- A list of 103 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Singin' in the Rain (1952), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), My Fair Lady (1964), The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)...
- Many of the first musical sound films were generally heavy-handed, stage-bound adaptations of operettas that looked much like photographed stage plays.
- Ever since sound and film were first united in The Jazz Singer (1927), the musical has been a staple of cinema history and popular culture, but what are the best...
- The Rise of the Film Musical. ... Musicals - Dance Films. American Movie Classics Company LLC., n.d. Web.
- ranks second on the American Film Institute’s list of greatest movie musicals.
- In the 1960s, 1970s and continuing up to today the musical film became less of a bankable genre that could be relied upon for sure-fire hits.
- There aren’t many films in which you can see a musical legend pondering the correct way to punch a joint of pork – but then Scott Walker is hardly your typical artist...