When Hitler Kicks the Bucket

Air Mail Special

Count Basie does a little rhyming rapping before going into this Benny Goodman instrumental composition. While he's playing, plenty of couples are jitterbugging constantly until, one by one, they get tired and start to fall down on the floor.

7.6

Hot Chocolate

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers at their best along with Duke Ellington and his Orchestra performing for this "Hot Chocolate" musical short.

8.3

I Look at You

Alan Ladd was discovered by Sue Carol for his incredible voice in radio. And then she married him. In I Look At You, he is sweet and graceful. And at the very beginning of his career in film. He sings and leads Rita Rio's all-girl band while she dances around him.

This Love of Mine

Stan Kenton and his Orchestra perform "This Love of Mine" with Cyd Charisse and other dancers

6.5

My Lost Horizon

Les Brown and His Orchestra perform "My Lost Horizon" with Doris Day

Jammin' in the Panoram

Helen Huntley and Stan Kenton and His Orchestra perform "Jammin' in the Panoram."

6.0

Deep in the Heart of Texas

Lew Hearn and Phyllis Kenny perform "Deep in the Heart of Texas"

7.5

1945

Why Did I Fall for Abner?

1945 Soundies musical short starring Merle Travis

1945

Dance, Baby, Dance (Tantze Babele)

Mel Tormé and the Mel-Tones sing the title song in this 1945 Soundie (a short film produced to be played on jukebox-like Panoram machines).

6.0

Let Me Off Uptown

Anita O'Day with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra perform "Let Me Off Uptown".

6.0

Swing for Sale

The Charioteers perform "Swing for Sale"

5.7

The Chool Song

1942 Soundies musical short starring The King's Men

Good Nite All

Johnny Taylor sings "Good Nite All" at a house party.

5.5

Au Reet

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra perform "Au Reet"

4.5

Dipsy Doodle

1943 Soundies musical short starring Larry Clinton

Is It Love or Is It Conscription?

Doris Day sings "Is It Love or Is It Conscription?" with Les Brown and His Orchestra

Take It Off

The Pretty Priorities perform "Take It Off".

7.9

Minnie the Moocher

Cab Calloway performing his famous hit "Minnie the Moocher".

Friendly Tavern Polka

A lively, crowded tavern is the setting for this soundie where the title song is performed while the while couples are energetically dancing the polka.

1944

Is You Is, or Is You Ain't My Baby?

The King Cole Trio and Ida James perform the title song in this Soundie.

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6.7

2013

One Chance

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5.8

1949

Love Happy

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5.8

1946

Make Mine Music

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6.5

Hounddog

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6.2

The Big Store

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6.3

2000

Coyote Ugly

Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives at her "day" job as a barmaid at Coyote Ugly. The "Coyotes" as they are affectionately called tantalize customers and the media alike with their outrageous antics, making Coyote Ugly the watering hole for guys on the prowl.

8.1

1997

Ghosts

In the town of Normal Valley, an eccentric magician named Maestro entertains the local children every day in his spooky mansion. One stormy night, the town's mayor leads a group of angry citizens to the mansion in an attempt to run Maestro out of town.

7.1

Cadillac Records

The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.

5.9

2007

Honeydripper

In 1950s Alabama, the owner of the Honeydripper juke joint finds his business dropping off and against his better judgment, hires a young electric guitarist in a last ditch effort to draw crowds during harvest time.

6.1

Soul Men

Two former backup soul singers, Louis and Floyd, have not spoken to each other in 20 years, and reluctantly agree to travel across the country together to a reunion concert to honor their recently-deceased lead singer. Cleo, a beautiful young woman who is believed to be Floyd's daughter, accompanies them as a new singer.

2003

A Mighty Wind

Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son.

5.9

2022

Sneakerella

When El, an aspiring sneaker designer from Queens, meets Kira King, the fiercely independent daughter of legendary basketball star and sneaker tycoon Darius King, sparks fly as the two bond over their mutual affinity for sneakers. With a little nudge from his best friend and a sprinkle of Fairy Godfather magic, El finds the courage to use his talent to pursue his dream of becoming a ‘legit’ sneaker designer in the industry.

Yankee Doodle Dandy

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6.5

2022

Press Play

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6.1

The Rocker

In the 1980s, a drummer is abandoned by his band just before they become rock superstars. Twenty years later, the drummer sees his second chance at stardom arise when he is asked to perform with his teenage nephew's high school rock band.

6.1

1962

Kid Galahad

After completing military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a professional fighter—and takes him under his wing.

6.4

1961

Too Late Blues

Ghost is an ideological musician and leader of a jazz band who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself. His peripatetic performances lead him to cross paths with a singer, while his masculinity is thrown into question following a violent brawl.

7.3

2009

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the Oscar and Grammy-winning Sherman Brothers, famous for the iconic hits they wrote for Disney.

2011

Thriller Night

A Shrek parody of Michael Jackson's Thriller song and music video, with Donkey singing.