Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "putting-on-a-show"

1. Christopher Robin (2018)

PG | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.

Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss

Votes: 84,813 | Gross: $99.22M

2. The Jazz Singer (1927)

Passed | 88 min | Drama, Music, Musical

The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.

Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer

Votes: 11,072 | Gross: $7.63M

3. The Broadway Melody (1929)

Passed | 100 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

A pair of sisters from the vaudeville circuit try to make it big time on Broadway, but matters of the heart complicate the attempt.

Director: Harry Beaumont | Stars: Bessie Love, Anita Page, Charles King, Eddie Kane

Votes: 8,005 | Gross: $6.12M

4. The Flesh and Blood Show (1972)

R | 96 min | Horror

Actors rehearsing a show at a mysterious seaside theater are being killed off by an unknown maniac.

Director: Pete Walker | Stars: Ray Brooks, Jenny Hanley, Luan Peters, Robin Askwith

Votes: 1,138

5. Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)

Passed | 101 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A Broadway producer is reluctant to hire his high school sweetheart for the leading role in a new show, so she decides to take advantage of a rumor started by a gossip columnist.

Directors: Roy Del Ruth, W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Jack Benny, Eleanor Powell, Robert Taylor, Una Merkel

Votes: 1,995

6. Speak Easily (1932)

Passed | 82 min | Comedy

A timid professor inherits a large sum of money and decides to fund a terrible musical.

Director: Edward Sedgwick | Stars: Buster Keaton, Jimmy Durante, Ruth Selwyn, Thelma Todd

Votes: 1,161

7. Lucky Me (1954)

Approved | 100 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Three struggling theatrical performers meet a famous songwriter who is trying to convince a wealthy oilman to finance a musical he is scripting, promising them stardom if it comes to fruition.

Director: Jack Donohue | Stars: Doris Day, Robert Cummings, Phil Silvers, Eddie Foy Jr.

Votes: 895

8. Smooth as Silk (1946)

Passed | 64 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

An attorney engaged to an actress gains acquittal for a wealthy playboy accused of manslaughter. The actress, anxious to play the lead in a production backed by the playboy's uncle, ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Kent Taylor, Virginia Grey, Milburn Stone, John Litel

Votes: 240

9. You Can't Have Everything (1937)

Passed | 100 min | Comedy, Music, Mystery

Starving playwright Judith Wells meets playboy writer of musicals George Macrae over a plate of stolen spaghetti. He persuades producer Sam Gordon to buy her ridiculous play "North Winds" ... See full summary »

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Alice Faye, The Ritz Brothers, Don Ameche, Charles Winninger

Votes: 275

10. Flying High (1931)

Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

An eccentric inventor and his new flying machine are the focus of this musical comedy.

Director: Charles Reisner | Stars: Bert Lahr, Charlotte Greenwood, Pat O'Brien, Kathryn Crawford

Votes: 301

11. Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)

Approved | 74 min | Musical, Romance

Music-hall star Madeleine Marlowe leaves London engaged to the Duke of Trippingham only to find back home that Police Gazette hack Samuel A. McGee has exposed her as former burlesque queen ... See full summary »

Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Betty Grable, Robert Young, Adolphe Menjou, Reginald Gardiner

Votes: 349 | Gross: $3.40M

12. It's the Cats (1926)

9 min | Animation, Comedy, Short

Neighborhood cats come to the tiny Ko-Ko Theatre to watch Ko-Ko and Fitz stage a variety of entertaining acts, from acrobatics to high-diving to statuelike tableaux vivants.

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Max Fleischer

Votes: 103

13. A Holiday Pageant at Home (1901)

Not Rated | 5 min | Short, Comedy, Family

A family of seven entertain themselves by putting on a pageant on Christmas Eve.

Votes: 279

14. Quanto Mais Samba Melhor (1961)

91 min | Comedy

A musician plans to put on a samba show at a luxury hotel's nightclub and briefly fools the owner, who is only interested in the great jazz icons, with two fake stars while actually creating a repertoire based only on Brazilian hit songs.

Director: Carlos Manga | Stars: Cyl Farney, Maria Petar, Vagareza, Antônio Carlos

Votes: 12

15. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode: The Gunslinger (1966)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

While anesthetized in Jerry's dentist's chair for a tooth extraction, Rob dreams he's a sheriff in the Old West and has a showdown with Big Bad Brady.

Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews

Votes: 241