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The Perils of Pauline (1947), Zou Zou (1934), On With the Show (1929), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Greenwich Village (1944), Footlight Parade (1933), Stage Struck (1925) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

The Perils of Pauline (1947)

The Perils of Pauline (1947)

6.5/10 Musical, Comedy

The real life story of actress Pearl White during her rise to fame in silent serials.

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Zou Zou (1934)

Zou Zou (1934)

6.5/10 Drama, Comedy

As children, Zouzou (Joséphine Baker) and Jean (Jean Gabin) performed together in a circus. Onstage, they were falsely billed as brother and sister, but in truth Zouzou harbored a secret love for her costar. As an adult, she now works as a laundress, and it seems as if her showbiz days are over. But everything changes when Jean helps land her a spot dancing at a Paris theater. Zouzou rockets to stardom, even as Jean's romance with her friend Claire (Yvette Lebon) leaves her lovelorn.

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On With the Show (1929)

On With the Show (1929)

5.8/10 Musical, Comedy

A musical advertised as the first 100% natural color, all-singing production. The plot concerns a wide-eyed former hatcheck girl who takes the place of a rebellious star.

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Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

8.3/10 Comedy, Musical, Romance

A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.

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Greenwich Village (1944)

Greenwich Village (1944)

6.1/10 Musical, Comedy

In 1922, a would-be classical composer gets involved with people putting on a musical revue.

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Footlight Parade (1933)

Footlight Parade (1933)

7.6/10 Musical

Chester Kent struggles against time, romance, and a rival's spy to produce spectacular live "prologues" for movie houses.

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Stage Struck (1925)

Stage Struck (1925)

6.5/10 Comedy

A young woman dreams of becoming a great actress. When her boyfriend starts to flirt with an actual actress, she becomes jealous and decides to fight with her rival.

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On the Avenue (1937)

On the Avenue (1937)

6.8/10 Musical, Comedy

Broadway producer satirizes an important New York family. The family sues but their daughter falls in love with producer.

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A Chorus of Disapproval (1989)

A Chorus of Disapproval (1989)

3.2/10 Comedy

A shy British widower (Jeremy Irons) charms the wife (Prunella Scales) of his director (Anthony Hopkins) in an amateur production of "A Beggar's Opera."

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Show People (1928)

Show People (1928)

7.6/10 Comedy

A young lady from Georgia goes to Hollywood in the hopes of becoming an actress.

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Souls for Sale (1923)

Souls for Sale (1923)

7.0/10 Comedy, Romance, Drama

A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982)

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982)

6.8/10 Musical

Corrine Burns retreats far into plans for her band, The Fabulous Stains, after her mother's death. So far that she gets them (she and two cousins) on a tour with a washed-out glam-rock group and a rising British punk band, radically changes her appearance, attracts a cult following and national media attention. With luck like this, what could go wrong?

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Bigger Than the Sky (2005)

Bigger Than the Sky (2005)

5.9/10 Comedy, Drama

A man with a boring personality, job, life, and dumped by girlfriend, auditions at the community theater and gets the lead role as Cyrano despite no acting experience. It changes his life forever.

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Variety Lights (1950)

Variety Lights (1950)

10.0/10 Drama

The manager (Peppino De Filippo) of a theater troupe leaves his mistress (Giulietta Masina) for a younger woman (Carla Del Poggio).

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Easter Parade (1948)

Easter Parade (1948)

7.4/10 Musical, Comedy

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.

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Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)

Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)

6.9/10 Musical, Comedy

Millie Dillmount comes to town in the roaring twenties to encounter flappers, sexuality, and white slavers.

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The Big Broadcast (1932)

The Big Broadcast (1932)

6.9/10 Musical, Comedy

A radio-singer, Bing Hornsby, is none-too-concerned about his job, and an affair with Mona leads to his dismissal. When it appears Hornsby is getting and paying a lot of attention to his fiancée, Anita Rogers, station manager Leslie McWhinney buys the station, gives Hornsby his job back, and goes on a honeymoon with Anita.

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Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)

Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)

6.6/10 Musical, Comedy

A Paramount Studios security guard who was a major actor during the silent film era must carry out the illusion that he is still a big deal when his sailor son comes to visit.

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