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1. The Producers (1967)
PG | 88 min | Comedy, Music
A stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop.
Director: Mel Brooks | Stars: Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, Kenneth Mars
Votes: 59,957 | Gross: $0.11M
2. Stage Door (1937)
Approved | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A chronicle of the ambitions, dreams, and disappointments of aspiring actresses who all live in the same boarding house.
Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, Gail Patrick
Votes: 9,028
3. The Phantom of the Opera (1989)
R | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Music
A young soprano becomes the obsession of a horribly disfigured composer, who has plans for those who oppose him or the young singer.
Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Robert Englund, Jill Schoelen, Alex Hyde-White, Bill Nighy
Votes: 4,524 | Gross: $3.95M
4. Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
Passed | 107 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
The story of the great sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her love/professional rival, Frank Butler.
Directors: George Sidney, Busby Berkeley | Stars: Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Louis Calhern, J. Carrol Naish
Votes: 5,279 | Gross: $8.00M
5. 42nd Street (1933)
Passed | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
When the leading lady of a Broadway musical breaks her ankle, she is replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Ruby Keeler
Votes: 13,052 | Gross: $2.30M
6. Murder Most Foul (1964)
Unrated | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When Miss Jane Marple joins a theatrical company after a blackmailer is murdered, several members of the troupe are also dispatched by this mysterious killer.
Director: George Pollock | Stars: Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Andrew Cruickshank
Votes: 6,321
7. Reckless (1935)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Wealthy Bob Harrison buys all the seats in the theatre to watch Mona Leslie's musical by himself. He loves her, her agent Ned Riley loves her. Conflict ensues.
Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Jean Harlow, William Powell, Franchot Tone, May Robson
Votes: 1,495
8. Everybody Sing (1938)
Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Judy Bellaire (Judy Garland) is the center of trouble at her exclusive, very conservative private school. She is expelled when she starts singing in a jazzy style in her music class. Mayhem... See full summary »
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Allan Jones, Judy Garland, Fanny Brice, Reginald Owen
Votes: 661
9. Dancing Lady (1933)
Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
An attractive dancer is rescued from jail by a rich man who helps her to have her first big opportunity at a musical play on Broadway.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, May Robson
Votes: 2,665
10. Marjorie Morningstar (1958)
Approved | 128 min | Drama, Romance
At 18, Marjorie Morgenstern is the proverbial New York Jewish-American princess on the cusp of womanhood. While she has in the back of her mind that she would like to become a stage actress... See full summary »
Director: Irving Rapper | Stars: Gene Kelly, Natalie Wood, Claire Trevor, Everett Sloane
Votes: 1,289
11. 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: 1,998
12. Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)
Passed | 110 min | Musical, Romance
Steve Raleigh wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee, however his wife Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a... See full summary »
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Robert Taylor, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy, Binnie Barnes
Votes: 1,357
13. Fashions of 1934 (1934)
Approved | 78 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash goes broke, he joins forces with his partner Snap and fashion designer Lynn Mason to provide discount shops with cheap copies of Paris couture dresses.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: William Powell, Bette Davis, Frank McHugh, Hugh Herbert
Votes: 2,016 | Gross: $0.86M
14. The Jazz Singer (1952)
Approved | 107 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Jerry dreams of becoming a famous jazz singer, but to accomplish that, he must defy his father, a Jewish Cantor who opposes such a dream as a future for a son of his.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Danny Thomas, Peggy Lee, Eduard Franz, Mildred Dunnock
Votes: 412
15. Dramatic School (1938)
Passed | 80 min | Drama, Romance
Aspiring actress Louise Mauban attends the prestigious Paris School of Drama during the day and works at a dreary factory assembling gas meters at night. She daydreams and "acts" her way ... See full summary »
Director: Robert B. Sinclair | Stars: Luise Rainer, Paulette Goddard, Alan Marshal, Lana Turner
Votes: 476
16. Vogues of 1938 (1937)
Passed | 109 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
The blueblooded Van Kletterings are broke; debutante Wendy, slated to remedy this by marrying rich bore Henry Morgan, instead leaves him at the altar and goes to work as a model for ... See full summary »
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Warner Baxter, Joan Bennett, Helen Vinson, Mischa Auer
Votes: 321
17. The Heat's On (1943)
Approved | 79 min | Comedy, Musical
When his biggest star joins a rival's show, a Broadway producer bluffs and schemes to get her back.
Director: Gregory Ratoff | Stars: Mae West, Victor Moore, William Gaxton, Lester Allen
Votes: 403
18. The Great Profile (1940)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy
Barrymore lampoons himself. A famous actor, given to drink, nearly destroys the show, but his leading lady returns to save it. Meanwhile a young girl tries to reform him.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: John Barrymore, Mary Beth Hughes, Gregory Ratoff, John Payne
Votes: 270
19. On Your Toes (1939)
Approved | 94 min | Music, Comedy
A young hoofer quits vaudeville to become a composer and hooks up with a Russian ballet troupe.
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Vera Zorina, Eddie Albert, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh
Votes: 225
20. The Duke Is Tops (1938)
Approved | 73 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A theatrical producer puts aside his own success to boost the career of a talented singer.
Directors: William L. Nolte, Ralph Cooper | Stars: Ralph Cooper, Lena Horne, Laurence Criner, Monte Hawley
Votes: 429
21. Broadway Serenade (1939)
Passed | 114 min | Drama
Mary Hale, a singer, and Jimmy Seymour, a pianist/composer, are a showbiz couple working in The Big Apple in small nightclubs hoping to hit it big. One night, Broadway producer Larry Bryant... See full summary »
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Jeanette MacDonald, Lew Ayres, Ian Hunter, Frank Morgan
Votes: 288
22. Bachelor Apartment (1931)
Passed | 76 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A New York playboy dates wild woman until he falls for a hard-working stenographer.
Director: Lowell Sherman | Stars: Lowell Sherman, Irene Dunne, Mae Murray, Norman Kerry
Votes: 427
23. Stage Struck (1936)
Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Broadway dance director George Randall (Dick Powell) is stuck with staging a Broadway show starring Peggy Revere (Joan Blondell), a wealthy but untalented performer who is starring only ... See full summary »
Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Warren William, Frank McHugh
Votes: 366
24. Go Into Your Dance (1935)
Approved | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
Al Howard may be a star on Broadway, but he is no longer welcomed by any producer. It seems that he just trots off to Mexico any time he wants causing shows to close and producers to lose ... See full summary »
Directors: Archie Mayo, Michael Curtiz, Robert Florey | Stars: Al Jolson, Ruby Keeler, Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane
Votes: 468
25. Hooray for Love (1935)
Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Musical
A young man with money falls for singer Pat Thatcher, and her con man father makes the most of it.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Ann Sothern, Gene Raymond, Bill Robinson, Maria Gambarelli
Votes: 249
26. Secrets of an Actress (1938)
Approved | 70 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Two architects lose their heads over a glamorous actress.
Director: William Keighley | Stars: Kay Francis, George Brent, Ian Hunter, Gloria Dickson
Votes: 438
27. Sweet Adeline (1934)
Approved | 87 min | Musical, Romance
In 1898, composer Sid Barnett manages to get his sweetheart, Adeline the beer-garden singer, to sing the lead in his new Broadway operetta; this infuriates Elysia, the erstwhile star. But ... See full summary »
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Irene Dunne, Donald Woods, Hugh Herbert, Ned Sparks
Votes: 317
28. New Faces of 1937 (1937)
Passed | 100 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A crooked producer tries to link his backers by producing a flop and disappearing with the money. Patricia, one of the chorus girls, has given her money too, and after the producer ... See full summary »
Director: Leigh Jason | Stars: Joe Penner, Milton Berle, Harry Einstein, Harriet Nelson
Votes: 217
29. Footlight Fever (1941)
Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Romance
Unable to secure financial backers for their new Broadway play, producers Don Avery and Geoffrey Crandall are about to abandon their endeavors when they are visited by wealthy Eileen Drake,... See full synopsis »
Director: Irving Reis | Stars: Alan Mowbray, Donald MacBride, Elisabeth Risdon, Lee Bonnell
Votes: 74
30. Dance Charlie Dance (1937)
Approved | 64 min | Comedy
A stage-struck small-towner is tricked into backing a bad straight play, but it turns out to be a unintentional comedy hit. Problems arise when he is sued for plagiarism.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Stuart Erwin, Jean Muir, Glenda Farrell, Allen Jenkins
Votes: 145
31. All Set Backstage (1974)
22 min | History, Documentary, Short
Director: Paul Cox | Stars: Viola Tait, Norman Kaye