{"id":45902,"date":"2015-04-13T06:01:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=45902"},"modified":"2015-04-09T01:49:55","modified_gmt":"2015-04-09T05:49:55","slug":"whats-your-favorite-stanley-donen-directed-musical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=45902","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Your Favorite Stanley Donen-Directed Musical?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>His resum\u00e9 includes comedies (Indiscreet) and thrillers (Charade), but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/siteSearch.asp?search_type=title&amp;search=stanley+donen&amp;submit_search.x=43&amp;submit_search.y=13&amp;submit_search=Search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Stanley Donen<\/a>, who turns 91 today, is best known as the director of some of Hollywood&#8217;s greatest musicals. This week&#8217;s poll asks which of these films&#8211;Singin&#8217; in the Rain, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Damn Yankees! and more&#8211;is your favorite.<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-319\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_319\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_319_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"6edfd40e7f\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"319\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<div id=\"polls-319-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-3816\" name=\"poll_319\" value=\"3816\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3816\">On the Town<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-3817\" name=\"poll_319\" value=\"3817\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3817\">Royal Wedding<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-3818\" name=\"poll_319\" value=\"3818\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3818\">Singin' in the Rain<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-3819\" name=\"poll_319\" value=\"3819\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3819\">Give a Girl a Break<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-3820\" name=\"poll_319\" value=\"3820\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3820\">Seven Brides for Seven Brothers<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-3821\" name=\"poll_319\" value=\"3821\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3821\">Deep in My Heart<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-3822\" name=\"poll_319\" value=\"3822\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3822\">It's Always Fair Weather<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-3823\" name=\"poll_319\" value=\"3823\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3823\">Funny Face<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-3824\" name=\"poll_319\" value=\"3824\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3824\">The Pajama Game<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-3825\" name=\"poll_319\" value=\"3825\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3825\">Damn Yankees!<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-3826\" name=\"poll_319\" value=\"3826\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3826\">The Little Prince<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-3827\" name=\"poll_319\" value=\"3827\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3827\">Lucky Lady<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-3828\" name=\"poll_319\" value=\"3828\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-3828\">Movie Movie<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p class=\"leftmargin\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"Vote\" class=\"btn btn-primary\" onclick=\"poll_vote(319);\" onkeypress=\"poll_result(319);\" \/> <a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(319); return false;\" onkeypress=\"poll_result(319); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\" class=\"btn btn\">View Results<\/a><\/p><br clear=\"all\" \/><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n\n<p align=\"center\">To see a complete list of movie polls, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/category\/movie-polls\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His resum\u00e9 includes comedies (Indiscreet) and thrillers (Charade), but Stanley Donen, who turns 91 today, is best known as the director of some of Hollywood&#8217;s top musicals. 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