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1. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
directed by Victor Fleming
featuring Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack HaleyThe third and definitive film adaptation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's fantasy, this musical adventure is a genuine family classic that made ... More
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2. Babes in Toyland (1961)
directed by Jack Donohue
featuring Ray Bolger, Tommy Sands, Annette Funicello, Ed Wynn, Tommy KirkThis second film adaptation of the Victor Herbert operetta Babes in Toyland was producer Walt Disney's Christmas offering for 1961. The 1903 Herbert ... More
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3. Sweethearts (1938)
directed by W.S. Van Dyke
featuring Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Florence RiceContrary to popular belief, the Nelson Eddy-Jeanette MacDonald Technicolor confection Sweethearts is not based on the 1913 Victor Herbert operetta of ... More
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4. April in Paris (1952)
directed by David Butler
featuring Doris Day, Ray Bolger, Claude Dauphin, Eve Miller, George GivotThanks to a bureaucratic blunder, the US State Department invites brassy showgirl Doris Day to attend a chi-chi arts festival in Paris. En route to ... More
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5. Four Jacks and a Jill (1941)
directed by Jack Hively
featuring Ray Bolger, Anne Shirley, June Havoc, Desi Arnaz, Jack DurantThis quickie RKO musical is the second retread of Street Girl (1929); the 1937 musical That Girl from Paris was the first remake. This time around, ... More
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6. That's Dancing! (1985)
directed by Jack Haley, Jr.
featuring Gene Kelly, Sammy Davis, Jr., Mikhail Baryshnikov, Liza Minnelli, Ray BolgerNine years after his last compilation of musical-movie highlights (That's Entertainment, Part II), producer Jack Haley Jr. offers another enjoyable ... More
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7. Rosalie (1938)
directed by W.S. Van Dyke
featuring Nelson Eddy, Eleanor Powell, Frank Morgan, Edna May Oliver, Ray BolgerMore burdened with leaden production numbers than plot, Rosalie took Sigmund Romberg and George Gershwin's 1928 Broadway hit, threw out most of the ... More
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8. The Harvey Girls (1946)
directed by George Sidney
featuring Judy Garland, John Hodiak, Ray Bolger, Angela Lansbury, Marjorie Main, Preston S. FosterThis glorified Technicolor commercial for the Fred Harvey restaurants stars Judy Garland as a 19th-century mail-order bride. Upon arriving in New ... More
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9. Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
directed by David Butler
featuring June Haver, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Charlie Ruggles, Rosemary de CampThe short but colorful life of American musical comedy star Marilyn Miller is given the standard prettified Hollywood treatment in Look for the ... More
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10. Sunny (1941)
directed by Herbert Wilcox
featuring Anna Neagle, Ray Bolger, John Carroll, Edward Everett Horton, Grace HartmanSunny was one of three RKO Radio Broadway-musical adaptations tailored to the talents of British favorite Anna Neagle by her soon-to-be-husband ... More
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11. The Daydreamer (1966)
directed by Jules Bass
featuring Cyril Ritchard, Paul O'Keefe, Jack Gilford, Ray Bolger, Margaret Hamilton, Hayley Mills, Burl Ives, Terry-Thomas, Victor Borge, Ed Wynn, Boris Karloff, Sessue HayakawaList of all editionsFour stories from Hans Christian Andersen appear in The Daydreamer, a feature using the Animagic process that uses live action combined with stop ... More







