Musical Film Index

Musical Film Index: T

**** - Exceptional
*** - Very good entertainment
** - Mediocre
* - Just plain bad
NO STARS - Beyond bad

Tahiti Honey (1943)
Take A Chance (1933) * - Fine Broadway score cannot redeem this lousy tale of carnival hucksters on the make.
Take It Big (1944)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) ** - Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra as vaudevillian baseball stars, with Esther Williams as their new team owner. Fun numbers, directed by Busby Berkeley.
Talent Scout (1937)
Talk About a Lady (1946)
Tanned Legs (1929)
Tars and Spars (1946) ** - A Coast Guard camp show, with a rare film appearance by stage star Alfred Drake.
Tarzan (1999)** - Lovely Disney animation and and a lousy score in this new version of the classic tale of a man raised by apes.
Tea for Two (1950) ** - A so-so remake of No, No, Nanette starring Doris Day.
Tell It To a Star (1945)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) *- Dean Martin as a voracious hotel manager. This bomb almost killed his post-Jerry Lewis career.
Texas Carnival (1951) ** - Weak Esther Williams swim fest.
Thank God It's Friday (1978) NO STARS - Enough to make Mondays attractive.
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) *** - Fun all-star Warner Brothers wartime revue offers rare musical bits by Errol Flynn, Bette Davis, John Garfield and others.
Thanks a Million (1935)
Thanks For Everything (1938)
That Certain Age (1938)
That Girl From Paris (1937)
That Lady in Ermine (1948) ** - Doug Fairbanks Jr. conquers princess Betty Grable's little kingdom. Last project directed by Ernst Lubitsch, who died during filming.
That Midnight Kiss (1949) ** - Mario Lanza woos Kathryn Grayson. Lavish production and some pretty high notes.
That Night in Rio (1941) ** - The Fox formula musical stumbles here, with Betty Grable and Don Ameche providing the love interest as Carmen Miranda serves up comic relief.
That Night With You (1945)
That's Dancing! (1985) *** - That's Entertainment sequel focuses on Hollywood's greatest dancers. Some slow spots, but overall a fun time.
That's Entertainment! (1974) **** - This glorious compendium of MGM scenes sparked renewed interest in classic film musicals. What a treasure trove!
That's Entertainment! III (1994) *** - Third attempt wears the formula a bit thin, but there is still pleasure aplenty.
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) **** - New dance sequences by Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire enliven this excellent sequel compilation.
That's My Gal (1947)
That's Right, You're Wrong (1939)
That's the Spirit (1945) * - Dead man's ghost returns to apologize to his wife – too silly to bear, but some good songs.
The Big Pond (1930)
The Phantom of the Opera (2005) * - What was pretentious on stage is all the more so on screen. Miscast stars, some delicious supporting performances, but overall bloated and dull.
The Producers (2005) ** - Clumsy adaptation of stage hit still has its moments, but lacks excitement or cohesion.
There's a Girl in My Heart (1950)
There's Magic in Music (1941)
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) *** - Dan Dailey and Ethel Merman try to keep their show biz family together as son Donald O'Connor pursues curvaceous Marilyn Monroe in this Irving Berlin songfest.
They Learned About Women (1930)
They Met In Argentina (1941) NO STARS - Young Maureen O'Hara is stuck in this trash. Be kind to the lady and never see it.
They Shall Have Music (1939)
Thin Ice (1937)
This Could Be the Night (1957)
This Is the Army (1943) *** - All-star cast in Irving Berlin's hit wartime stage revue, with great score and lots of laughs. Ronald Reagan is on hand, Berlin sings, and we get the sweet "I Left My Heart at the Stagedoor Canteen."
This Is the Life (1935)
This Is the Life (1944) ** - Donald O'Connor stuck in another predictable juvenile love story.
This Is the Night (1932)
This Time for Keeps (1942) ** - Esther Williams swims with Jimmy Durante in this one.
This Time for Keeps (1947) ** - Esther Williams, Jimmy Durante, Xavier Cugat and lots of water.
This Way Please (1937)
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) *** - Julie Andrews, a stellar supporting cast and some great musical numbers in this uneven story of a 1920s flapper out to marry her way into wealth.
Those Redheads from Seattle (1953)
Thousands Cheer (1943)** - An officer's daughter organizes a camp show featuring dozens of MGM stars. Good specialties.
Three Caballeros, The (1945) **** - Underrated animated winner from Disney has Donald Duck traveling everywhere from Mexico to the inner reaches of the imagination.
Three Cheers For Love (1936)
Three Daring Daughters (1948) ** - Jeanette MacDonald is a divorced editor whose daughters rebel when she announces plans to remarry.
Three for the Show (1955) ** - Betty Grable and the Champions offer some good dance numbers, but overall a tedious tale of a supposedly dead husband turning up alive.
Three Little Girls in Blue (1946) *** - Predictable but fun tale of three sisters in search of rich husbands helped by a good score and solid cast.
Three Little Words (1950) ** - Fred Astaire and Red Skelton are charming as songwriters Kalmar and Ruby, but the clichéd plot keeps getting in the way.
Three Musketeers (1938) * - This boorish Ritz Brothers embarrassment is no relation to the Friml operetta.
Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
Three Smart Girls (1936)
Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1938)
Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939)
Thrill of a Lifetime (1937)
Thrill of Brazil, The (1946) ** - Minor romantic shenanigans in South America.
Thrill of Romance, The (1945)
Thumbs Up (1943)
Tickle Me (1965)
Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) *** - Highly fictionalized screen bio of Jerome Kern packed with great songs and cameo performances by top MGM stars.
Time Out for Rhythm (1941)** - Tired big band musical. Three Stooges fans will enjoy seeing the trio in some of their vintage routines.
Time, the Place and the Girl, The (1946) * - Utterly missable backstage tale.
Tin Pan Alley (1940) *** - Songwriter John Payne pursues singer Alice Faye through Tin Pan Alley, Broadway and World War I as sidekicks Jack Oakie and Betty Grable cheer them on. Pure formula, and solid fun -- the Nicholas Brothers steal the film with one of their peerless tap duets.
To Best the Band (1935)
Toast of New Orleans (1950) *** - Mario Lanza and Kathryn Grayson sing their hearts out in this light audience pleaser.
Tom Sawyer (1973) ** - A score by the Sherman Brothers and some charming performances, but this uneven adaptation of Twain's classic novel ultimately fails to satisfy.
tom thumb (1958) *** - Delightful tale of tiny child who gets into fantastic adventures, a treat for the tots.
Tommy (1975) *** - An all-star cast of rock stars enliven this lavish version of The Who's rock opera.
Tonight and Every Night (1945) *** - Rita Hayworth goes on with the show in war-torn Britain.
Tonight We Sing (1953)
Too Late Blues (1961) * - Bobby Darin as a jazz musician on the skids. What were they thinking?
Too Many Blondes (1941)
Too Many Girls (1940) *** - Rodgers & Hart's fun college football musical features a troop of young stars, including Desi Arnaz & future wife Lucille Ball.
Too Much Harmony (1933)
Top Banana (1954) ** - Phil Silvers Broadway hit about burlesque comics. Filmed cheaply on stage, it is more a curiosity than an entertainment.
Top Hat (1935) **** - Astaire and Rogers in the definitive romantic musical comedy, set in a glorious art deco vision of Venice. Glorious Irving Berlin score and some of the most unforgettable dance moments ever filmed.
Top Man (1943) ** - With dad off to war, young Donald O'Connor is head of the house.
Top O' the Morning (1949)
Top Speed (1930)
Topsy Turvy (2000) **** - Mike Leigh's ingenious look at the birth of Gilbert & Sullivan's Mikado. Historically accurate and truly delightful.
Torch Singer, The (1933) ** - Claudette Colbert is surprisingly effective as a cabaret diva.
Torch Song (1953) ** - Joan Crawford lip synchs her songs in this camp classic about a stage star obsessed with success. Includes the most embarrassing MGM production number of all time -- "Two Faced Woman."
Transatlantic Merry Go Round (1934)
Trocadero (1944)
Tropic Holiday (1938)
True to the Army (1942) ** - Ann Miller is the best thing in this low budget military musical.
Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)
Twilight on the Prairie (1944)
Two Blondes and a Redhead (1947)
Two For Tonight (1935)
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) *** - June Allyson and Gloria DeHaven are sisters competing for the attention of soldier Van Johnson. Fun story with super specialties by such stars as Gracie Allen and Lena Horne.
Two Girls On Broadway (1940)
Two Guys from Texas (1948)
Two Sisters from Boston (1946) *** - Kathryn Grayson and June Allyson go to work in Jimmy Durante's Bowery saloon – a triumph of MGM style.
Two Tickets to Broadway (1951) ** - Dull tale of performers trying to get onto a TV show helped by some fun musical sequences.
Two Weeks with Love (194) *** - Jane Powell & Debbie Reynolds are delicious in this tale of American teenagers coming of age in the early 1900s. Highlight: "Abba Dabba Honeymoon."