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Musical Film Index: G

 

**** - Exceptional
*** - Very good entertainment
** - Mediocre
* - Just plain bad
NO STARS - Beyond bad

 

  • Gals Incorporated (1943)
  • Gang's All Here, The (1943) ** - Dumb story (a soldier goes to war leaving two fiancées behind) with some unforgettable Busby Berkeley production numbers. Camp classic – Carmen Miranda in "The Lady With the Tutti-Frutti Hat."
  • Garden of the Moon (1938)
  • Gay Desperado, The (1936)
  • Gay Divorcee, The (1934) **** - Astaire and Rogers dazzle in the first of their mistaken identity musicals. Highlight: "Night and Day."
  • Gay Love (1936)
  • Gay Purr-ee (1962) *** - Animated cats, all-star voices and a Harold Arlen score make this a charmer.
  • Gay Senorita, The (1945)
  • Gene Krupa Story, The (1959)
  • Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955) * - Rudy Vallee escorts Lillian Russell and Jeanne Craig around 1950s Paris in a moronic sequel to Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Score of recycled hits can't enliven this tasteless, witless waste.
  • Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) *** - Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell star as gold diggers who know that "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend." Don't miss the gymnasium sequence – still one of the gayest numbers ever filmed.
  • George White's 1935 Scandals (1935)
  • George White's Scandals (1934)
  • George White's Scandals of 1945 (1945) ** - Jack Haley has good moments in this creaky backstage yarn
  • Get Happy (1965)
  • Get Hep to Love (1942) NO STARS - A girl runs away from home in search of stardom. She shoulda stayed home.
  • Get Yourself a College Girl (1964)
  • GI Blues (1960)
  • Gift of Gab (1934)
  • Gigi (1958) **** - Collette's tale of a fledgling courtesan who finds romance in Paris circa 1900 is a masterpiece, with superb Lerner & Loewe score. Leslie Caron and Maurice Chevalier head a magical cast.
  • Girl Can't Help It, The (1957)
  • Girl Crazy (1932)
  • Girl Crazy (1943) *** - Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland find love in the not so Wild West. Great Gershwin score, with some snazzy Busby Berkeley routines as added plusses.
  • Girl Friend, The (1935)
  • Girl Most Likely, The (1957) *** - Lots of fun as Jane Powell chooses between three beaus.
  • Girl of the Golden West, The (1938)
  • Girl Rush, The (1955)
  • Girl Without a Room (1933)
  • Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) ** - Girls chase Elvis Presley, who sings "Return to Sender." For fans only!
  • Give a Girl a Break (1953)** - So-so backstage musical takes off when Gower Champion and Bob Fosse dance together – a must see moment.
  • Give Me a Sailor (1938)
  • Give My Regards to Broadway (1948) ** - A family vaudeville act comes to the end of the line – despite Dan Dailey and Charles Winninger, this is no winner.
  • Give Out Sisters (1942)
  • Give Us This Night (1936)
  • Glamour Girl (1947)
  • Glass Slipper, The (1955) *** - Leslie Caron stars in a lavish, pleasant revision of Cinderella.
  • Glen Miller Story, The (1954) **** - Jimmy Stewart stars in this affectionate bio of the big band leader -- loaded with vintage swing era hits, and June Allyson at her best.
  • Glorifying the American Girl (1929) * - Ziegfeld's only film is downright terrible, the story of a girl seeking stardom in the Follies. Only of interest as a historical oddity.
  • Go Into Your Dance (1935)
  • Go West (1941) ** - The Marx Brothers in a lesser effort.
  • Go West Young Lady (1941)
  • Go West Young Man (1936)
  • Go, Johnny, Go! (1958) * - A kid finds rock stardom – poor plot but real rockers like Chuck Berry are on hand singing their hits.
  • Godspell (1973) ** - Victor Garber as Jesus stars in this so-so version of Stephen Schwartz's stage hit, filmed in Manhattan.
  • Goin' to Town (1935)
  • Going Hollywood (1933) ** - Schoolteacher Marion Davies follows crooner Bing Crosby to Hollywood, competing for his affections with movie star Fifi D'Orsay. OK songs help weak story -- Bing introduces "Temptation."
  • Going My Way (1944) **** - Bing Crosby as priest saving Father Barry Fitzgerald's ailing inner city parish. Warm, funny and still delightful, with Oscars all around -- arguably Crosby's best screen performance .
  • Going Places (1938)
  • Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)
  • Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) **** - Busby Berkeley's dance routines are the whole show, with "Shadow Waltz," "We're In the Money" and other classics.
  • Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
  • Gold Diggers of 1937 (1937) ** - Generally weak Busby Berkeley musical boasts "Plenty of Money and You."
  • Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929) 
  • Golden Calf, The (1930) 
  • Golden Dawn (NO stars) (1930) - Legendary bomb about jungle natives rebelling against European rule during WW I. Moments of true camp.
  • Golden Girl (1951)** - Mitzi Gaynor as a Civil War entertainer – okay, but not required viewing.
  • Goldwyn Follies, The (1938) ** - The last score from composer George Gershwin is the main attraction in this otherwise silly revue. Semi-plot concerns a producer taking advice from a member of the movie going public -- yeah, right.
  • Good News (1930) - Early screen version of 1927 stage hit.
  • Good News (1947) *** - June Allyson and Peter Lawford in a breezy remake of the classic college musical, with great songs and some top-notch dance sequences.
  • Good Times (1967)
  • Goodbye Mr. Chips (1969) ** - Mediocre musical remake of the 1939 classic, strengthened by some fine Leslie Bricusse songs.
  • Grease (1978) **** - Solid adaptation of the Broadway hit about 1950s high school romance, with memorable performances by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.
  • Grease 2 (1982) NO STARS - As bad as a sequel can be – and that's pretty darn bad. 
  • Great American Broadcast, The (1941)
  • Great Caruso, The (1951) *** - Opera buffs will enjoy Mario Lanza as the opera legend, singing arias galore.
  • Great Gabbo, The (1929) 
  • Great Muppet Caper, The (1981) *** - The Muppets offer lots of laughs in this merry spoof of jewel heists and classic musicals.
  • Great Victor Herbert, The (1939)
  • Great Waltz, The (1938) *** - Mindless but giddy fun vaguely based on the life of Waltz king Johann Strauss. Amazing coloratura by Miliza Korjus and a memorable non-singing performance by Luise Rainer.
  • Great Waltz, The (1972) NO STARS - Moronic remake of the Johann Strauss story; redefines "disaster."
  • Great Ziegfeld, The (1936) **** - Oscar-winning story of Broadway's most famous producer includes some excellent musical sequences, and a socko performance by Luise Rainer.
  • Green Pastures, The (1936)
  • Greenwich Village (1944) ** - Classical composer decides to compose for Broadway in 1920s. Snoozy plot aided somewhat by stellar cast. The Village never looked so clean!
  • Grounds for Marriage (1950) ** - Limited laughs as opera diva Kathryn Grayson battles ex-husband Van Johnson.
  • Gulliver's Travels (1939) *** - RKO's attempt at an animated feature can't beat Disney, but offers enjoyable version of Swift's classic tale,
  • Guys and Dolls (1955) *** - The Broadway hit about gamblers and their ladies entertains despite Marlon Brando being painfully miscast as Sky Masterson. Frank Loesser's score is still wondrous.
  • Gypsy (1962) *** - The stage hit still packs lots of entertainment. Rosalind Russell's no Merman, but gives a fine performance (vocal courtesy of Lisa Kirk).