Kelly, Gene 1912-1996Overview
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Singin' in the rain
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12 editions published between 1986 and 2008 in English and held by 2,085 libraries worldwide Silent movies are giving way to talking pictures, and a hoofer-turned-matinee idol is caught in that bumpy transition, as well as his buddy, prospective ladylove, and shrewish co-star.
Singin' in the rain
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103 editions published between 1900 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 2,052 libraries worldwide Actors are caught in the bumpy transition to talking pictures; a Spoof of the early days of "talkie" films.
An American in Paris
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9 editions published between 1979 and 2010 in English and held by 1,694 libraries worldwide An ex-GI loves Paris and loves even more an alluring, but engaged, perfume-shop clerk.
Inherit the wind
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 1,557 libraries worldwide A small Tennessee town gained national attention in 1925 when a biology schoolteacher was arrested for violating state law and teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in the classroom.
Hello, Dolly
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3 editions published between 1991 and 2003 in English and held by 1,420 libraries worldwide Musical set in the 1890's about a professional matchmaker who meets her match.
On the town
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42 editions published between 1949 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 1,221 libraries worldwide Three sailors have a 24-hour shore leave to enjoy New York. They are especially concerned with the female inhabitants of the city, and each finds his own to cuddle up with. Chip tries but can't resist the advances of a cab driver, Ozzie gladly fills the role of a lovely anthropologist's "prehistoric man," and Gabey finds the model who poses for the Miss Turnstiles advertisements, who isn't quite the glamorous celebrity he envisioned.
An American in Paris
by Vincente Minnelli
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60 editions published between 1951 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,198 libraries worldwide Presents an academy award winning musical about a struggling fine artist in post WWII Paris and a lonely French shopgirl engaged to a sucessful entertainer.
Brigadoon
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42 editions published between 1954 and 2005 in 5 languages and held by 1,046 libraries worldwide Two Americans find a Scottish village which comes to life one day a century.
Brigadoon
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4 editions published between 1990 and 2005 in English and held by 1,031 libraries worldwide Two vacationing Americans stumble upon a Scottish village which comes to life for only one day every 100 years. One of the men falls in love with a townswoman, and has to decide where his heart lies.
Anchors aweigh
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28 editions published between 1945 and 2007 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 752 libraries worldwide Two lovesick sailors on shore leave in Hollywood fall hard for the same beautiful singer. The race for Susie's heart leads them both into a series of comical and musical adventures.
That's entertainment. Part II
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33 editions published between 1976 and 2007 in English and held by 709 libraries worldwide Legends Gene Kelly and Fred Astair host this all-singing, all-dancing follow up to That's entertainment!, showing up more of what made the Golden Era of MGM moviemaking.
That's entertainment
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18 editions published between 1974 and 2000 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 618 libraries worldwide Musical sequences from nearly 100 MGM musicals, commemorating the 50th anniversary of MGM.
Singin' in the rain original motion picture soundtrack
by Nacio Herb Brown
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30 editions published between 1951 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 609 libraries worldwide One of the best-loved movie musicals of all time. Set in Hollywood during the transition from silent films to "talkies", a film producer discovers that his top star has an unattractive voice. Instead of scrapping the new movie, the leading man comes up with a solution that pleases everyone.
For me and my gal
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18 editions published between 1942 and 2006 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 594 libraries worldwide Musical comedy about a vaudeville song-and-dance team who buck tough times and World War I on their way to success in show business.
Take me out to the ball game
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14 editions published between 1987 and 2008 in English and held by 580 libraries worldwide The story of two baseball pros who moonlight as a song-and-dance team in the off-season. They both loose their hearts to the new female manager.
Alexandre Dumas' The three Musketeers
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12 editions published between 1948 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 469 libraries worldwide A young man joins the Musketeers to foil an evil cardinal's plot to seize control of France.
That's dancing
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11 editions published between 1985 and 2007 in English and French and held by 461 libraries worldwide From Baryshnikov to break dancing, from Fred and Giner to Shirley and Bojangles, from movement depicted on Grecian urns to the kaleidoscopic pizzazz of Busby Berkely spectaculars.
Les girls
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13 editions published between 1957 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 459 libraries worldwide A cheeky musical variation on Rashomon, the film gives three flashbacks on the Parisian sojourn of a dance master and his featured artists.
The pirate
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18 editions published between 1948 and 2008 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 454 libraries worldwide A Caribbean beauty, who is engaged to a local rich man, has a mad crush on the legendary pirate, Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with the beauty and to impress her, he poses as the pirate.
It's always fair weather
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11 editions published between 1955 and 2006 in English and held by 441 libraries worldwide Three World War II buddies vow to reunite for old time's sake in 10 years. When they do they find their friendship has fizzled, until a day of tangling with romance, the fight game, the ad biz and a new medium called TV restores their bond. Highlights include a romp that uses trash-can lids as dancing shoes, Cyd Charisse routine with broken nosed boxers, and Kelly's tap dance on roller skates. more
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Americans Biography Brigadoon (Scotland : Imaginary place) Comedy films Comedy films Criticism, interpretation, etc. Dance films Dance in motion pictures, television, etc. Dancers Documentary films Drama DVD-Video discs Fantasy films Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film excerpts Films for the hearing impaired France France--Paris History Kelly, Gene,--1912-1996 Legal drama Legal films Love Male dancers Man-woman relationships Marriage brokerage Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Motion picture actors and actresses Motion picture music Motion picture music--Excerpts Motion pictures Musical films Musical films Musicals New York (State)--New York Popular music Revues Romance films Sailors Scopes, John Thomas Scotland Sound motion pictures Teachers Trials United States Video recordings Video recordings--for the hearing impaired
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Alternative Names
Curran, Eugene, 1912-1996
Kelly, Eugene Curran.
Kelly, Eugene Curran, 1912-1996
Kelly, Gene 1912-1996
Languages
English
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French (87) Undetermined (63) No Linguistic content (56) German (34) Spanish (28) Multiple languages (25) Chinese (2) Miscellaneous languages (2) (1) Portuguese (1) Italian (1) Hebrew (1) Covers
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