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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Every studio! Every decade! Every star!

Genres

Documentary

OverView

The history of Hollywood musical movies, from the very beginning until the 21st century, hosted by Shirley Jones.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

14 October 2008

Country

United States of America

Cast

Shirley Jones

Shirley Jones

Self - Hostess

Obba Babatundé

Obba Babatundé

Self

Pat Boone

Pat Boone

Self

Barry Bostwick

Barry Bostwick

Self

Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron

Self

George Chakiris

George Chakiris

Self

Marge Champion

Marge Champion

Self

Bill Condon

Bill Condon

Self

Joel Grey

Joel Grey

Self

Tab Hunter

Tab Hunter

Self

John Kenrick

John Kenrick

Self

Joan Leslie

Joan Leslie

Self

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Self

Rob Marshall

Rob Marshall

Self

Neil Meron

Neil Meron

Self

Liza Minnelli

Liza Minnelli

Self

Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno

Self

Robert Osborne

Robert Osborne

Self

Ann Reinking

Ann Reinking

Self

Debbie Reynolds

Debbie Reynolds

Self

Smokey Robinson

Smokey Robinson

Self

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Self

Jane Russell

Jane Russell

Self

Adam Shankman

Adam Shankman

Self

Gloria Stuart

Gloria Stuart

Self

John Travolta

John Travolta

Self

Tommy Tune

Tommy Tune

Self

Shani Wallis

Shani Wallis

Self

Renée Zellweger

Renée Zellweger

Self

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Self

Walt Disney

Walt Disney

Self (archive footage)

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Self

John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly

Self

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