Howard Lindsay

When the S.S. American heads out to sea, etiquette and convention head out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love... proving that sometimes destiny needs a little help from a crew of singing sailors, a comical disguise and some good old-fashioned blackmail. This hilarious musical romp across the Atlantic, directed by the multi-award-winning Broadway director and choreographer Kathleen Marshall, features Cole Porter’s joyful score, including "I Get A Kick Out of You," "You’re the Top" and the show-stopping "Anything Goes."

The popular musical is brought to life on soundstages at London's Three Mills Studio, in a live TV dramatisation of the timeless story of Maria and the Von Trapp Family singers, one of the world's best-known concert groups in the era immediately preceding World War II.

The Sound of Music Live! is a television special that was originally broadcast by NBC on December 5, 2013. Produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, the special was an adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway musical The Sound of Music, starring country singer Carrie Underwood as Maria von Trapp, performed and televised live from Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York. Meron felt that if the telecast were successful, the concept could become "another kind of entertainment that can exist on TV." By her request, Underwood's casting as Maria was personally endorsed by Julie Andrews, who starred in the 1965 film.

Действие фильма происходит накануне Второй мировой войны в Австрии. Молодая девушка по имени Мария, оставшись сиротой, находит приют в женском монастыре и готовится стать монахиней. Однако, в силу своего жизнелюбия ей это удается с трудом, и настоятельница монастыря понимает, что такой путь — не для ее юной послушницы. В связи с этим, ей предлагается место гувернантки в семью, состоящую из армейского офицера, патриота своего отечества, у которого недавно умерла жена, и его семерых детей. Попав в дом, Мария узнает, что она уже не первая гувернантка в этой семье, глава семейства замкнут, сух и сварлив, а дети несчастны и пугливы и никого к себе не подпускают, горюя о матери и страдая от холодности отца. Однако, Марии удается найти общий язык с детьми, и она понимает, что полюбила этого офицера, да и он к ней, похоже, неравнодушен. Вместе с тем, после очередной поездки в Вену, он привозит в замок другую женщину, представив ее как свою невесту.

A young insecure college sportsman is in trouble. He wants to marry his very straightforward girlfriend, but has no money. When he is offered a bribe to fix a game, he is torn even more about the matter.

Julie Andrews was nominated for an Emmy for portraying the titular scullery maid who finds true love with a prince in this legendary adaptation of one of the most famous fairy tales of all time. A musical, made-for-television, with music by Richard Rodgers and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, it is the only of the legendary composing team's musicals created specifically for that medium. It was originally broadcast live on CBS on March 31, 1957, and was a phenomenal success, viewed by more than 107 million people. Though it originally aired in full color, only a black & white kinescope of the production has survived.

Julie Andrews was nominated for an Emmy for portraying the titular scullery maid who finds true love with a prince in this legendary adaptation of one of the most famous fairy tales of all time. A musical, made-for-television, with music by Richard Rodgers and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, it is the only of the legendary composing team's musicals created specifically for that medium. It was originally broadcast live on CBS on March 31, 1957, and was a phenomenal success, viewed by more than 107 million people. Though it originally aired in full color, only a black & white kinescope of the production has survived.

Needing to fill the position of general manager of his company, and believing that an executive's wife is crucial to her husband's success, auto industry mogul Gifford brings three couples to New York to size up: Jerry and Carol: he hard-driven and self-reliant, she willing to use her beauty to further her husband's career; Sid and Elizabeth, he ulcer-ridden and torn between achieving success and restoring their troubled marriage, she positive that his job will kill him, but gamely agreeing to play the good wife for the duration; and down-to-earth Bill, whose good-natured Katie fears that his promotion would spell the end of their idyllic familiy existence.

On an ocean liner, a nightclub singer tries to help a fellow American romance an English heiress who is being forced to return home to marry a man she doesn't love. The American must avoid his boss who is traveling on the same vessel and disguises himself as a gangster traveling with a minister who is, in fact, a disguised gangster on the lam.

A singer and her apartment manager get mixed up in a creepy Park Avenue murder and find themselves facing danger at every turn.

Салли Адаме, женщина с практической хваткой, твердо стоящая на ногах, порывистая и темпераментная, направляется в качестве посла США в маленькое Европейское государство Лихтенбург. У нового посла, впрочем, есть один недостаток. Точнее качество, не слишкомотвечающее ее дипломатическому статусу: она чрезвычайно непосредственна и склонна поступать в соответствии с душевными порывами, которые, порой, идут вразрез с государственными интересами.

A gangster and his wife attempt to go straight. Comedy. Remake of the 1938 film "A Slight Case of Murder".

An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.

Hью-Йорк 1883. Уильям Пауэлл в роли эксцентричного биржевого брокера и главы многодетной семьи. Великолепно показаны нравы и быт Америки конца девятнадцатого века.

Buck Boswell and his all-girl troupe are stranded in Paris, but Buck manages to con the manager of the 'Hotel de Navarre' in furnishing accommodations for his group, but the proprietor's wife locks them out. In his search for funds, Buck meets Patricia Harper, the fourth-richest girl in the world, but he isn't aware of that and thinks she is penniless. Patricia joins his troupe as a lark, and her father, James Harper, also pretends he is broke. Through some chicanery, Buck gets jobs for the girls as models at the Palace of Feminine Arts at the Paris International Exposition. James Harper borrows the priceless Napoleaon necklace to have a copy made for his daughter, but Buck thinks he stole it.

Buck Boswell and his all-girl troupe are stranded in Paris, but Buck manages to con the manager of the 'Hotel de Navarre' in furnishing accommodations for his group, but the proprietor's wife locks them out. In his search for funds, Buck meets Patricia Harper, the fourth-richest girl in the world, but he isn't aware of that and thinks she is penniless. Patricia joins his troupe as a lark, and her father, James Harper, also pretends he is broke. Through some chicanery, Buck gets jobs for the girls as models at the Palace of Feminine Arts at the Paris International Exposition. James Harper borrows the priceless Napoleaon necklace to have a copy made for his daughter, but Buck thinks he stole it.

Сухой закон официально отменен. А это значит, что торговец контрабандными спиртными напитками Реми Марко должен внести в свою работу кое-какие изменения. Теперь вся эта операция с торговлей спиртным называется не преступление, а бизнес. Рабочие теперь не просто олухи, а партнеры. И не обращайтесь теперь к Марко иначе, чем «сэр»…

Два новейших океанских лайнера соревнуются, кто быстрее пересечет Атлантический океан по рейсу Нью-Йорк — Шербур-Октевиль (Франция). Владелец одного из кораблей Т. Фротингилл (У.К. Филдс) собирается отправить на судно-коункурент своего младшего брата С.Б., который очень похож на него самого. Цель братьев — устроить саботаж на борту корабля и тем самым самим выиграть время, чтобы прибыть в порт первыми. Но С.Б. по ошибке оказывается не на том лайнере... В фильме «Большое радиовещание в 1938 году» впервые прозвучала песня «Thanks for the Memory».

An ad man gets his model girlfriend to pose as a debutante for a new campaign.

Счастливчик Гарнетт, игрок и танцор, помолвлен на Маргарет Уотсон. В самом начале фильма он, танцуя, выскакивает со сцены и отказывается выйти на поклон, так как опаздывает на свадьбу. Его друзья разыгрывают шутку с манжетами его брюк, утверждая, что без манжет такие брюки не носят. В результате Счастливчик опаздывает на свадьбу. Когда же он все-таки является, отец Маргарет ставит ему условие: он должен уйти и вернуться только тогда, когда заработает 25 тысяч долларов, дабы доказать, что он не пройдоха. Но когда Счастливчик знакомится с учительницей танцев Пенни Кэррол, то он делает все возможное, чтобы НЕ заработать эти деньги, так как, конечно, он в нее влюбляется…

A young man falls in love with a beautiful blonde. When he sees her being forced onto a luxury liner, he decides to follow and rescue her. However, he discovers that she is an English heiress who ran away from home and is now being returned to England. He also discovers that his boss is on the ship. To avoid discovery, he disguises himself as the gangster accomplice of a minister, who is actually a gangster on the run from the law.

A paint store owner turns his attention to civic affairs while his business falls apart.

Танцовщица кабаре, Кёрли Флэгг, становится свидетельницей убийства и вынуждена скрываться от гангстеров в Принстоне. Девушка находит приют в общежитии колледжа. Она одевается в мужскую одежду, делает подходящую прическу и выдает себя за юношу-студента. Кёрли находит верных товарищей в лице студентов Пола и Базза. Они укрывают беглянку. Но, вскоре, в Принстоне появляются гангстеры, которые вышли на след Кёрли. Также приезжают разгневанная невеста Пола, отец Базза, работающий на киностудии, и дочь декана, у которой свои вопросы к происходящему...

Tommy Mills and Marie Thurber, sweethearts, plan to marry when Tommy sells some land he has inherited. Marie's parents favor the match, as they prefer Tommy over Bernard Norton, another suitor. Her father, Warren Thurber, however, is in financial straits and plans to sell land to a civic improvement association headed by David Tuttle. When he discovers that Tommy has agreed to sell his land to Mrs. Oberlander, he berates him; but Tommy agrees to boost the price so that Thurber will win out. Tuttle, who favors Bernard as Marie's husband, persuades Tommy that he must endure the displeasure of the Thurbers, and as a result a misunderstanding arises over the sale of the land. But Tuttle's scheme backfires, and Tommy wins the girl after all.