Author Archive: Retro

Jane Colwell, an associate professor at an agricultural college, thinks that a trained mule she has been working with needs a rest and takes him to her farm. There she finds a film company shooting on location. After many complications, the mule is featured in the film, and Jane wins the heart of Mike Burton, the film’s producer.

Powell & Astaire are a brother/sister dance team who each find romance while performing in London. Contains Astaire’s famous “tap-dancing on the ceiling” routine. Songs include: “Too Late Now”, “Open Your Eyes”, “I Left My Hat in Haiti”, & more. Dir. Stanley Donen

Gangsters take over a record company, using strong-arm tactics to acquire contracts with various singing acts. Songs include: “Mamma I Wanna Make Rhythm”, “Manhattan Merry-Go-Round”, “Heaven?”, “I Owe You”, & “It’s Round-up Time in Reno”. Dir. Charles Reisner

Ambitious girl won’t let anything get in the way of a musical career, until she falls in love. Dir. Wallace Fox

Many live performances highlight this biography of the famous battling, bandleading brothers. Songs include: “Green Eyes”, “Everybody’s Doin’ It”, “Marie”, & “I’ll Never Say Never Again.” Dir. Alfred E. Green

Robespierre sends a duchess’ son (Webster Booth) to London to steal a necklace from the Prince of Wales’ betrothed (Anne Ziegler).

Carroll plays a down-on-his-luck publisher who steals a song from budding songwriter Hayward, who plots revenge. Dir. Albert Rogell

This film is set during the turn of the century. Fred Astaire plays a footloose playboy who falls in love with Salvation Army lass Vera-Ellen. To prove his worth to the girl, Astaire breaks down and gets a job.

Jeff Carter, a singer down on his luck, turns to radio acting as a means of supporting his young son Danny. With the support of his son and his press agent Charley Grady, Jeff ultimately finds radio the means of realizing his professional ambition.