- Radio City Revels (1938)
- Radio Stars on Parade (1945)
- Raggedy Ann and Andy (1977) NO STARS - Terrible animated musical, based on a Broadway flop.
- Rainbow Island (1944) ** - Sailors marooned on a tropical island. Where's Gilligan when you need him?
- Rainbow Man (1929)
- Rainbow On the River (1936)
- Rainbow Round My Shoulder (1952)
- Rascals (1938)
- Ready, Willing and Able (1937)
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
- Reckless (1935)
- Reckless Age (1944)
- Red Garters (1954)
- Red, Hot and Blue (1949) - No relation to Broadway hit of the same name.
- Redhead From Manhattan (1943)
- Redheads on Parade (1935)
- Rent (2005) * - Embarassing attempt to recapture the excitement of 1996. The material seems as time worn as the cast.
- Rescuers, The (1977)
- Reveille with Beverly (1943) *** - Ann Miller is a radio disc jockey out to entertain the troops in this popular, low budget wartime charmer
- Rhapsody (1954)
- Rhapsody in Blue (1945) *** - Robert Alda stars in a highly fictionalized bio of George Gershwin. Great songs help, as do turns by Al Jolson and Oscar Levant.
- Rhythm In the Clouds (1937)
- Rhythm Inn (1951)
- Rhythm Of the Islands (1943)
- Rhythm On the Range (1936)
- Rhythm on the River (1940) *** - Bing Crosby and Mary Martin have a blast as songwriters who've been ghostwriting for someone else and now want to break out on their own..
- Rhythm Parade (1942)
- Rich, Young and Pretty (1951) ** - Jane Powell frolics in Paris.
- Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
- Riding High (1943)
- Riding High (1950)
- Rio Rita (1929) * - Ziegfeld's stage hit becames a lame comedy
- Rio Rita (1942) * - Pathetic remake of Ziegfeld's old stage hit, this time with Abbott & Costello outwitting Nazis in the Mexican desert.
- Rise and Shine (1941)
- Road Show (1941)
- Road to Bali (1953)
- Road to Hong Kong, The (1962) ** - Hope & Crosby closed their Road series with this uninspired, star-studded entry.
- Road to Morocco (1942)
- Road to Rio (1948) ** - Hope & Crosby on another journey.
- Road to Singapore (1940) ** - Bing Crosby and Bob Hope's first "Road" picture is only okay -- the formula became more enjoyable along the way.
- Road to Utopia (1946) *** - Hope & Crosby's Road series at its best.
- Road to Zanzibar (1941)
- Roadhouse Nights (1930)
- Roberta (1935) **** - Jerome Kern's score is the highlight of this stage hit about romance in a Parisian fashion house. Astaire and Rogers steal it all in supporting roles.
- Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) *** - Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin are gangsters battling for dominance in 1920s Chicago, with an assist from unscrupulous do-gooder Bing Crosby. Great score and wry comedy make this an underrated pleasure.
- Robin Hood (1973) **** - An often underrated delight. Animated animals enact the classic tale, with a charming score by Roger Miller and a multi-starred cast of voices.
- Rock Around the Clock (1956) * - Bill Haley's band seeks fame in New York – preserves some vintage rock performances, but otherwise dull.
- Rock Baby, Rock It (1957) * - Real Texas rockers give some period interest to a lousy film.
- Rock, Rock, Rock (1956) * - Chuck Berry and other early rock stars sing in this cheap teen flick.
- Rockabilly Baby (1957)
- Rock-A-Bye-Baby (not seen)
- Rockin' in the Rockies (1945) * - The Three Stooges run a ranch. Strictly for fans.
- Rocky Horror Picture Show, The (1975) **** - No other film can match the "off the wall" fun in this cult classic.
- Rogue Song, The (1930)
- Roman Scandals (1933) *** - Slave Eddie Cantor capers merrily about ancient Rome.
- Romance In The Dark (1938)
- Romance on the High Seas (1948)
- Rookies On Parade (1941)
- Rosalie (1937) *** - West Point cadet Nelson Eddy sings and princess Eleanor Powell dances up a storm. Lavish, mindless fun.
- Rose Marie (1954) ** - Bert Lahr steals this otherwise blah remake of the classic Friml operetta about a Canadian Mountie finding love in the wilderness.
- Rose of the Rancho (1936)
- Rose of Washington Square (1939) *** - Alice Faye stars in this tear jerker obviously based on Fanny Brice's infamous marriage to Nick Arnstein. Al Jolson is wasted in a supporting role.
- Rose, The (1979) *** - Bette Midler is brilliant in this tale of a tortured Janis Joplin-esque rock star.
- Rose-Marie (1936) *** - Opera star Jeanette MacDonald falls for Canadian Mountie Nelson Eddy. Campy fun includes "Indian Love Call" ("When I'm calling you-oo-oo-oo") and the classic final scene.
- Roustabout (1964)
- Royal Wedding (1951) **** - Great fun, with Fred Astaire and Jane Powell as a brother-sister theatre stage team finding love in London. Super numbers include Astaire's dance on the ceiling, and his ingenious pas de deux with a hat rack.
- Rumba (1935)
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