Houseboat (1958), Daddy Long Legs (1955), Walking on Air (1936), Laughter (1930), Jeanne and the Perfect Guy (1998), Joy of Living (1938), My Wild Irish Rose (1947), Mexicali Rose (1939) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Musical Romance movies.
Storyline: Tom Winters, a widower, is trying to understand and raise three precocious children alone. He gets a little unexpected help from Cinzia, when the children decide she is be the new maid. She is actually an Italian socialite who is trying to get away from her overprotective father.—Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>
Plot Keywords: romance, comedy, musical, family, love, classic, hollywood ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: On a trip to France, millionaire Jervis Pendleton sees an 18 year old girl in an orphanage. Enchanted with her, but mindful of the difference in their ages, he sponsors her to college in New England. She writes him letters, which he doesn't read. After 3 years, he goes to visit her at a dance, not telling her that he is her benefactor. They fall in love, but the usual movie-type difficulties get in the way before they can get together at the end.—John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>
Plot Keywords: musical, romance, comedy, drama, fred astaire, classic hollywood, dance film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Ann Sothern wishes to marry a man her rich father disapproves of, so she concocts a scheme to get him on her side. She hires Raymond to act like an obnoxious French count, then pretends to take an interest in him in front of her father, hoping he will agree her first choice is better than the brash, selfish, insulting count.—dictracy23
Plot Keywords: comedy, musical, romance, dance, broadway, light comedy, romantic comedy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A former chorus girl weds a millionaire after the composer she loves leaves. Meanwhile, she strings along an artist in love with her. When the composer returns, she struggles with her needs for security vs love. High jinks and drama ensue.
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, musical, classic, black and white, musical film, light comedy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Jeanne has an appetite for love that can never be satisfied. Lovers at every corner of her life she is still in search of that "one". When a impromptu tryst on the subway with Olivier gives her butterflies like never before she finally finds herself in love, truly in love. Yet she continues her affairs but now with a realization that they are not what she wants, she wants Olivier. Olivier reluctant to continue the romance with Jeanne for fear of hurting her or worse yet her seeing him at his worse. Olivier reveals to Jeanne he has AIDS from a bad needle during his heroine use. This however does not scare Jeanne off and her love for him turns her into a new person who wants to care for him, but that is not what he wants. The two share a common friend that is an AIDS Activist but they don't know it. Then Olivier because severely ill and Jeanne professes her love and her infidelity. That is the last she ever sees of Olivier. She returns to the hospital to find he has left with his parents, and left no forwarding address. Much time passes, and still the pain of her lost love resides. She knows of nothing of his whereabouts and no way to find him, until she bumps in to a friend that accompanied Olivier on the subway when she met him. Then she finally learns her love has passed on. A musical about the french governments lack of concern and role in the dire conditions of their citizens and about the different classes in society from the immigrant workers, soldiers, upper class and economic dependency on credit cards. A story that covers all walks of life and the pains of love.—Leslie Erentreich, Woodland Hills, CA USA
Plot Keywords: romance, musical, love, french film, comedy, drama, song and dance ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Broadway star Margaret Garrett has spent her whole life working to support her sponging relatives. When she meets carefree Dan Webster, she learns how to have fun for the first time.—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
Plot Keywords: romantic comedy, musical, classic film, romance, song and dance, golden age of hollywood, light comedy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The life of Irish tenor Chauncey Olcott is chronicled from his childhood to his days as the toast of New York. In between, his rise to the top is complicated by romances with two women: his true love Rose Donovan and stage star Lillian Russell, who wants to make him a star.—Daniel Bubbeo
Plot Keywords: musical, biography, romance, classic hollywood, song and dance film, historical, love ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Carruthers has sold shares in a phony oil well and when Gene investigates he finds the well is a fake. Gene has a plan to recoup everyone's money. Pouring some oil in a recommended location gets Corruthers to drill a real well. Gene plans to let him know it's a fake and redeem the shares before the oil comes in.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Plot Keywords: western, romance, musical, comedy, drama, adventure, classic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: After Gene has his watch stolen by the Gypsy he takes a job on the Thomas ranch. Thomas' dog has brought home the cradle with the Gypsy's baby and when the Gypsy retrieves his baby, Gene thinks he is a kidnaper. But as he chases after him he now sees that Thomas' cattle are being rustled.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Plot Keywords: western, musical, romance, comedy, singing, country music, adventure ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A Musical-romance with Dick Powell as a private stationed in Hawaii who gets involved with Ruby Keeler, the general's engaged daughter. In order to avoid a scandal, the pair break up, but meet again years later when Powell's at West Point producing the annual play that turns out to star Keeler.—Alessandro Martini <alemartini@geocities.com>
Plot Keywords: romance, musical, comedy, military, song and dance, romantic comedy, golden age of hollywood ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: After her father's death, Mary Rainey takes over the Rainey Circus (which operates twice daily, rain or shine) but runs into financial troubles. In one bit reminiscent of the Marx Brothers, the circus performers are up to some ridiculous antics at a dinner party with the family of Bud Conway, Mary's beau. As times become worse and the performers go on strike, Mary must try to save the circus from rioting patrons.—Paul Donahue
Plot Keywords: comedy, musical, romance, classic, black and white, american film, musical film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A young bride who comes from a rich family has a hard time adjusting to life in a boarding house with other soldiers and their wives. Her spoiled ways cause resentment from the other wives and problems with her husband.—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
Plot Keywords: war, romance, drama, music, marriage, military, family ...
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