Musical Film Index: A

• A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969) *** - The Charles Schultz comic strip inspired this pleasant animated musical.
• A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) ** - Bing Crosby stars in this adaptation of the stage hit, but most of the swell Rodgers & Hart score is missing.
• A Date with Judy (1948) *** - Jane Powell sings "It's a Most Unusual Day" is a genial family film. Wallace Beery's dance with Carmen Miranda is a hoot.
• A Time to Sing (1968) ** - Hank Williams Jr. as a struggling country singer.
• Aaron Slick from Punkin' Crick (1952) NO STARS - Dinah Shore as a farm widow ripe for the picking – as bad as its title. If this doesn't cure your insomnia, nothing will.
• About Face * - Gordon MacRae in a dull military cadet buddy flick.
• Across the Universe (2007) ** - Old Beatles songs recycled with bizarre visuals to tell a tedious non-love story.
• Adorable (1933)
• Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, The (1949) *** - Wind in the Willows and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow are paired in this animated Disney double feature. Bing Cosby voices the latter delightfully.
• Affairs of Dobie Gillis, The *** - Enjoyable college romance starring Debbie Reynolds and Bobby Van.
• Ain't Misbehavin' (1955) ** - Piper Laurie seeks love among the upper classes.
• Aladdin (1992) **** - Disney animation strikes again, with a dazzling performance by Robin Williams and an Oscar-winning Ashman-Rice-Menken score.
• Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1938) **** - Bandleader Tyrone Power romances singer Alice Faye in this cavalcade of Irving Berlin tunes. Ethel Merman is on hand, and its all great entertainment.
• Artists and Models Abroad
• Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
• Alice in Wonderland (1951) *** - Some brilliant moments, but Disney's take on Lewis Carroll's classic children's story has its dull patches.
• All American Co-Ed (1941)
• All Ashore (1953)
• All Dogs Go To Heaven (1989) * - Dreary animated goop about a dog returning from the grave to redeem himself. Inspired several equally lousy sequels.
• All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) NO STARS - Saccharine sequel to a saccharine original. 
• All That Jazz (1979) ** - Bob Fosse's painfully frank attempt at autobiography, ranges from fascinating to tasteless. 
• All the King's Horses (1935)
• Almost Angels (1962) ** - The real Vienna Boy Choir stars in this passable melodrama of a chorister contending with the vocal horrors of puberty.
• Almost Married (1942)
• Always a Bridesmaid (1943)
• Always Leave Them Laughing (1949)
• American Hot Wax (1978)
• Among the Millionaires (1930)
• An American in Paris (1951) **** - One of the finest musicals ever made. Gene Kelly is an ex GI turned artist wooing Parisian shop girl Leslie Caron, all set to vintage Gershwin tunes. The final ballet is not to be missed.
• Anastasia (1997) ** - An excellent Ahrens-Flaherty score stuck in a so-so film fantasy about the only surviving daughter of murdered Russian Tsar.
• Anchors Aweigh (1945) *** - Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra are sailors on leave, dancing and singing up a genial storm. Don't miss Kelly's dance with Jerry the animated mouse.
• And the Angels Sing (1944) ** - Dorothy Lamour and Betty Hutton are a sister act looking for their big break. Dull but harmless.
• Angels With Broken Wings (1941)
• Animal Crackers (1930) *** - Marx Brothers attempt to thwart the theft of a painting. Inspired insanity -- the songs (other than "Captain Spaulding") are superfluous.
• Annie (1982) ** - Disappointing version of the stage hit, starring a pointlessly mis-directed Carol Burnett.
• Annie Get Your Gun (1950) ** - Handsome production and Howard Keel sounds great, but Betty Hutton tries too hard as the country sharpshooter who finds fame and romance in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
• Anything Goes (1936) ** - Merman and a few Porter songs are intact, but this 1934 stage hit is heavily revamped to serve as a vehicle for Bing Crosby.
• Anything Goes (1956) ** - Bing Crosby, Mitzi Gaynor and Donald O'Connor star, but all that's left of Cole Porter's classic musical are a few poorly presented songs.
• Applause (1929) ** - Helen Morgan stars as a burlesque star plagued by tragedy. Alternately fascinating and flat, and not much singing, but this is a must see for dedicated musical buffs.
• Apple, The (1979) NO STARS - Idiotic musical about a song writing contest.
• April in Paris (1952)
• April Love (1957)
• April Showers (1948)
• Arabian Knight (1995) ** - Sometimes confusing animated Alladin-esque tale.
• Are You There? (1930)
• Are You With It (1948)
• Argentine Nights (1940) * - Another Ritz Brothers bomb, only worth seeing for screen debut of the Andrews Sisters
• Aristocats, The (1970) *** - Diverting animated Disney tale of felines on the loose in Paris.
• Around the World (1943)
• Artists & Models (1937)
• Artists and Models (1955) ** - Cartoonist Dean Martin takes his inspiration from the wild dreams of Jerry Lewis, with humorous results.
• At Long Last Love (1975) NO STARS - A bunch of rich drunks meet and fall in and out of love in the 1930s while mauling a parade of Cole Porter songs. One of the worst musicals ever filmed – visual vomit.
• At the Circus (1939)
• Athena (1954) ** - Jane Powell and Debbie Reynolds play sisters seeking romance in this mediocre vehicle.
• Atlantic City (1944) *** - Great cameos by show biz legends are the highlights of this so-so tale of entertainment on the New Jersey shore.