Call Me Madam (1953), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Hello, Dolly! (1969), Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935), The Boy Friend (1971), Om Shanti Om (2007), Flying Down to Rio (1933) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Extravaganza movies.
Storyline: When the representative of the Paris International Dance Exposition arrives in New York to invite the Academy Ballet of America to compete for monetary prizes, the taxi driver mistakenly brings him to the Club Ballé, a nightclub on the brink of declaring bankruptcy. The owners, Terry Moore and Duke Dennis, jump at the chance to go, despite being aware of the mistake. They hire ballet teacher, Luis Leoni, and his only pupil, Kay Morrow, to join the group, hoping to teach their two dozen show girls ballet en route to Paris by ship. Also going along and rooming with Kay is Mona, Terry's ex-wife, who wants to keep an eye on her alimony checks. Naturally, Kay and Terry fall in love. After the ship is underway, Padrinsky, the head of the real ballet academy, reads about the departure and also heads to Paris, bringing with him his ballet loving gangster patron, Mike Coogan, with orders to eliminate the pair of imposters. Things look bleak for Terry as Kay becomes angry and severs her relationship with Terry when she learns that Mona was once married to him and he never told her that. And Padrinsky gets a deportation order for the whole group on the day they were to perform in the contest.—Arthur Hausner <genart@volcan.net>
Plot Keywords: musical, comedy, romance, dance, 1930s, show business, misunderstanding ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Max Clemington (Robert Cummings) and his father are both looking to marry wealthy women. The task would be far easier if either one of them had any money of their own. Max decides on Martha Gray (Ruth Hussey), but Martha says no when he says that he is poor as she admits she is also. So she accepts the proposal of Sir George Kelvin (Reginald Owen), but changes her mind by the next day. When Florian Clemington (Nigel Bruce) tries to win money gambling for Max's wedding, he loses a bundle. When Max finds out about the debt, he decides to marry the wealthy Lady Joan Culver (Dame Judith Anderson) to keep Florian out of jail. But Max is not in love with Lady Joan.—Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>
Plot Keywords: comedy, musical, musical film, lighthearted, golden age, hollywood, black and white ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Texas heiress Mary 'Mame' Carson strikes oil twice in one day, and her wealth scares away her fiance; so she decides to take a boat trip incognito to Paris and snare a husband using only her own abundant natural charms. To this end, she switches identities with model Myrtle Brown, and sets sail with her bosom pal Annie...and French revue star Pierre DuQuesne, who has been hired to keep a watchful eye on "Mary Carson" a perfect setup for Musical Comedy Misunderstandings.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: musical, romance, comedy, dance, hollywood, 1950s, fashion ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Philadelphia eccentric Anthony J. Drexel Biddle (Fred MacMurray) lives with his wife (Greer Garson), children, pet alligators and performing butler (Tommy Steele).
Plot Keywords: musical, comedy, family, disney, 1960s, historical, biographical ...
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