171. The Color Purple
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Blitz Bazawule
Actors: Halle Bailey, Taraji P. Henson, Elizabeth Marvel, David Alan Grier, Danielle Brooks, Louis Gossett Jr.
172. Kiss Me Kate
Year of Release: 1953
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: George Sidney
Actors: Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Bobby Van, Bob Fosse, Ron Randell
Plot: Fred and Lily are divorced actors, brought together by Cole Porter for a musical version of "Taming of the Shrew". It's no surprise the actors are more in tune with the characters than anyone would have thought. A heated argument almost brings production to a halt, while a pair of goons for the local mob boss eye Fred for a debt.
173. The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Year of Release: 1939
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: H.C. Potter
Actors: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, Walter Brennan, Lew Fields, Etienne Girardot
174. 1st Night ( First Night )
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Christopher Menaul
Actors: Richard E. Grant, Sarah Brightman, Mía Maestro, Nigel Lindsay, Susannah Fielding, Oliver Dimsdale
Plot: A rich industrialist wants more than his shallow life brings him. In order to prove his is not just a capitalist - the budding opera singer plans a lavish country production in order to prove to his friends he has talent... while also pursuing a female conductor he has hired for the show.
175. One Hour With You
Year of Release: 1932
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Actors: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Genevieve Tobin, Charles Ruggles, Roland Young, Josephine Dunn
176. Alexander's Ragtime Band
Year of Release: 1938
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Henry King
Actors: Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Ethel Merman, Jack Haley, Jean Hersholt
177. Forbidden Zone
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Richard Elfman
Actors: Hervé Villechaize, Susan Tyrrell, Marie-Pascale Elfman, Gisele Lindley, Danny Elfman
178. Rhythm on the Range
Year of Release: 1936
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Norman Taurog
Actors: Bing Crosby, Frances Farmer, Bob Burns, Martha Raye, Samuel S. Hinds, Warren Hymer
179. The American Astronaut
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Cory McAbee
Actors: Cory McAbee, Rocco Sisto, Greg Russell Cook, Annie Golden, Tom Aldredge, Bill Buell
180. Girl Crazy
Year of Release: 1943
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Norman Taurog, Busby Berkeley
Actors: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Gil Stratton, Robert E. Strickland, Rags Ragland, June Allyson
Plot: A spoiled rich kid with a taste for wine, women and fun is shipped off to
an all-male college to temper his spirit and gain education. But when he
comes across the Dean's daughter - who is trying to save the cash-strapped
college - he does everything he can to win her over.
