151. Mad Hot Ballroom
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Marilyn Agrelo
Actors: Heather Berman, Daniel Ponickly, Madeleine Hackney, Solomon Singer, Ann Reinking, Jatnna Toribio
152. The Pirate
Year of Release: 1948
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Actors: Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Walter Slezak, Gladys Cooper, Reginald Owen, Ellen Ross
153. Phantom of the Paradise
Year of Release: 1974
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Horror
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Brian De Palma
Actors: Paul Williams, William Finley, Jessica Harper, Gerrit Graham, George Memmoli, Archie Hahn
Plot: Brian de Palma's wild "rock opera" (with songs by Paul Williams) combining elements of "The Phantom of the Opera" with "Faust" and satirical attacks on the glam rock era. Struggling songwriter Winslow Leach (William Finley) is plagiarized by producer-tycoon Swann (Williams), and survives an attempted murder in order to seek revenge as a phantom stalking Swann's rock palace -- the Paradise.
154. million, Le
Year of Release: 1931
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Musical/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: René Clair
Actors: Annabella, René Lefèvre, Jean-Louis Allibert, Paul Ollivier, Constantin Siroesco, Raymond Cordy
155. Monte Carlo
Year of Release: 1930
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Actors: Jack Buchanan, Jeanette MacDonald, Claud Allister, Zasu Pitts, Tyler Brooke, John Roche
156. Speedway
Year of Release: 1968
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Musical
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Norman Taurog
Actors: Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra, Bill Bixby, Gale Gordon, William Schallert, Victoria Paige Meyerink
157. God Help the Girl
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Stuart Murdoch
Actors: Emily Browning, Olly Alexander, Hannah Murray, Cora Bisset, Pierre Boulanger
Plot: A girl sent the hospital for emotional issues finds an outlet in writing
songs. This eventually leads her into the city, where a meeting with James
and Cassie - two musicians at a crossroads in their lives, will lead to
better things for them all.
158. Best Foot Forward
Year of Release: 1943
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Edward Buzzell
Actors: Lucille Ball, William Gaxton, Virginia Weidler, Tommy Dix, Nancy Walker, June Allyson
Plot: A cadet at an army base decides to send an invitation to the military's
big dance to actress Lucille Ball. Her publicist, always ready for more
exposure, convinces her to go along to boost her career. Things get
complicated when the cadet's real-life girlfriend also shows up.
159. The Harvey Girls
Year of Release: 1946
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Western
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: George Sidney
Actors: Judy Garland, John Hodiak, Ray Bolger, Angela Lansbury, Preston Foster, Virginia O'Brien
160. Give a Girl a Break
Year of Release: 1953
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Stanley Donen
Actors: Marge Champion, Gower Champion, Debbie Reynolds, Helen Wood, Bob Fosse, Richard Anderson
