- Babes In Arms (1939) **** - Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland put on a show to help out their struggling vaudevillian families -- a breezy delight, with great musical sequences..
- Babes in Toyland (1934) *** - Laurel & Hardy fill this low budget operetta with laughs -- the Wooden Soldiers make this an annual holiday favorite on TV.
- Babes in Toyland (1961) ** - Annette Funicello and Ray Bolger in a revised version of Victor Herbert's classic children's musical.
- Babes on Broadway (1941) *** - Fun Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland vehicle. The score is only so-so, but they make the most of it.
- Babes On Swing Street (1944)
- Balalika (1939)
- Bambi (1942) **** - Characters don't sing in this handsome Disney cartoon, but several songs serve as background commentary.
- Bamboo Blonde, The (1946)
- Band Wagon, The (1953) **** - Fred Astaire headlines this glorious backstage look at the birth of a Broadway musical. One of MGM's best do not miss this one!
- Banjo On My Knee (1936)
- Barkleys of Broadway, The (1949) *** - Fred Astaire reunites with Ginger Rogers in this tale of a fictional show biz couple. Okay story enlivened by some enjoyable musical numbers, but not a classic.
- Barnyard Follies (1940)
- Bathing Beauty (1944)
- Battle of Paris, The (1929)
- Be Yourself! (1930) ** - Lousy story of a musical star romanced by a boxer is enlivened by Fanny Brice in the lead. Worth catching for Brice's renditions of several specialties.
- Beat the Band (1947)
- Beau James (1957) ** - Bob Hope is miscast as New York's infamous mayor Jimmy Walker. Songs are peripheral but numerous.
- Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend, The (1949)
- Beautiful But Broke (1944)
- Beauty and the Beast (1991) **** - Disney's inspired animated version of the classic story, featuring an Oscar-winning Ashman-Menken score. One of the greatest animated musicals of all time, superb in every department.
- Because You're Mine (1952) ** - Few pleasures as opera star Mario Lanza is drafted and finds romance on an Army base with an officers daughter, of course.
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) *** - Angela Lansbury sparkles as a student witch defending Britain from the Nazi's during World War II. An underrated Sherman Brothers score, and some fine animation make this a winner for kinds and adults alike.
- Bedtime Story, A (1933) ** - Playboy Maurice Chevalier plays papa to an abandoned baby.
- Behind the Eight Ball (1942) NO STARS - The idiotic Ritz Brothers in a musical murder mystery. Good grief.
- Belle of New York, The ** - Fred Astaire and Vera Ellen in an uninspired vehicle loosely based on an 1890s stage hit.
- Belle of the Nineties (1934)
- Belle of the Yukon (1944) * - Gypsy Rose Lee wants her saloon-owning boyfriend to go legit. Lousy.
- Belle of the Yukon (1945) ** - Randolph Scott and Gypsy Rose Lee trudge about the Klondike. Some good songs.
- Bells Are Ringing (1960) ** - Surprisingly weak. Judy Holliday repeats her acclaimed stage performance in this tale of an answering service operator who falls in love with a client.
- Benny Goodman Story, The (1956)
- Bert Rigby, Youre a Fool (1989) * - Robert Lindsay stars as a British coal miner with show biz aspirations, but his charm cannot overcome an otherwise lifeless film.
- Best Foot Forward (1943) *** - A movie star visits a small town in this fun adaptation of the Broadway hit. Nancy Walker and June Allyson make their film debuts.
- Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The (1982) ** - Some fun along the way in this weak version of the Broadway hit. Best moments are courtesy of Dolly Parton and Charles Durning.
- Best Things in Life Are Free, The (1956) *** - Gordon MacRae stars in this fun bio of songwriters De Sylva, Henderson & Brown.
- Big Boy (1930) ** - Jolson dons blackface in this clumsy screen adaptation of his stage hit about shenanigans at a racetrack.
- Big Broadcast of 1936, The (1935) ** - All-star specialties don't do much to enliven a nonsensical plot involving a troubled radio station.
- Big Broadcast of 1937, The (1936)
- Big Broadcast of 1938, The (1938) ** - All star casting can't redeem this ragtag collection of songs and skits. One classic - Bob Hope and Shirley Ross introduce "Thanks For the Memory."
- Big Broadcast, The (1932)
- Big City (1948)
- Big Party, The (1930)
- Big Store, The (1941)
- Billie (1965) ** - Patty Duke is a tomboy in this so-so vehicle.
- Billy Rose's Diamond Horshoe (1945) ** - Betty Grable falls for medical student Dick Haymes, with Billy Gaxton wasted as the guy who loses the girl
- Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) *** - Jimmy Durante and Doris Day in an enjoyable circus tale -- several fine Rodgers & Hart songs. Busby Berkeley's last film.
- Birth of the Blues (1941) *** - Bing Crosby organizes a jazz band. Great numbers!
- Bitter Sweet (1933) *** - Anna Neagle stars in this faithful British adaptation of Noel Coward's stage operetta.
- Bitter Sweet (1940) ** - Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy do their best, but this MGM remake drowns Noel Coward's elegant operetta in schmaltz.
- Blonde from Brooklyn (1945)
- Blonde Ransom (1945)
- Blondie Goes Latin (1941) ** - The Blondie series included this painless musical entry. Not as bad as it sounds.
- Blondie of the Follies (1932)
- Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952)
- Blossoms On Broadway (1937)
- Blue Hawaii (1962) ** - Elvis as a singing GI 'neath the swaying palm trees.
- Blue Skies (1946) *** - Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby are one-time show business partners battling for the same girl, set to some great Irving Berlin tunes. A blatant rehash of the Holiday Inn (1942) formula, but these guys make it great fun to watch again.
- Blues Brothers (1979) ** - John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd bring their Saturday Night Live duo to the screen in this noisy vehicle.
- Blues Busters (1950)
- Blues in the Night (1941) ** - Ambitious tale of a musician who is his won worst enemy is eventually unfulfilling.
- Bohemian Girl, The (1936)
- Bolero (1934)
- Bop Girl (1957) NO STARS - Calypso musical change channels immediately!
- Born Reckless (1959) * - A rodeo musical? Yee-haw.
- Born to Dance (1936) *** - Eleanor Powell dances up a storm, and Jimmy Stewart sings Cole Porter's "Easy to Love."
- Born to Sing (1942) * - Street kids put on a show. Should have stuck to stick ball.
- Bottoms Up (1934)
- Bowery to Broadway (1944)
- Boy Friend, The (1971) ** - Ken Russell's uneven version of this 1920s stage spoof has its admirers, but I am not one of them.
- Boy! What a Girl (1947) *** - Producers struggle to win backing for an all-black musical. Great fun musical numbers include super jitterbug routines.
- Boys from Syracuse, The (1940) ** - Cheap, pedestrian version of the Rodgers & Hart stage hit. What a waste!
- Brazil (1944)
- Breaking the Ice (1938)
- Bride and Prejudice (2004) * - India's Bollywood take on the Jane Austen classic; loud, brash and dull.
- Bride of the Regiment (1930)
- Brigadoon (1954) ** - Pleasant but uninspired version of Lerner & Loewe's stage hit about a mysterious town in the Scottish highlands. Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse star.
- Bright Lights (1931)
- Bring on the Girls (1945) ** - A young millionaire joins the navy to escape women out for his money. Only memorable because of numbers by Spike Jones and his wacky band.
- Bring Your Smile Along (1955) * - Early Blake Edwards feature.
- Broadway (1942)
- Broadway Bad (1933)
- Broadway Gondolier (1935)
- Broadway Hostess (1935)
- Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) *** - Dancer Eleanor Powell woos childhood sweetheart, producer Robert Taylor. Great numbers, stylish MGM fun.
- Broadway Melody of 1936 (1936) *** - Jeck Benny plays a columnist out to ruin producer Robert Taylor. Eleanor Powel dances up a storm, and there's a hit-filled Freed-Brown score.
- Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) *** - Skip the plot and relish Eleanor Powell's dancing, Sophie Tucker's kvelling, and Judy Garland's legend-making "Dear Mr. Gable."
- Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) *** - Backstage love story offers great fun, and Eleanor Powell & Fred Astaire's "Begin the Beguine" tap duet is unforgettable.
- Broadway Melody, The (1929) ** - A backstage romance at the 'Zanfield' Follies. Mostly a bore, this was a landmark hit -- and the first sound film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
- Broadway Rhythm (1944)
- Broadway Scandals (1929)
- Broadway Serenade (1939)
- Broadway Through a Keyhole (1933) * - This blatant (and dull) rip-off of the real life romance of Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler inspired Jolson to whallop author Walter Winchell in the kisser -- hardly worth the effort.
- Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
- Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
- Buck Privates (1941)
- Buddy Holly Story, The (1978) *** - Gary Busey is great in this enjoyable bio pic.
- Bugsy Malone (1976) ** - All-kid cast spoofs prohibition gangsters; a fun idea that eventually chokes on its own cuteness.
- Bundle of Joy (1956) ** - Debbie Reynolds adopts a baby, then tries to date Eddie Fischer just as silly as it sounds.
- By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953) ** - Doris Day and Gordon MacRae sing more period hits in this so-so sequel to On Moonlight Bay.
- Bye Bye Birdie (1963) ** - Mediocre version of the delightful stage hit, with a rock star giving a final performance before a stint in the army.
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