Musical Film Index

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).