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In China a washerwoman's son uses a magician's lamp to marry a Princess.
A typical working family have to cope with living through the Blitz, adapting to its privations, and eventually making the ultimate sacrifice for king & country.
Musical retelling of the "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves" Arabian Nights tale.
Waltz Time is a 1945 British musical film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Carol Raye, Peter Graves and Patricia Medina. In Imperial Vienna a young Grand Duchess is prevented from marrying the man she loves.
Calling the Tune offers a fascinating look at the fledgeling gramophone industry as it tries to solve the problems of reliable recording and production methods. 'I predict that the gramophone will be the democratic entertainment of the future' states unscrupulous record label boss Mr Gordon (Sam Livesey), who finally gets his comeuppance after one dirty trick too far against his rivals. If the film's love story is perfunctory, the real interest comes with watching performers of the day, from Henry Wood and his orchestra to George Robey and Charles 'the laughing policeman' Penrose laying down their recordings direct to record. And something very like a prototype laser disc makes a crucial appearance too.
A run-away school-girl falls among chorus girls planning to marry into the nobility.
A musical comedy of false identities.
A British musical comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele
For a prank one of the waiters at a temperance meeting spikes the lemonade with alcohol.
A sausage-making tycoon rents a castle from an impoverished aristocrat.