Ladies of the Chorus
Former burlesque star May and her daughter Peggy dance in the chorus. When May has a fight with featured dancer Bubbles, Bubbles leaves the show and Peggy takes her place….
Roustabout
After a singer loses his job at a coffee shop, he finds employment at a struggling carnival, but his attempted romance with a teenager leads to friction with her father.
Free Radicals
In this powerful abstract film with a soundtrack of African drum music, Lye scratched “white ziggle-zag-splutter scratches” on to black leader, using a variety of tools from saw teeth to…
Junior Prom
A wealthy man’s son is running for high school student body president, and the boy’s father tells the principal that if his son wins, he will make a sizable donation…
We Must Have Music
A short history of movie music is presented, from silent films accompanied by a single piano, to the elaborate song scores for musicals (with scenes from MGM’s musicals) and background…
Once There Was a Waltz
Banker Rudi Moebius and his counselor arrive in Wien for an arranged marriage which should solve their financial problems. Only they don’t know, but Lucie Weidling is broken too, and…
Don’t Knock The Rock
Rock-and-roller Arnie Haynes returns to his hometown as a hero to the teenagers. However, the mayor and other concerned adults have banned him from performing in his hometown because they…
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