Author Archive: Retro

Paderewski’s talents are showcased as stranded plane crash victims are affected by his art.

Portrays Foster as a shy bookkeeper who writes songs in his spare time, and is in love with a pretentious singer whose sister eventually becomes his muse and inspiration. Includes the Foster staples: “My Old Kentucky Home”, “Swanee River”, “Camptown Races”, “Oh! Susannah”, “The Old Folks at Home”, “A Ribbon in Your Hair”, & “I Still See Her in My Dreams” Dir. Allan Dwan

A singer (Frances Langford) from Kansas City lives in a theatrical boardinghouse near Broadway.

Poor gardener poses as the wealthy financial backer of a new music revue at the Moulin Rouge. Songs include “Can This Be Love?”, “I Love a Circus”, “I’m All Aglow Again” & more. Dir. Leslie Goodwins

A sailor (Tommy Wonder) falls for a beautiful dancer (Doris Dowling) after going AWOL.

An argument between a serviceman and his girlfriend is patched up with the aid of a well-known radio program.

Failed vaudvillian inherits a struggling ranch and must put on a fund-raising musical revue to make it a success. The movie that started it all for Ozzie & Harriet. Dir. Frank McDonald

Compilation of early shorts featuring Bing Crosby.

To get back at a thieving dancer, a bookie becomes her manager, gets her into a Gilbert & Sullivan show and forces her to give him her income. Written by Andrew L. Stone. Songs by Gilbert & Sullivan include: “The Mikado”, “Patience”, “Pirates of Penzance”, and “Ruddigore”. Dir. Andrew L. Stone