Remakes: Musicals
...and some of their non-musical antecedents. Feature films only, except some honorable mentions in the comments. An * by the title means it's NOT a musical.
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eliminated 47+ duplicates, and contributed some entries of my own (2 trios from memory, a bunch from searching the keyword "remake".)
The idea for this list, and 25 entries, were stolen from
http://www.imdb.com/list/ls003544395
Thanks deano11, who has lots more Remake lists. http://www.imdb.com/user/ur6037720/
Then I stole 78 titles from this list:
http://www.imdb.com/list/ls005595626/
and 76 from here:
http://www.imdb.com/list/ls074210095/
eliminated 47+ duplicates, and contributed some entries of my own (2 trios from memory, a bunch from searching the keyword "remake".)
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- DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsMaurice ChevalierMerle OberonAnn SothernAn entertainer impersonates a look-alike banker, causing comic confusion for wife and girlfriend.Folies Bergère de Paris (1935) (1935), That Night in Rio (1941) (1941), On the Riviera (1951) (1951)
- DirectorIrving CummingsStarsAlice FayeDon AmecheCarmen MirandaAn entertainer in Rio impersonates a wealthy aristocrat. When the aristocrat's wife asks him to carry the impersonation further, complications ensue.Folies Bergère de Paris (1935) (1935), That Night in Rio (1941) (1941), On the Riviera (1951) (1951)
- DirectorWalter LangStarsDanny KayeGene TierneyCorinne CalvetAn American entertainer impersonates a wealthy aviator and flirts with his lookalike's neglected wife.Folies Bergère de Paris (1935) (1935), That Night in Rio (1941) (1941), On the Riviera (1951) (1951)
- DirectorWilliam A. SeiterStarsLoretta YoungJoel McCreaDavid NivenThree sisters take their small inheritance and move from Kansas to California in search of rich husbands. To start with, Pamela poses as a socialite and Moira and Elizabeth pretend to be her staff.The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932) (1932)*, Three Blind Mice (1938) (1938)*, Moon Over Miami (1941) (1941), Three Little Girls in Blue (1946) (1946), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) (1953)*
- DirectorWalter LangStarsDon AmecheBetty GrableRobert CummingsSisters Kay and Barbara arrive in Miami from Texas looking for rich husbands.The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932) (1932)*, Three Blind Mice (1938) (1938)*, Moon Over Miami (1941) (1941), Three Little Girls in Blue (1946) (1946), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) (1953)*
- DirectorH. Bruce HumberstoneJohn BrahmStarsJune HaverGeorge MontgomeryVivian BlaineA reworking of the movie "Three Blind Mice" (1938) based on the play of the same name, which in turn led to the remake, "Moon Over Miami" (1941). This version is set during the turn of the century. Three sisters from Red Bank set out for Atlantic City disguised as an heiress, her secretary and a maid, in the hope that one of them will land a rich husband.The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932) (1932)*, Three Blind Mice (1938) (1938)*, Moon Over Miami (1941) (1941), Three Little Girls in Blue (1946) (1946), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) (1953)*
- DirectorVictor SavilleStarsJessie MatthewsSonnie HaleAnna LeeElizabeth dreams of being a music-hall singer. She gets to know Victor, that quite unexpectedly gets a female part in a music-hall number. He unfortunately finds himself voiceless, so, why wouldn't Elizabeth replace him in it?Victor and Victoria (1933) (1933), First a Girl (1935) (1935), Victor/Victoria (1982) (1982), Victor/Victoria (1995) (1995)
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsJulie AndrewsJames GarnerRobert PrestonA struggling female soprano in 1934 Paris finally finds work after posing as a female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life when a visiting Chicago gangster finds himself inexplicably attracted to the seemingly male performer.Victor and Victoria (1933) (1933), First a Girl (1935) (1935), Victor/Victoria (1982) (1982), Victor/Victoria (1995) (1995)
- DirectorVictor SavilleStarsJessie MatthewsEdmund GwennJohn GielgudMusical taken from J. B. Priestley's novel about three musicians joining together to save a failing concert party, the Dinky Doos.The Good Companions (1933) (1933), The Good Companions (1957) (1957)
- DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsEric PortmanCelia JohnsonHugh GriffithA touring variety troupe, the "Dinky Doos" are in financial trouble. An encounter with three strangers - Inigo Jollifant (a romantic, song-writing ex-schoolmaster), Miss Trant (a philanthropic spinster in search of adventure), and Jess Oakroyd (a down to earth, practical man recently made redundant from his job) leads to a change of fortune. Re-launched with Miss Trant's money, they tour England, at first with little success. Inigo falls in love with the troupe's talented and pretty young girl singer, Susie Dean. The troupe is threatened with disharmony, but, due to Inigo's intervention, and the marriage of the principal dancer (Jerry Jerningham) to Lady Parlitt (whose family "own a chain of theatres"), all turns out well for Susie by the end, when she triumphs in a lavish London revue, with the other members of "The Good Companions" in the audience, cheering her triumph.The Good Companions (1933) (1933), The Good Companions (1957) (1957)
- DirectorAlexander HallStarsRosalind RussellBrian AherneJanet BlairTwo sisters move from Ohio to New York with hopes of stardom.
- DirectorRichard QuineStarsJanet LeighJack LemmonBetty GarrettAfter submitting a story of her beautiful sister, a woman assumes her identity to maintain the attention of a playboy publisher.My Sister Eileen (1942) (1942)*, My Sister Eileen (1955) (1955), Wonderful Town (1958) (1958)
The original source material had been adapted into the Broadway musical "Wonderful Town", with the star of the previous film Rosalind Russell. This musical uses the same source material, but has entirely new music (opting not to bring "Wonderful Town" to the big screen). - DirectorGeorge CukorStarsNorma ShearerJoan CrawfordRosalind RussellA study of the lives and romantic entanglements of various interconnected women.The Women (1939) (1939)*, The Opposite Sex (1956) (1956)
- DirectorDavid MillerStarsJune AllysonJoan CollinsDolores GrayFormer nightclub singer Kay Hilliard, married 10 years and mother of a young daughter, is informed that her husband Steven is having an affair with chorus girl Crystal Allen, so she goes to Reno for a divorce.The Women (1939) (1939)*, The Opposite Sex (1956) (1956)
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsGreta GarboMelvyn DouglasIna ClaireA stern Soviet woman sent to Paris to supervise the sale of jewels seized from Russian nobles finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.Ninotchka (1939) (1939)*, Silk Stockings (1957) (1957)
- DirectorRouben MamoulianStarsFred AstaireCyd CharisseJanis PaigeA Russian government official is sent to Paris to bring back her comrades; she soon gets a taste of Paris life and falls in love with an American movie producer.Ninotchka (1939) (1939)*, Silk Stockings (1957) (1957)
Based on a Cole Porter stage musical which was based on the "Ninotchka" story. George Tobias has roles in both films. - DirectorMel BrooksStarsZero MostelGene WilderDick ShawnA stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop.The Producers (1967) (1967)*, The Producers (2005) (2005)
- DirectorSusan StromanStarsNathan LaneMatthew BroderickUma ThurmanAfter putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.The Producers (1967) (1967)*, The Producers (2005) (2005)
- DirectorJohn WatersStarsSonny BonoRuth BrownDivineA 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.Hairspray (1988) (1988), Hairspray (2007) (2007)
- DirectorAdam ShankmanStarsJohn TravoltaQueen LatifahNikki BlonskyPleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
- DirectorFederico FelliniStarsGiulietta MasinaFrançois PérierFranca MarziA waifish prostitute wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love but finds only heartbreak.Nights of Cabiria (1957) (1957)*, Sweet Charity (1969) (1969)
- DirectorBob FosseStarsShirley MacLaineJohn McMartinRicardo MontalbanTaxi dancer Charity continues to have faith despite endless disappointments at its hands, and hope that she will finally meet the man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.Nights of Cabiria (1957) (1957)*, Sweet Charity (1969) (1969)
Film adaptation of Broadway show, based on "Nights of Cabiria". - DirectorFederico FelliniStarsMarcello MastroianniAnouk AiméeClaudia CardinaleA harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies.8½ (1963) (1963)*, Nine (2009) (2009)
- DirectorRob MarshallStarsDaniel Day-LewisMarion CotillardPenélope CruzFamous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsCary GrantKatharine HepburnJames StewartWhen a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.The Philadelphia Story (1940) (1940)*, High Society (1956) (1956)
- DirectorCharles WaltersStarsBing CrosbyGrace KellyFrank SinatraWith socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.The Philadelphia Story (1940) (1940)*, High Society (1956) (1956)
- DirectorElliott NugentStarsHenry FondaOlivia de HavillandJoan LeslieA college English teacher suddenly finds himself the center of a free-speech debate on campus.The Male Animal (1942) (1942)*, She's Working Her Way Through College (1952) (1952)
- DirectorH. Bruce HumberstoneStarsVirginia MayoRonald ReaganGene NelsonA burlesque dancer goes to college, where she romances a professor and helps put on a musical show.The Male Animal (1942) (1942)*, She's Working Her Way Through College (1952) (1952)
- DirectorFrank UrsonStarsPhyllis HaverVictor VarconiVirginia BradfordA wild jazz-loving and boozing wife Roxie Hart, kills her boyfriend in cold blood after he leaves her.
- DirectorRob MarshallStarsRenée ZellwegerCatherine Zeta-JonesRichard GereTwo death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.Chicago (1927) (1927)*, Roxie Hart (1942) (1942)*, Chicago (2002) (2002)
Movie version of hit Broadway musical. - DirectorJacqueline AudryStarsGaby MorlayJean TissierYvonne de BrayGilberte is a sixteen year old girl raised by her aunt and grandmother to be a demimondaine. But she's not ready for that yet, and spends her days in lessons and in teasing Mamita's old friend, the rich playboy Gaston LaChaille, and following his affairs from afar. But when Gaston throws off his latest mistress, it looks as if Gigi just might be ready to begin her destined career.
- DirectorVincente MinnelliCharles WaltersStarsLeslie CaronMaurice ChevalierLouis JourdanWeary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship which may not stay platonic for long.Gigi (1949) (1949)*, Gigi (1958) (1958)
Based on French novella, which had previously been adapted as a successful non-musical stage play. Songwriter Alan Jay Lerner wrote the screenplay adaptation. - DirectorEdwin L. MarinStarsReginald OwenGene LockhartKathleen LockhartAn elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.A Christmas Carol (1938) (1938)*, Scrooge (1970) (1970)
- DirectorRonald NeameStarsAlbert FinneyAlec GuinnessEdith EvansA musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.A Christmas Carol (1938) (1938)*, Scrooge (1970) (1970)
Not necessarily a remake of any particular movie, but a musical version of the Dickens story. - DirectorDavid ButlerStarsWill RogersWilliam FarnumFrank AlbertsonA radio salesman finds himself transported back in time to King Arthur's court.A Connecticut Yankee (1931) (1931)*, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) (1949)
Based on Mark Twain's book. - DirectorTay GarnettStarsBing CrosbyRhonda FlemingCedric HardwickeA singing mechanic from 1912 finds himself in Arthurian Britain.A Connecticut Yankee (1931) (1931)*, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) (1949)
Intended as a film version of the Rodgers & Hart musical, but became a musical adaptation of Twain's source material with all-new songs. - DirectorGarson KaninStarsGinger RogersGeorge MurphyAlan MarshalWorking girl Janie is proposed to by a conservative car salesman, a bohemian auto mechanic, and a millionaire playboy and must make a choice.Tom, Dick and Harry (1941) (1941)*, The Girl Most Likely (1957) (1958)
- DirectorMitchell LeisenStarsJane PowellCliff RobertsonKeith AndesDodie dreams of marrying a millionaire so that she can live 'the life'. Buzz, her boyfriend, however is not rich as he is a salesman for a housing development. He proposes and Dodie accepts. Dodie next meets Pete, who she thinks is rich, but she soon finds out that he is just a boat mechanic. They have fun on their date and Pete proposes and Dodie accepts. Then Dodie meets Neil Patterson who is rich. They go to Mexico on his yacht and have fun on their date. Neil proposes and Dodie accepts. Now she has to choose.Tom, Dick and Harry (1941) (1941)*, The Girl Most Likely (1957) (1958)
- DirectorWilliam A. SeiterStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico MarxA penniless theatrical producer must outwit the hotel efficiency expert trying to evict him from his room, while securing a backer for his new play.
- DirectorTim WhelanStarsAdolphe MenjouGeorge MurphyFrank SinatraGordon Miller is rehearsing a musical comedy in the penthouse suite of Gribble's hotel...on credit. The mounting bill is driving Gribble frantic. Chaos increases when playwright Glen Russell, whose dramatic play he thinks Miller is producing, arrives. But it turns out Russell can sing like Sinatra, and Miller has leading lady Christine turn on the charm. Can Miller's crazed machinations save the show?Room Service (1938) (1938)*, Step Lively (1944) (1944)
Musical version of the "Room Service" stage play. - DirectorClarence BrownStarsWallace BeeryLionel BarrymoreAline MacMahonStory of small-town life in turn-of-the-century America, and a young boy's problems facing adolescence.Ah Wilderness! (1935) (1935)*, Summer Holiday (1948) (1948)
- DirectorRouben MamoulianStarsMickey RooneyGloria DeHavenWalter HustonDannville, Connecticut at the turn of the century. Young Richard Miller lives in a middle-class neighborhood with his family. He is in love with the girl next door Muriel, but her father isn't too happy with their puppy love, since Richard always shares his revolutionary ideas with her.Ah Wilderness! (1935) (1935)*, Summer Holiday (1948) (1948)
Musical version of "Ah, Wilderness!" (based on the play). Mickey Rooney, who played the younger brother in the 1935 film, graduates into the lead here. - DirectorWesley RugglesStarsJean ArthurFred MacMurrayMelvyn DouglasLong-missing Bill Cardew returns to find his wife Vicky remarried...and in no hurry to settle for just one husband.Too Many Husbands (1940) (1940)*, Three for the Show (1955) (1955)
- DirectorH.C. PotterStarsBetty GrableMarge ChampionGower ChampionA widowed singer marries her late husband's songwriting partner, which leads to trouble when her first husband turns up very much alive.Too Many Husbands (1940) (1940)*, Three for the Show (1955) (1955)
- DirectorJulien DuvivierStarsJean GabinGabriel GabrioSaturnin FabreA wanted gangster is both king and prisoner of the Casbah. He is protected from arrest by his friends, but is torn by his desire for freedom outside. A visiting Parisian beauty may just tempt his fate.Pépé le Moko (1937) (1937)*, Algiers (1938) (1938)*, Casbah (1948) (1948)
French movie remade (non-musically) in America in 1938 as "Algiers" with Charles Boyer and Hedy Lamarr. - DirectorJohn BerryStarsYvonne De CarloTony MartinPeter LorreThe life, loves and adventures of a classic Casbah thief.Pépé le Moko (1937) (1937)*, Algiers (1938) (1938)*, Casbah (1948) (1948)
Musical version of "Pepe le Moko"/"Algiers". - DirectorAnthony AsquithLeslie HowardStarsLeslie HowardWendy HillerWilfrid LawsonA phonetics and diction expert makes a bet that he can teach a cockney flower girl to speak proper English and pass as a lady in high society.Pygmalion (1938) (1938)*, My Fair Lady (1964) (1964)
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsAudrey HepburnRex HarrisonStanley HollowayIn 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.Pygmalion (1938) (1938)*, My Fair Lady (1964) (1964)
- DirectorMorton DaCostaStarsRosalind RussellForrest TuckerCoral BrowneAn orphan goes to live with his free-spirited aunt. Conflict ensues when the executor of his father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle.Auntie Mame (1958) (1958)*, Mame (1974) (1974)
- DirectorGene SaksStarsLucille BallRobert PrestonBea ArthurFollowing the death of his father, an orphan is sent to live with his free-spirited aunt.Auntie Mame (1958) (1958)*, Mame (1974) (1974)
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsRobert NewtonAlec GuinnessKay WalshIn Charles Dickens' classic tale, an orphan wends his way from cruel apprenticeship to den of thieves in search of a true home.Oliver Twist (1948) (1948)*, Oliver! (1968) (1968)
One of 40+(!) film versions of Charles Dickens's tale. - DirectorCarol ReedStarsMark LesterRon MoodyShani WallisAfter being sold to a mortician, young orphan Oliver Twist runs away and meets a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor in 1830s London.Oliver Twist (1948) (1948)*, Oliver! (1968) (1968)
One of 40+(!) film versions of Charles Dickens's tale. - DirectorErnst LubitschStarsMargaret SullavanJames StewartFrank MorganTwo employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.The Shop Around the Corner (1940) (1940)*, In the Good Old Summertime (1949) (1949), You've Got Mail (1998) (1998)*
The original story was also the basis for the 1963 Broadway musical "She Loves Me" and the non-musical 1998 film "You've Got Mail". - DirectorRobert Z. LeonardStarsJudy GarlandVan JohnsonS.Z. SakallIn turn-of-the century America, Andrew and Veronica are co-workers in a music shop who dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry on an anonymous romance through the mail.The Shop Around the Corner (1940) (1940)*, In the Good Old Summertime (1949) (1949), You've Got Mail (1998) (1998)*
- DirectorGarson KaninStarsGinger RogersDavid NivenCharles CoburnAn unemployed woman discovers an abandoned baby on the steps of an orphanage, and accepts an offer to take responsibility for the child in return for a job.Bachelor Mother (1939) (1939)*, Bundle of Joy (1956) (1956)
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsEddie FisherDebbie ReynoldsAdolphe MenjouAfter finding a baby outside an orphanage, a salesgirl receives sympathy from those around her, including her boss' son, as they all assume the baby is hers.Bachelor Mother (1939) (1939)*, Bundle of Joy (1956) (1956)
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsJonathan HazeJackie JosephMel WellesA clumsy young man working at an impoverished flower shop discovers that the strange plant he has been nurturing has an insatiable appetite for blood, forcing him to kill to feed it.The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) (1960)*, Little Shop of Horrors (1986) (1986)
- DirectorFrank OzStarsRick MoranisEllen GreeneVincent GardeniaA nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) (1960)*, Little Shop of Horrors (1986) (1986)
- DirectorJohn CromwellStarsIrene DunneRex HarrisonLinda DarnellIn 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King.Anna and the King of Siam (1946) (1946)*, The King and I (1956) (1956)
- DirectorWalter LangStarsYul BrynnerDeborah KerrRita MorenoA widow accepts a job as a live-in governess to the King of Siam's children.Anna and the King of Siam (1946) (1946)*, The King and I (1956) (1956)
- DirectorWilliam DieterleStarsRonald ColmanMarlene DietrichJames CraigIn ancient Baghdad, Hafiz the King of Beggars dreams of untold riches and of marrying his daughter to a real prince.Kismet (1944) (1944)*, Kismet (1955) (1955)
One of several films (1920, 1930 and 1934) based on a successful Arabian Nights play. - DirectorVincente MinnelliStanley DonenStarsHoward KeelAnn BlythDolores GrayA roguish poet is given the run of the scheming Wazir's harem while pretending to help him usurp the young caliph.Kismet (1944) (1944)*, Kismet (1955) (1955)
One of several films (1920, 1930 and 1934) based on a successful Arabian Nights play. - DirectorFrank CapraStarsClark GableClaudette ColbertWalter ConnollyA rogue reporter trailing a runaway heiress for a big story joins her on a bus heading from Florida to New York and they end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops along the way.It Happened One Night (1934) (1934)*, Eve Knew Her Apples (1945) (1945), You Can't Run Away from It (1956) (1956)
- DirectorWill JasonStarsAnn MillerWilliam WrightRobert B. WilliamsRadio singing star, Eve Porter, wants a vacation during her show's summer hiatus, but her manager and press have booked her for additional work. She refuses and goes to Las Vegas. When she finds them there hunting her down, she manages to escape them by hiding in the car of a newspaper reporter. She comes out of hiding while he is driving, but everything she says is misconstrued, making him believe that she is a recently-escaped convict, "The Singing Widow". He plans to use this as a story to get back into the good graces of his editor. Through some comic mishaps, he learns who she really is. He then decides to take her back to Hollywood to collect the reward for her return. But now love has entered the mix, and must be resolved with his job and her engagement to another.It Happened One Night (1934) (1934)*, Eve Knew Her Apples (1945) (1945), You Can't Run Away from It (1956) (1956)
- DirectorDick PowellStarsJune AllysonJack LemmonCharles BickfordEllen (June Allyson) is kidnapped by her father (Charles Bickford) after she ran off and got married to someone he thinks is a gold digger. She escapes and starts an adventurous trip back to Houston to be with her husband. Her father hires a private investigator to stop her. On the bus to Houston, a newspaper man (Jack Lemmon) figures out who she is. Instead of cashing in on the big story and the reward money he falls in love with her.It Happened One Night (1934) (1934)*, Eve Knew Her Apples (1945) (1945), You Can't Run Away from It (1956) (1956)
- DirectorJoseph AnthonyStarsShirley BoothAnthony PerkinsShirley MacLaineThornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.The Matchmaker (1958) (1958)*, Hello, Dolly! (1969) (1969)
- DirectorGene KellyStarsBarbra StreisandWalter MatthauMichael CrawfordMatchmaker Dolly Levi travels to Yonkers to find a partner for "half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder, convincing his niece, his niece's intended, and his two clerks to travel to New York City along the way.The Matchmaker (1958) (1958)*, Hello, Dolly! (1969) (1969)
- DirectorStephen RobertsStarsGary CooperFay WrayFrances FullerMiddle-aged dentist Biff Grimes reminisces about his unrequited love for beautiful Virginia Brush and her husband Hugo, his ex-friend, who betrayed him.One Sunday Afternoon (1933) (1933)*, The Strawberry Blonde (1941) (1941)*, One Sunday Afternoon (1948) (1948)
First remade in 1941 as the non-musical "The Strawberry Blonde" with James Cagney. - DirectorRaoul WalshStarsDennis MorganJanis PaigeDon DeForeBiff Grimes has spent the last ten years regretting that he hadn't married Virginia Brush, the girl of his dreams. Virginia ran off and married his best friend - breaking his heart. Virginia's best friend, Amy, consoles Biff.One Sunday Afternoon (1933) (1933)*, The Strawberry Blonde (1941) (1941)*, One Sunday Afternoon (1948) (1948)
- DirectorSam WoodSidney FranklinStarsRobert DonatGreer GarsonTerry KilburnAn aged teacher and former headmaster of a boarding school recalls his career and his personal life over the decades.Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) (1939)*, Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) (1969)
- DirectorHerbert RossStarsPeter O'ToolePetula ClarkMichael RedgraveA shy, withdrawn English schoolteacher falls for a flashy showgirl.Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) (1939)*, Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) (1969)
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsLionel BarrymoreBlanche FridericiCharles LaneA prostitute seeking a fresh start becomes the obsession of a religious extremist.Sadie Thompson (1928) (1928)*, Rain (1932) (1932)*, Miss Sadie Thompson (1953) (1953)
Silent version of W. Somerset Maugham's story, remade with sound in 1932 as "Rain" with Joan Crawford. - DirectorCurtis BernhardtStarsRita HayworthJosé FerrerAldo RayA self-righteous missionary man seeks to save the soul of a former prostitute.Sadie Thompson (1928) (1928)*, Rain (1932) (1932)*, Miss Sadie Thompson (1953) (1953)
Not a full-blown musical. - DirectorLeo McCareyStarsIrene DunneCary GrantRalph BellamyA married couple file an amicable divorce, but find it harder to let go of each other than they initially thought.The Awful Truth (1925) (1925)*, The Awful Truth (1929) (1929)*, The Awful Truth (1937) (1937)*, Let's Do It Again (1953) (1953)
- DirectorAlexander HallStarsJane WymanRay MillandAldo RayIn this 1953 musical remake of "The Awful Truth", Wyman is married to womanizing composer Milland and sets out to give him some of his own medicine. She has an affair, but her ploy backfires, and the couple get a divorce. Once separated, they try every way to make each other jealous.The Awful Truth (1925) (1925)*, The Awful Truth (1929) (1929)*, The Awful Truth (1937) (1937)*, Let's Do It Again (1953) (1953)
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsGary CooperBarbara StanwyckOscar HomolkaA group of professors working on a new encyclopedia while living in a Manhattan mansion take in a mouthy nightclub singer who is wanted by the police to help bring down her mob boss lover.Ball of Fire (1941) (1941)*, A Song Is Born (1948) (1948)
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsDanny KayeVirginia MayoBenny GoodmanWith 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.Ball of Fire (1941) (1941)*, A Song Is Born (1948) (1948)
Music-infused remake of "Ball of Fire", by the same director (Howard Hawks). The cast boasts musicians like Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, and Louis Armstrong. Mary Field reprises her role as Miss Totten. - DirectorRichard BoleslawskiStarsFredric MarchCharles LaughtonCedric HardwickeIn early-19th-century France, an ex-convict who failed to report to parole is relentlessly pursued over a 20-year period by an obsessive policeman.Les Misérables (1935) (1935)*, Les Misérables (2012) (2012)
Just one of 30+ film adaptations of Victor Hugo's classic novel. - DirectorTom HooperStarsHugh JackmanRussell CroweAnne HathawayIn 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.Les Misérables (1935) (1935)*, Les Misérables (2012) (2012)
Just one of 30+ film adaptations of Victor Hugo's classic novel. - DirectorLeo McCareyRay McCareyNorman Z. McLeodStarsHarold LloydAdolphe MenjouVerree TeasdaleTimid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan (Lloyd), somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The fighter's manager decides to build up the milkman's reputation in a series of fixed fights and then have the champ beat him to regain his title.The Milky Way (1936) (1936)*, The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) (1946)
- DirectorNorman Z. McLeodStarsDanny KayeVirginia MayoVera-EllenAfter a timid milkman knocks unconscious a boxing champion who was accosting his sister, he decides to take up boxing himself in order to impress a beautiful nightclub singer.The Milky Way (1936) (1936)*, The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) (1946)
with Lionel Stander reprising his supporting role. - DirectorWilliam A. WellmanJack ConwayVictor FlemingStarsJanet GaynorFredric MarchAdolphe MenjouA young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, and achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsJudy GarlandJames MasonJack CarsonA film star helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career on a downward spiral.
- DirectorFrank PiersonStarsBarbra StreisandKris KristoffersonGary BuseyA has-been rock star falls in love with a young, up-and-coming songstress.
- DirectorHenry KingStarsJanet GaynorWill RogersLew AyresAn Iowa family finds adventure, love, and heartbreak when they spend a week at the state fair.
- DirectorWalter LangStarsJeanne CrainDana AndrewsDick HaymesEach member of the Frake clan has his/her own reason for attending the annual Iowa State Fair.
- DirectorJosé FerrerStarsPat BooneBobby DarinPamela TiffinA brother and sister find romance and good clean fun at the state fair in Dallas.
- DirectorAlan CroslandStarsAl JolsonMay McAvoyWarner OlandThe son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsDanny ThomasPeggy LeeEduard FranzJerry dreams of becoming a famous jazz singer, but to accomplish that, he must defy his father, a Jewish Cantor who opposes such a dream as a future for a son of his.
- DirectorRichard FleischerSidney J. FurieStarsLaurence OlivierNeil DiamondLucie ArnazThe son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of being a popular singer.
- DirectorIrving CummingsStarsShirley TempleJohn BolesRochelle HudsonWealthy Edward Morgan becomes charmed with a curly-haired orphan and her pretty older sister Mary and arranges to adopt both under the alias of "Mr. Jones." As he spends more time with them, he soon finds himself falling in love with Mary.Daddy-Long-Legs (1919) (1919)*, Daddy Long Legs (1931) (1931)*, Curly Top (1935) (1935), Daddy Long Legs (1955) (1955)
- DirectorJean NegulescoStarsFred AstaireLeslie CaronTerry MooreA wealthy American has a chance encounter with a joyful young French woman, and anonymously pays for her education. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor, nicknaming him from the description given by some of her fellow orphans.Daddy-Long-Legs (1919) (1919)*, Daddy Long Legs (1931) (1931)*, Curly Top (1935) (1935), Daddy Long Legs (1955) (1955)
- DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsJohn BolesCarlotta KingLouise FazendaThe Desert Song is a 1929 American Pre-Code operetta film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring John Boles, Louise Fazenda, and Myrna Loy.
- DirectorRobert FloreyStarsDennis MorganIrene ManningBruce CabotPaul Hudson, leads a group of desert bandits against some Nazis, who want to use them as cheap labor for their railroad.
- DirectorH. Bruce HumberstoneStarsKathryn GraysonGordon MacRaeSteve CochranShiek Yousseff, poses as a friend of the French while secretly plotting to overthrow them. Apposing Yousseff are the Riffs, whose secret leader, The Red Shadow, is Paul Bonnard, a professor who is studying the desert, and whose attacks on the supply trains intended for Yousseff keep the Riff villages in food. Foreign Legion General Birabeau arrives to conduct an investigation, accompanied by his daughter, Margot. Birabeau hires Bonnard to tutor her, and she is attracted to a Legionaire captain, Claud Fontaine. While the general, Bonnard and Fontaine pay a visit to Yousseff, an American newspaper man, Benji Kidd, discovers a secret way in and out of Yousseff's palace, with the aid of Azuri, a dancing girl in love with Bonnard. The latter is forced to resume his role as the Riffs leader, and kidnap Margot until he can convince her of Yousseff's treachery. But Yousseff's men attack the Riff camp and take Margot prisoner.
- DirectorLudwig BergerErnst LubitschStarsDennis KingJeanette MacDonaldO.P. HeggieThe story takes place in medieval France. Poet-rogue Francois Villon, sentenced to hang by King Louis XI for writing derogatory verses about him, is offered a temporary reprieve. His hanging will be postponed for 24 hours, and in that time he must defeat the invading Burgundians and win the love of the beautiful Katherine.If I Were King (1920) (1920)*, The Beloved Rogue (1927) (1927)*, The Vagabond King (1930) (1930), If I Were King (1938) (1938)*, The Vagabond King (1956) (1956)
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsKathryn GraysonOreste KirkopRita MorenoLouis XI of France drafts Paris's popular king of criminals as Provost Marshal in his fight against usurper Charles of Burgundy and the traitorous nobles who rally around him.If I Were King (1920) (1920)*, The Beloved Rogue (1927) (1927)*, The Vagabond King (1930) (1930), If I Were King (1938) (1938)*, The Vagabond King (1956) (1956)
- DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsNancy WelfordConway TearleWinnie LightnerThree Broadway chorus girls seek rich husbands.The Gold Diggers (1923) (1923)*, Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929) (1929), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) (1933), Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951) (1951)
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsWarren WilliamJoan BlondellAline MacMahonA wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play, but insists on remaining anonymous.The Gold Diggers (1923) (1923)*, Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929) (1929), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) (1933), Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951) (1951)
- DirectorDavid ButlerStarsDennis MorganVirginia MayoGene NelsonTired of her boyfriend's gambling, a young woman joins two vaudeville performers on a trek to Las Vegas to search for millionaires to marry.The Gold Diggers (1923) (1923)*, Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929) (1929), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) (1933), Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951) (1951)