dog!) and Broadway Rhythm are amazing numbers. in "That's Entertainment" we can see a behind the scenes how "Fascinating Rhythm" was filmed.
  • Judy Garland, Fanny Brice, and Allan Jones in Everybody Sing (1938)

    15. Everybody Sing

    19381h 31mApproved
    6.2 (693)
    Judy Bellaire (Judy Garland) is the center of trouble at her exclusive, very conservative private school. She is expelled when she starts singing in a jazzy style in her music class. Mayhem ensues as she returns home to her actress mother, playwright father and dysfunctional Russian maid (Fanny Brice) and tries out as a blackface singer in a musical.
    DirectorEdwin L. MarinStarsAllan JonesJudy GarlandFanny Brice
    Judy Garland - a outstanding talented singer and actress and dancer. 3 numbers are great: Swing Mr. Mendelssohn, Snooks (Why? - Because!) (Judy Garland with Fanny Brice), "Down on Melody Farm",
  • "West Side Story" (Saul Bass Poster) 1961

    16. West Side Story

    19612h 33mApproved86Metascore
    7.6 (125K)
    Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
    DirectorsJerome RobbinsRobert WiseStarsNatalie WoodGeorge ChakirisRichard Beymer
    Doesn't need a comment.
  • Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Babes in Arms (1939)

    17. Babes in Arms

    19391h 34mApproved
    6.3 (3K)
    A group of vaudevillians struggling to compete with talkies hits the road hoping for a comeback. Frustrated to be left behind, all of their kids put on a show themselves to raise money for the families and to prove they've got talent, too.
    DirectorBusby BerkeleyStarsMickey RooneyJudy GarlandCharles Winninger
    Betty Jaynes versus Judy Garland - Opera versus Swing:
    I Like Opera/I Like Swing, Figaro.... Medley...

    I'm just speechless - amazing composed.

    Also there was another amazing talented singer: Douglas McPhail who had a uncredited role as singer (can be heard) in "Broadway Melody of 1940).
  • Carousel (1956)

    18. Carousel

    19562h 8mApproved
    6.5 (7.1K)
    Fifteen years after his death, a carousel barker is granted permission to return to Earth for one day to make amends to his widow and their daughter.
    DirectorHenry KingStarsGordon MacRaeShirley JonesCameron Mitchell
    Not only the Academy Winner song "You'll Never Walk Alone" sung by Shirley Jones is amazing, also those dance scenes filmed partially on location in Todd-AO.
  • Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae in Oklahoma! (1955)

    19. Oklahoma!

    19552h 25mG74Metascore
    7.0 (15K)
    In Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favors of various local ladies.
    DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGordon MacRaeGloria GrahameGene Nelson
    Like "Carousel" contains Oklahoma! Ballett Dance Scenes. Also filmed in TODD-AO and in Cinemascope.
  • Fred Astaire and Judy Garland in Easter Parade (1948)

    20. Easter Parade

    19481h 43mApproved
    7.3 (12K)
    A nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.
    DirectorCharles WaltersStarsJudy GarlandFred AstairePeter Lawford
    Judy Garland and Fred Astaire together. What do you want more? Ann Miller sing and tap dance number... that still rocks after 65 years.
  • Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, and José Iturbi in Anchors Aweigh (1945)

    21. Anchors Aweigh

    19452h 20mApproved60Metascore
    7.0 (9.8K)
    A pair of sailors on leave try to help a movie extra become a singing star.
    DirectorsGeorge SidneyJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsFrank SinatraKathryn GraysonGene Kelly
    Gene Kelly and Jerry Mouse... stunning
  • Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (1964)

    22. Mary Poppins

    19642h 19mG88Metascore
    7.8 (193K)
    In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
    DirectorRobert StevensonStarsJulie AndrewsDick Van DykeDavid Tomlinson
    Another true classic musical with Real-Life combined with Animation: thats ART! or in other words: supercalifragelisticepsicaligoteous.
  • Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmian Carr, Angela Cartwright, Duane Chase, Nicholas Hammond, Kym Karath, Heather Menzies-Urich, and Debbie Turner in The Sound of Music (1965)

    23. The Sound of Music

    19652h 52mG63Metascore
    8.1 (277K)
    A young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.
    DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie AndrewsChristopher PlummerEleanor Parker
    Another Julie Andrews Vehicle. It's history of great musicals filmed on location. Unforgetable songs: Do-Re-Me, My Favorie Things, The Loneley Goatheard and Edelweiss. Julie Andrews voice is just amazing.
  • Amanda Seyfried in Mamma Mia! (2008)

    24. Mamma Mia!

    20081h 48mPG-1351Metascore
    6.5 (292K)
    Donna, an independent hotelier, is preparing for her daughter's wedding with the help of two old friends. Meanwhile Sophie, the spirited bride, has a plan. She invites three men from her mother's past in hope of meeting her real father.
    DirectorPhyllida LloydStarsMeryl StreepPierce BrosnanAmanda Seyfried
    The songs are classic. This musical is wonderful filmed. Ok, dance scenes are by far not good (they're almost cheapy choreographed) but Meryl Streep is fantastic. Also her two friends. - its just a good feeling musical.
  • Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse in Brigadoon (1954)

    25. Brigadoon

    19541h 48mApproved49Metascore
    6.8 (9.8K)
    Two Americans on a hunting trip in Scotland become lost. They encounter a small village, not on the map, called Brigadoon, in which people harbor a mysterious secret, and behave as if they were still living two hundred years in the past.
    DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsGene KellyVan JohnsonCyd Charisse
    completely filmed in the studios - gives a own charme and fantasy touch - very well choreographed and danced: Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse.

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