Movies by Lists - Classic Hollywood Movies with Great Black Musical Numbers (62 [66]) 
| Title | Year | Director | Genre | Rating | Runtime | Added |
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| Atlantic CityVaudeville acts are re-created in the story of how Atlantic City became a famous resort. | 1944 | Ray McCarey | Musical, Romance | 6.1 (120 votes) | 87 | 20240308 |
| Baby FaceA young woman, sexually exploited all her life, decides to turn the tables and exploit the hapless men at a big city bank - by gleefully seducing her way to the top. | 1933 | Alfred E. Green | Drama, Romance | 7.6 (6.8K votes) | 71 | 20211228 |
| Banjo on My KneeBelieving he has killed a guest, a groom flees on his wedding night. | 1936 | John Cromwell | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 6.2 (588 votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
| Big Broadcast of 1936, TheSpud Miller hopes to save his struggling radio station by winning a broadcast competition, with the help of the Radio Eye, an invention that can display live events from anywhere in the world. | 1935 | Norman Taurog | Musical | 5.8 (303 votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
| Broadway RhythmA reluctantly retired vaudevillian clashes with his producer son who thinks his father's entertainment is passe and audiences need something more sophisticated. Meanwhile the producer's father and sister secretly produce their own sh | 1944 | Roy Del Ruth | Music, Romance | 5.9 (288 votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| Buck Benny Rides AgainJack Benny (as himself) tries to make good his fictitious boasts about roughing it in Nevada, in a spoof of Western cliches. | 1940 | Mark Sandrich (*) | Adventure, Comedy, Western | 6.8 (329 votes) | 84 | 20211228 |
| Cabin in the SkyA compulsive gambler dies during a shooting, but he'll receive a second chance to reform himself and to make up with his worried wife. | 1943 | Vincente Minnelli, Busby Berkeley | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical | 7.1 (3K votes) | 98 | 20211228 |
| Carmen JonesContemporary version of the Bizet opera, with new lyrics and an African-American cast. | 1954 | Otto Preminger (*) | Drama, Musical, Romance | 6.8 (5.1K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
| Carolina BluesBand Leader Kay Kyser wants to take a holiday, but his publicist Charlotte has promised that he'll give a concert for defense plant workers. Due to the fact that his vocalist has quit to get married, the plant owner's daughter Julie | 1944 | Leigh Jason | Comedy, Musical | 5.7 (159 votes) | 81 | 20211228 |
| CoronadoSouthern California's Hotel Coronado caters to and is frequented by members of the social upper-crust. Although she lives on the wrong side of the San Diego track, in a tent-city with her father. Otto, and ditzy sister, Violet, June | 1935 | Norman Z. McLeod (*) | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 6.9 (36 votes) | 77 | 20211228 |
| Day At The Races, AA veterinarian posing as a doctor teams with a singer and his friends as they struggle to save an upstate New York sanitarium with the help of a misfit racehorse. | 1937 | Sam Wood (*) | Comedy, Family, Musical, Sport | 7.6 (13.7K votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
| Down Argentine WayAn American girl on vacation in Argentina falls for a wealthy racehorse owner. | 1940 | Irving Cummings | Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance, Sport | 6.5 (1.1K votes) | 89 | 20211228 |
| Duchess of IdahoEllen Hallet is in love with her playboy boss, Douglas Morrison, but too timid to do anything about it. Her roommate Chris devises a plan to help her: she follows Morrison on his trip to Sun Valley, Idaho and plays the overattentive | 1950 | Robert Z. Leonard | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 6.5 (567 votes) | 98 | 20211228 |
| Easy to TakeIn this comedy, Uncle Rodney, the host of a kiddie show, finds himself assuming guardianship of a bratty lad at the behest of his radio station, which thinks it would boost ratings. The host is also to become trustee of the boy's est | 1936 | Glenn Tryon | Comedy | 6.9 (24 votes) | 67 | 20211228 |
| French Line, TheWhen her fiancé leaves her, an oil heiress takes a cruise incognito in order to find a man who will love her for herself and not for her money. | 1953 | Lloyd Bacon (*) | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 5.3 (596 votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Going PlacesA sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for. | 1938 | Ray Enright | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 6.0 (374 votes) | 84 | 20220414 |
| Great American Broadcast, TheAfter WWI two men go into radio. Failure leads the wife of one to borrow money from another; she goes on, after separation, to stardom. A coast-to-coast radio program is set up to bring everyone back together. | 1941 | Archie Mayo | Comedy, Musical, Romance, Sport | 6.7 (258 votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Green Pastures, TheGod, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans. | 1936 | Marc Connelly, William Keighley | Drama | 6.9 (805 votes) | 93 | 20211228 |
| HallelujahA sharecropper decides to become a preacher after falling for a vamp from the city. | 1929 | King Vidor (*) | Drama, Musical | 6.8 (1.8K votes) | 109 | 20211228 |
| Happy Go LuckyA gold-digger hopes to land a rich husband in Trinidad, but gets mixed up with a beach boy and voodoo. | 1943 | Curtis Bernhardt | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 6.1 (194 votes) | 81 | 20211228 |
| Heat's On, TheWhen his biggest star joins a rival's show, a Broadway producer bluffs and schemes to get her back. | 1943 | Gregory Ratoff | Comedy, Musical | 5.2 (319 votes) | 79 | 20211228 |
| Hooray for LoveA young man with money falls for singer Pat Thatcher, and her con man father makes the most of it. | 1935 | Walter Lang | Comedy, Musical | 5.9 (170 votes) | 72 | 20211228 |
| I Dood ItA bumbling pants presser at an upscale hotel's valet service nurses an unrequited crush on a Broadway star. He gets more than he bargained for when she agrees to marry him, to spite her womanizing fiance, and encounters Nazi saboteur | 1943 | Vincente Minnelli (*) | Comedy, Musical, Romance, Thriller | 6.3 (600 votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| I Love a BandleaderAs house painters Newton H. Newton and Phil Burton remodel the Club Monterey on Broadway, owner Gibley auditions acts for his club's reopening. Theatrical agent B. Templeton Jones brings his client, aspiring singer Ann Stuart, to ... | 1945 | Del Lord | Adventure, Comedy, Music, Romance | 6.1 (44 votes) | 70 | 20240323 |
| IreneSent by her employers on an errand to the home of the wealthy Mrs. Vincent, Irene O'Dare meets Don, a friend of Bob, Mrs. Vincent's son. Attracted to Irene, Don decides to invest some money in Bob's latest venture, the "Madame Lucy" | 1940 | Herbert Wilcox | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 6.4 (698 votes) | 101 | 20211228 |
| Jam SessionTerry Baxter is a never-say-die Hollywood newcomer from Waterfall Kansas, determined to make it big. And does she have talent. Filled, of course, with lots of musical numbers that showcase her many talents. | 1944 | Charles Barton | Comedy, Music, Romance | 6.3 (150 votes) | 77 | 20211228 |
| Just Around the CornerShirley helps her idealistic architect father get his dream of a slum clearance project; The little miss dances with bill "Bojangles" robinson. Based on paul gerard smith's book, "Lucky penny". | 1938 | Irving Cummings | Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance | 6.6 (611 votes) | 70 | 20211228 |
| Kid MillionsA musical comedy about a Brooklyn boy (Eddie Cantor) who inherits a fortune from his archaeologist father, but has to go to Egypt to claim it. | 1934 | Roy Del Ruth, Willy Pogany | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 6.6 (517 votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Lady Be GoodA composer and his songwriter wife clash as they succeed in working together, writing hit Broadway shows, but fail in their marriage to the point of getting divorced twice. | 1941 | Norman Z. McLeod, Busby Berkeley | Comedy, Music, Musical, Romance | 6.5 (977 votes) | 112 | 20211228 |
| Lady for a NightGambling boat operator Jenny Blake throws over her gambler beau Jack Morgan in order to marry into high society. | 1942 | Leigh Jason | Drama | 6.0 (517 votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
| Meet Me in Las VegasIn 1950s Las Vegas, a gambling rancher and a ballerina discover that some people have luck at cards while others have luck at love. | 1956 | Roy Rowland | Comedy, Romance, Musical | 6.1 (831 votes) | 112 | 20211228 |
| Murder at the VanitiesA homicide detective with an eye for the ladies investigating a murder in Earl Carroll's Vanities allows the music review to continue during the investigation. | 1934 | Mitchell Leisen | Music, Mystery, Romance | 6.5 (750 votes) | 89 | 20211228 |
| My Son Is GuiltyHonest cop Tim Kerry struggles to keep his son Ritzy from becoming involved in a crime ring. | 1939 | Charles Barton | Drama | 5.3 (77 votes) | 63 | 20211228 |
| New Faces of 1937A crooked producer tries to link his backers by producing a flop and disapearing with the money. Patricia, one of the chorus girls has given her money, too and after the disapearing of the producer one of the backers is in charge of | 1937 | Leigh Jason | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 5.6 (207 votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
| Orchestra WivesConnie Ward is in seventh heaven when Gene Morrison's band rolls into town. She is swept off her feet by trumpeter Bill Abbot. After marrying him, she joins the bands tour and learns about life as an orchestra wife, weathering the ca | 1942 | Archie Mayo | Drama, Musical, Romance | 6.9 (977 votes) | 98 | 20211228 |
| Out of the PastA private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses and duplicitous dames. | 1947 | Jacques Tourneur (*) | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance, Thriller | 8.0 (36K votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
| Panama HattieHattie Maloney runs a saloon in Panama where assorted characters congregate where they frequently sing and dance Cole Porter numbers. An upper class gentleman arrives and sparks fly between him and Hattie. They try and overcome compl | 1942 | Norman Z. McLeod, Roy Del Ruth, Vincente Minnelli | Comedy, Musical | 5.9 (450 votes) | 79 | 20211228 |
| Pillow to PostA traveling saleswoman convinces an army lieutenant to pose as her husband so that she can rent an apartment during the World War II housing shortage. | 1945 | Vincent Sherman | Comedy, Romance | 6.7 (531 votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
| Pirate, TheA girl is engaged to the local rich man, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate. | 1948 | Vincente Minnelli (*) | Adventure, Comedy, Musical, Romance | 6.9 (4.8K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Professional SweetheartA vice-free radio singer wants to experience the dark side of life, so a press agent convinces her sponsor to choose a "professional sweetheart" from her fans. | 1933 | William A. Seiter (*) | Comedy, Romance | 6.2 (585 votes) | 73 | 20211228 |
| Rhapsody in BlueGeorge Gershwin is a driven composer whose need to succeed destroys his relationship with singer Julie Adams and socialite Christine Gilbert. | 1945 | Irving Rapper | Biography, Drama, Musical, Romance | 7.0 (1.4K votes) | 135 | 20211228 |
| Ride 'Em CowboyTwo peanut vendors at a rodeo show get in trouble with their boss and hide out on a railroad train heading west. They get jobs as cowboys on a dude ranch, despite the fact that neither of them knows anything about cowboys, horses, or | 1942 | Arthur Lubin | Comedy, Western | 6.6 (1.6K votes) | 82 | 20211228 |
| Singing Kid, TheSinging star loses his voice, recuperates in the country, meets aspiring playwright and her daughter. | 1936 | William Keighley, Busby Berkeley | Unknown | 6.5 (149 votes) | 85 | 20211228 |
| Skirts Ahoy!Three women in three different situations report for induction at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station and end up roommates. What follows is a frothy and fun musical. | 1952 | Sidney Lanfield | Comedy, Musical | 5.8 (486 votes) | 109 | 20211228 |
| Snow Gets in Your EyesIn an attempt to win the girl of his dreams, a savory sausage salesman at Gibson's Department Store enters the store's indoor ski jump contest. | 1938 | Will Jason | Short, Musical, Romance, Sport | 5.6 (178 votes) | 20 | 20231001 |
| Song is Born, AWith her gangster boyfriend under investigation by the police, a nightclub singer hides out in a musical research institution staffed by bachelor professors - one of whom begins to fall for her. | 1948 | Howard Hawks (*) | Comedy, Music, Musical, Romance | 6.9 (2.5K votes) | 113 | 20211228 |
| Star Spangled RhythmA Paramount Studios security guard who was a major actor during the silent film era must carry out the illusion that he is still a big deal when his sailor son comes to visit. | 1942 | George Marshall, A. Edward Sutherland | Comedy, Musical | 6.6 (593 votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
| Stormy WeatherThe relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s. | 1943 | Andrew L. Stone | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance | 7.3 (2.3K votes) | 78 | 20211228 |
| Sun Valley SerenadeWhen Phil Corey's band arrives at the Idaho ski resort its pianist Ted Scott is smitten with a Norwegian refugee he has sponsored, Karen Benson. When soloist Vivian Dawn quits, Karen stages an ice show as a substitute. | 1941 | H. Bruce Humberstone | Comedy | 7.2 (1.6K votes) | 86 | 20211228 |
| Swing FeverLowell Blackford (Kay Kyser) is blessed with a gift of music,but also cursed with a hereditary "evil eye" which hypnotizes people,and he is virtually a recluse. He goes in search of a Broadway publisher for a symphonietta he has writ | 1943 | Tim Whelan | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 5.9 (209 votes) | 79 | 20211228 |
| Thank Your Lucky StarsTwo producers are putting together a wartime charity show with an all-star cast but the egotism of radio personality Eddie Cantor disrupts their plans. | 1943 | David Butler | Comedy, Musical | 7.1 (1.9K votes) | 127 | 20211228 |
| They Learned About WomenWhen Jack and Jerry are not playing professional baseball with the Blue Sox, they are packing them in on the Vaudeville circuit. Jack is engaged to Mary, but a gold digger named Daisy has worked her way into his confidence. When Mary | 1930 | Jack Conway, Sam Wood | Musical, Drama | 5.4 (247 votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
| Thousands CheerAcrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a few snags, including disapproval from her father. Eddie's also plagued by fear of hav | 1943 | George Sidney | Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance, War | 6.3 (1K votes) | 125 | 20211228 |
| ThunderboltA criminal known as Thunderbolt is imprisoned and facing execution. Into the next cell is placed Bob Moran, an innocent man who has been framed and who is in love with Thunderbolt's girl. Thunderbolt hopes to stave off the execution | 1929 | Josef von Sternberg (*) | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Music, Romance | 6.5 (671 votes) | 85 | 20211228 |
| Till the Clouds Roll ByBiography of songwriter and Broadway pioneer, Jerome Kern (Robert Walker). Unable to find immediate success in the U.S., Kern sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met | 1946 | Richard Whorf, Vincente Minnelli, George Sidney | Biography, Musical | 6.4 (2.4K votes) | 132 | 20211228 |
| Tin Pan AlleySongwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to England, and Katy joins her after the boys give a new song to Nora Bayes. All are reunited when the boys, now in the army, show up in Engl | 1940 | Walter Lang | Drama, Musical, Romance | 6.5 (495 votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
| Two Girls and a SailorMusical in which two singing sisters set up a canteen to entertain soldiers, their enterprise funded by a mysterious wealthy admirer | 1944 | Richard Thorpe | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance, War | 6.6 (849 votes) | 124 | 20211228 |
| Variety GirlAlmost everyone under contract to Paramount Pictures at the time make cameos or perform songs, with particularly large amounts of screen time featuring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. | 1947 | George Marshall (*) | Comedy, Musical | 6.4 (429 votes) | 93 | 20211228 |
| Vogues of 1938The blueblooded Van Kletterings are broke; debutante Wendy, slated to remedy this by marrying rich bore Henry Morgan, instead leaves him at the altar and goes to work as a model for high-fashion clothing designer George Curson, whom | 1937 | Irving Cummings | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 5.9 (287 votes) | 109 | 20211228 |
| What's Buzzin CousinFreddy Martin and his band go on a trailer vacation, taking along Rochester as a handy man. They run out of gas in a ghost town and have to spend the night in the deserted Palace Hotel. The next morning, Ann Crawford and her three fr | 1943 | Charles Barton | Comedy | 6.4 (32 votes) | 75 | 20211228 |
| Words and MusicFictionalized story of the songwriting partnership of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. | 1948 | Norman Taurog | Biography, Comedy, Musical | 6.4 (1.3K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Ziegfeld FolliesThe late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. looks down from Heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style. | 1945 | Lemuel Ayers, Roy Del Ruth, Robert Lewis, Vincente Minnelli, George Sidney | Comedy, Musical | 6.5 (3.2K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Hit Parade of 1943 | 1943 | Albert S. Rogell | Music, Romance | 5.5 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Quiet, Please | 1939 | Crane Wilbur | Short, Comedy, Musical | 5.5 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| It Can't Last Forever | 1937 | Hamilton MacFadden | Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance | 5.5 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Reckless Age | 1944 | Felix E. Feist | Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance | 6.7 (Unkn) | | Excluded |