Yes, the movie’s in color, but we thought this photo was too adorable to resist. Guest writer Jessica Pickens reviews the 1953 MGM musical Small Town Girl, starring Jane Powell, Farley Granger and Bobby Van.
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Nelson Eddy is a Harvard-educated lawyer who returns to his frontier hometown and helps free it from crooked railroad magnate Edward Arnold’s grip in Let Freedom Ring. Guest blogger Jessica Pickens reviews the 1939 MGM western/musical.
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A Hollywood-style makeover turns dowdy music school teacher Maureen O’Hara into a stylish beauty who is pursued by bandleader Harry James and singer Dick Haymes in Do You Love Me. We think you’ll love guest writer Jessica Pickens’ review of the 1946 musical.
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For its first live-action musical, the Walt Disney studio chose Victor Herbert’s fantasy operetta Babes in Toyland. Guest writer Jessica Pickens reviews the colorful 1961 film, which starred Annette Funicello, Tommy Sands and Ray Bolger.
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Suburban marrieds Dana Andrews and Jeanne Crain and their two kids are terrorized along the desert highway by joy-riding teens in Hot Rods to Hell. Guest writer Jessica Perkins puts the pedal to the metal and reviews the cult 1967 action/drama.
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June Haver played popular ’20s Broadway star Marilyn Miller in the 1949 Warner Bros. musical Look for the Silver Lining. Guest writer Jessica Pickens reviews the biopic and how it compare to Miller’s trouble-filled real life.
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Ann Blyth won critical praise for her portrayal of a troubled ’20s songstress and Broadway star. Guest writer Jessica Pickens reviews the song-filled 1957 biodrama The Helen Morgan Story.
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Real-life lovers Jean Harlow and William Powell were teamed up by MGM for 1935’s Reckless, about a stage actress pursued by both a wealthy playboy and her sports promoter friend. Guest blogger Jessica Pickens reviews the song-laced romance tale.
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Kick off your week with today’s guest post from Jessica Pickens that looks back at the classic MGM musical Seven Sweethearts.
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Earlier this week Oscar nominee Eleanor Parker, whose film roles ranged from the prison drama Caged! to the beloved The Sound of Music, passed away at the age of 91. Jessica Pickens remembers the actress dubbed The Woman of a Thousand Faces.
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