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- DirectorRay EnrightStarsDick PowellDoris WestonLee DixonBob Brent (Dick Powell) recruit from Arkansas is a marine who is shy, reserved and modest. Despite these handicaps, he is a big help to his corps buddies. On moonlit nights and sun-kissed days, he croons for the "girls", who fall for the singing and, in turn, also for the marines. Bob's own heart interest is a beautiful blonde cashier, Peggy Randall (Doris Weston), in a restaurant he patronizes but he is too shy and bashful to tell her. In order to show their appreciation, his buddies take up a collection among themselves to send the bashful Bob to New York City to appear on the popular "Amateur Hour" radio program. broadcast over a national hook-up. He wins First Place. In no time at all, he is besieged by agents and sponsors, is signed for profession engagements, and becomes America's Idol of the Air Waves, making big money and at the height of his glory and popularity as a radio star. He also has gained a highly-developed ego. But he still belongs to the Marine Corps and is shipped to Shanghai. Where, in time, his buddies welcome him again after he has redeemed himself. As does his cashier heart-throb.
- DirectorNorman Z. McLeodStarsJohnny DownsBetty BurgessJack HaleySouthern California's Hotel Coronado caters to, and is frequented by, members of the social upper-crust. Although she lives on the wrong side of the San Diego tracks, in a tent-city with her father Otto and ditzy sister Violet, June Wray is a singer with the Eddy Duchin Orchestra who play at the hotel. Johnny Marvin, an aspiring songwriter and the son of a wealthy automobile manufacturer, is staying at the hotel, and the moment June and Johnny meet, they fall instantly in love. Trouble arises when Johnny's father objects to the romance, and complications and help arrive in the form of two Marine-hating sailors, Chuck Hornbostel and "Pinky" Falls, when Chuck marries June's sister Violet.
- DirectorDudley MurphyStarsAnn SothernBruce CabotIrving PichelA reformed gambler returns to his old ways despite the fact that it means losing his wife.The Nicholas Brothers, but credited separately
- DirectorAllan DwanStarsClaire TrevorSally BlaneDouglas FowleyA newspaper woman believes she has a Scoop when she finds a 'Quadroon-Mulatto' woman who is thought by all to be the mother of a 'White' child.Bill Robinson, but not in his soundtracks
- DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsJames CagneyLoretta YoungGeorge E. StoneIndependent cabbie Matt Nolan is primed to let his fists and handgun deliver payback after a big taxi firm uses intimidation and violence to squeeze out small-timers.
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsJames CagneyDennis MorganBrenda MarshallInspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF but are deemed too old to be fliers.
- DirectorS. Sylvan SimonStarsDennis O'KeefeFlorence RiceJohn HubbardA loud-mouthed Texas cowpuncher tries his hand at polo, finding himself at odds with high society and trying to save a floundering Wild West show.
- DirectorLeslie GoodwinsJack HivelyStarsMaureen O'HaraJames EllisonAlberto VilaA Texas oil millionaire, after failing to secure oil lands in Argentina, seeks out a famous race horse in Buenos Aires and orders his representative to buy the nag at any price. Ellison has a love affair with Maureen O'Hara, the beautiful daughter of the prize horse's owner.
- DirectorFrederick De CordovaStarsSonja HenieOlga San JuanDorothy HartThis musical tells the tales of two movie extras who abscond to an expensive resort with their costumes and pretend to be aristocrats. Included in the film are ice skating numbers and songs.
- DirectorJoseph SantleyStarsBen LyonJoan MarshEdward J. NugentPeyton Wells (Ben Lyon) rescues Judy Jones (Joan Marsh) from a very dull young man, at a sedate party given for her by her multi-millionaire grandfather Silas P. Jones (Purnell Pratt.) Judy refuses to accompany Peyton on a slumming trip to a cheap dance hall, and Peyton dances with several of the dowagers and tells them that Silas is practically dying of scarlet fever. The guests hastily depart and Joan joins Peyton at the Dreamland Dance Hall. She is mistaken by Jimmy Cassidy (Edward J. Nugent) as one of the hostesses and decides to dance with him as a lark. One thing follows another and Judy gets disinherited and takes a job at the dance hall through Jimmy and his friend Mabel(Isabel Jewell.) Jimmy confides to Judy his ambition to become a dance instructor over the radio and Judy decides to help him but can't get the needed financial backing. She gets Peyton to front the money, promising him she will reconsider his offer of marriage if Jimmy's plan fails. The dance school of the air proves to be a flop because of Silas Jones, who threatens to withdraw his large advertising account unless the dance school is taken off.
- DirectorRay EnrightStarsVera ZorinaEddie AlbertAlan HaleA young hoofer quits vaudeville to become a composer and hooks up with a Russian ballet troupe.Donald O'Connor
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsGloria JeanDonald O'ConnorJane FrazeeOrphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting her.Jivin' Jaclcs and Jills, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan
- DirectorEdward F. ClineStarsLaverne AndrewsPatty AndrewsMaxene AndrewsPeggy (Peggy Ryan)), a messenger, delivers a telegram to The Flamingo Club where the Andrews Sisters (The Andrews Sisters) and Bob Edwards' Orchestra are appearing. Peggy learns that the club's owner, Harrison (William Frawley), intends to enlarge his show and she persuades him to give her and her friends a tryout. If they make good, they can save the dancing school run by Professor Woof ('Charles Butterworth')) and Gribble (Walter Catlett)) . Press agent Kendall (Richard Davies) recognizes the leader of the group as Gracie Waverly ('Grace MacDonald'), the niece of three millionaire aunts. When Gracie's picture appears in the newspaper, Harrison immediately signs the group, the Waverly sisters, order Gracie never to dance again or she will be disinherited. Professor Woof, using the Andrews Sisters to pose as the Wavely sisters, as a ruse to allow Gribble to bring Harrison to get permission to sign Gracie; this works until the real Waverly sisters show up, and with two sets of Waverly's, complications arise.Dan Dailey, Jivin' Jacks and Jills, Grace McDonald, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsGloria JeanIan HunterDonald O'ConnorVictoria Peabody (Gloria Jean) and her younger sister, Constance (Mary Lou Harrington), go to New York City to live with with their father, Tom Peabody (Ian Hunter). The two girls become involved with his love life, in which two rivals are competing to become his wife.Gloria Jean, Jivin' Jack and Jills, Donald O'Connor
- DirectorEdward F. ClineStarsThe Andrews SistersPatty AndrewsMaxene AndrewsA group of entertainers visit a radio singer's home to try to get her to book them on her show.Jivin' Jacks and Jills, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, Susan 'Tag-a-long' Levine
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsAllan JonesJane FrazeeGloria JeanWar hero Johnny Kovacs works with his superiors to hide from a star crossed lover while on leave and falls in love while living at a boarding house.Four Step Brothers, Gloria Jean, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsDonald O'ConnorGloria JeanPeggy RyanAt the Davis School of the Theatre, run by Jeremy Taswell, where teenagers study drama and the serious arts, instructors Johnny Hanley and Alice Taswell are in love. The students, including Donald, Patricia and Peggy, secretly want to become singers. Patricia's aunt, Mrs. Davis, who owns the school, disapproves. Donald has written a musical comedy for the year's class play, which the students want to do; but Mrs. Davis has selected and insists they do Sophocles' "Antigone." Taswell agrees to let the kids do Donald's show. Donald manages to keep Mrs. Davis away on the day of the show, and when Broadway producers in attendance rave about Donald's play, she becomes a backer.Jivin' Jacks and Jills, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsDonald O'ConnorSusanna FosterLillian GishMusical in which a family puts on a show to boost the morale of the local factory workers.Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsMaria MontezJack OakieSusanna FosterIn the Gay 90s, Michael O'Rourke (Jack Oakie) and Dennis Dugan (Donald Cook) are owners of rival night spots in the Bowery. They both move uptown and continue to compete in establishments, each tossing many trials and tribulations and dirty tactics against the other, before joining forces to produce a long series of hit Broadway shows.Jack Oakie, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsDonald O'ConnorPeggy RyanAnn BlythThe son of a strict Navy officer falls for the daughter of a musical-comedy star.Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsDonald O'ConnorPeggy RyanJack OakieThe Merry Monahans are a vaudeville family act bouncing from circuit to circuit reconnecting with past friends and loves, creating new friends and romances, and dealing with personal vices.Jack Oakie, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan
- DirectorFrank RyanStarsDonald O'ConnorPeggy RyanFrances DeeTalented youngster Pat Donahue is working in the Berkshires. He learns of a great part in New York City and auditions. But after winning the role he finds out it was originally intended for his father Patrick. The son is reluctant to do what's right.Jivin' Jacks and Jills, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan
- DirectorJack HivelyStarsDonald O'ConnorOlga San JuanMartha StewartMilton Haskins, a math genius known for his infallibility with numbers, quits his job with an insurance company after he discovers he made a mistake, and hooks up with a traveling carnival. His knowledge of mathematics makes him a natural as an assistant at the wheel of fortune. His fiancée Vivian begs him to return to his job but he refuses, so she joins the carnival and becomes a striptease artist. When Milton attempts to drag her off the stage, a brawling mêlée breaks out and the entire troupe is arrested by the local police. The carnival is sold but Milton reveals that the new owner has conspired to defraud the insurance company. The firm has to accept the carnival in lieu of the money owed, and they allow Milton and Vivian to stay with, and help run, the carnival.Louis DaPron, Donald O'Connor, George O'Hanlon
- DirectorGeorge ShermanStarsDonald O'ConnorCharles CoburnGloria DeHavenAt a college, a group of ex-GIs clash with their wives about over playing football.Donald O'Connor
- DirectorArchie MayoStarsTed LewisAlice DayAnn PenningtonThis is the story of Ted Lewis, popular band leader and clarinettist.Ann Pennington