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1. Radio Days (1987)
PG | 88 min | Comedy
A nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Mike Starr, Paul Herman
Votes: 36,338 | Gross: $14.79M
2. A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Lily Tomlin, Meryl Streep, Woody Harrelson, John C. Reilly
Votes: 23,629 | Gross: $20.34M
3. Il Mare (2000)
105 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
In 1999, a voice actor moves from Il Mare, a seaside house, and leaves a Christmas card in its (magical) mailbox. An architecture student receives it in 1997, and a friendship separated by 2 years begins.
Director: Hyun-seung Lee | Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Jun Ji-hyun, Mu-saeng Kim, Jo Seung-yeon
Votes: 9,462
4. Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)
Approved | 79 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The daughter of a wealthy businessman becomes lost in the city while traveling to a new school, and is taken in by a pair of down-on-their-luck performers.
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Shirley Temple, Alice Faye, Gloria Stuart, Jack Haley
Votes: 1,590
5. Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)
Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A willful woman concocts an elaborate scheme to trap a handsome pediatrician into marriage.
Director: Don Hartman | Stars: Cary Grant, Betsy Drake, Franchot Tone, Diana Lynn
Votes: 2,647
6. Gerald McBoing-Boing (1950)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The story of a little boy who would only talk in sound effects. With story by Dr. Seuss (and Bill Scott of Rocky and Bullwinkle fame) this cartoon won the Oscar for best short subject (animated) for 1950.
Directors: Robert Cannon, John Hubley | Star: Marvin Miller
Votes: 2,084
7. The Black Network (1936)
20 min | Musical, Short
Brutus Johnson, owner of the Porter Pullman Shoe Polish Company, sponsors the Porter Pullman Shoe Polish Variety Program on the Black Network Broadcasting Co. Mezzanine Johnson, Brutus' ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Nina Mae McKinney, The Nicholas Brothers, The Washboard Serenaders, Emmett 'Babe' Wallace
Votes: 179
8. Meet the Baron (1933)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Romance
The famous Baron Munchausen dumps two dimwits in the African jungle. A rescue team mistakes one of them for the missing Baron, and returns them to the US, where they're greeted as heroes. ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Jack Pearl, Jimmy Durante, Zasu Pitts, Ted Healy
Votes: 331
9. Fiesta (1941)
Passed | 45 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Cholita, after a long absence in Mexico City, is returning home to take up her duties as head of the rancho and, as everyone expects, to marry her childhood sweetheart José. Expectations ... See full summary »
Director: LeRoy Prinz | Stars: Ann Ayars, Jorge Negrete, Armida, George Givot
Votes: 152
10. Little Miss Roughneck (1938)
Approved | 64 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Talented 10-year-old singing prodigy Foxine LaRue, who is only slightly less artificial and theatrical than her name, is pushed into vaudeville by her stage mother supreme, Gert LaRue, who ... See full summary »
Director: Aubrey Scotto | Stars: Edith Fellows, Leo Carrillo, Scott Kolk, Julie Bishop
Votes: 18
11. Mama Steps Out (1937)
Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Romance
This madcap comedy depicts a rich housewife dragging her family to France to absorb culture.
Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Guy Kibbee, Alice Brady, Betty Furness, Dennis Morgan
Votes: 149
12. It Can't Last Forever (1937)
Approved | 68 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Russ Matthews, a theatrical agent who is not above pulling off a hoax or two or more to further the career of his clients (and himself), and a newspaper gossip-columnist, Carol Wilson, get ... See full summary »
Director: Hamilton MacFadden | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Betty Furness, Robert Armstrong, Raymond Walburn
Votes: 67
13. Paradise Valley (1934)
Passed | 51 min | Western
Director: James P. Hogan | Stars: Sam Pierce, Jean Chatburn, Wheeler Oakman, Arthur Loft
Votes: 25
14. Meet Miss Bobby Socks (1944)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Music
After receiving his military discharge, singer Don Collins proceeds to the address of the pen pal who corresponded with him while he was overseas. Helen Tyler answers the door and is ... See full synopsis »
Director: Glenn Tryon | Stars: Bob Crosby, Lynn Merrick, Louise Erickson, Robert White
Votes: 38
15. Midnight Melodies (1936)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Comedy, Music
A one-reel short shot against a nightclub background in which several names from New York City radio programs do a variety of turns. Jack Gilford, a mimic, gives his takes on the likes of ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Waller | Stars: Jack Gilford, Loretta Lee, Babs Ryan, Babs Ryan's Brothers
16. Rooftop Frolics (1937)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Musical, Comedy
Occupants of two contrasting rooftops merge to put on a musical show. Representing the tenement roofers are singer Peg La Centra, child accordian player Gina Valenti and the dance team of ... See full summary »
Director: Ben K. Blake | Stars: Al Cooper, Peg La Centra, Kirk Alyn, Gina Valente
17. Pioneers of Primetime (1995 TV Movie)
Documentary, History
An in-depth look at the early days of television and its first stars.
Director: Steve Boettcher | Stars: Gracie Allen, Steve Allen, Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball
Votes: 40