Ruby Keeler

Making-of documentary about the 1933 musical, 42nd Street.

A rich young boy arranges to be kidnapped so he'll get more attention from his parents.

A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s 50s and 60s up to the break dance and the music videos from the 80s.

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

A rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in Albania held by communist enemies of the USA.

This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the silver screen. It shows how the movie industry changed its depiction of sex and actresses' portrayal of sex from the silent movie era to the present. Classic scenes are shown from the silent movie 'True Heart Susie,' starring Lillian Gish, to 'Love Me Tonight' (1932), blending sex and sophistication, starring Jeanette MacDonald (pre-Nelson Eddy), and to Elizabeth Taylor in 'A Place in the Sun' (1951), plus much , much more.

A musical which begins with six men and a woman singing; then a dance number; finally, the six men and woman sing again.

The process by which girls are chosen for chorus line members in movie musical is shown. Numbers from popular 1930s musicals are then presented. These include "Don't Say Goodnight" from Wonder Bar (1934); "Lullaby of Broadway" from Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) ; "Shadow Waltz" from Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933); and "By a Waterfall" and "Shanghai Lil" from Footlight Parade (1933).

Ruby Keeler teams with the Nelsons (of TV and radio fame) as the singer in Ozzie's band. The setting is a college campus which is suffering from monetary woes, but somehow Ozzie's band manages to attract enough attention to increase the enrollment and keep the school from having to shut down.

A financially-strapped mother and her children relocate from the city to a small rural town.

A group of stable hands is given a race horse when its owner retires from the business. They raise money to run the horse in the Hollywood Derby at Santa Anita race track. Many Hollywood personalities attend the event.

Orphaned horse-trainer's little daughter has reciprocated bond with horse, which needs her presence to win races.

Two starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star in their show.

Musical about dingaling millionaire businessman Cedric Ames and his various employees

An admiral's son with no interest in carrying on the family tradition is a successful crooner. He finally joins the Navy to prove he can, but with no real love in it.

An irresponsible Broadway star gets mixed up with gambling and gangsters.

A private stationed in Hawaii gets involved with the general's engaged daughter. In order to avoid a scandal, the pair break up, but meet again years later when he's at West Point producing the annual play that turns out to star her.

A reformer's daughter wins the lead role in a scandalous Broadway show.

A short promotional film about Ruby Keeler and her upcoming film "Flirtation Walk." It provides a brief look at her career on Broadway, early films, and personal life away from the studio before showing a trailer for the new film.

Students at New York's Rovina Finishing School for Girls send their photographs to the makers of Claybury's Beauty Soap, in the hope of being chosen as "Miss Complexion of 1934." Martha Howson wins the contest, which includes a trip to Hollywood and a tour of the Warner Brothers lot with Lyle Talbot. When she gets to the studio, all she wants to do is meet Dick Powell, star of the new Warner Brothers film Dames (1934).

브로드웨이 프로듀서로 코미디 뮤지컬을 제작해 온 체스터 켄트는 유성 영화의 등장으로 인해 사업상의 위기를 맞이한다. 궁여지책 끝에 그는 짧은 뮤지컬식 영화 도입부를 제작해주는 사업으로 크게 성공을 거두게 된다. 하지만 곧 새로운 아이디어를 내야 한다는 압박에 시달리고, 설상가상으로 라이벌은 그의 작품들을 훔쳐내간다. 그리고 주변의 크고 작은 문제들까지 겹쳐 위기에 봉착하게 되는데... 뮤지컬 감독으로서 버스비 버클리 최고의 뮤지컬 장면들을 감상할 수 있는 영화. (2010년 4회 서울충무로국제영화제)

생계를 이어가기 위해 필요한 일이라면 돈 많은 얼간이들에게서 황금을 캐내는 일이라도 다 해야 하는 브로드웨이 쇼걸들의 분투를 외설적이고 거친 대사로 표현해 낸 작품.

불경기가 계속되자 파산 상태인 무대 감독 줄리앙 마쉬는 뮤지컬 코미디 '귀여운 숙녀'의 연출 제의를 쾌히 승낙한다. 심하게 병을 앓던 처지라 여생을 편하게 지낼 돈이 필요했기 때문에 그는 쇼의 성공 여부에 연연해한다. 주역을 뽑는 테스트 결과 도로시와 빌리가 선발된다. 연극에서 이미 여러차례 비중있는 역을 해낸 도로시는 제작자 애브너 딜런의 개인적 선택으로 행운을 잡았으며 빌리 또한 잘 알려진 젊은 유망주. 빌리는 브로드웨이 극단에 전혀 경험이 없는 어린 페기에게 호감을 갖게 된다. 그래서 그는 코러스 테스트가 있자 긴장하지 않도록 그녀를 도와주는데 테스트 결과 페기, 안무가의 결프랜드 애니 그리고 로레인이 역할들을 맡게 된다. 그러던 어느날 연출 책임자 마쉬는 도로시가 애브너를 속이고 전 애인인 팻과의 관계를 계속하고 있다는 걸 알게 된다. 그는 제작자인 애브너가 이 사실을 알고 쇼의 후원을 철회한 것을 겁내 사람을 사서 팻에게 폭력을 휘두른다. 주일의 연습 기간이 눈깜짝할 사이에 지나가고 공연팀은 필라델피아에서 첫 공연을 하도록 계획되었다. 그러던 중 도로시는 우연히 팻이 다정하게 페기와 이야기 나누는 것을 목격한다.

Broadway actress leaves New York to become a star in Hollywood, and succeeds despite sleazy directors and her own ego.