Hollywood Musicals

From the moment sound was introduced into film, the musical has always been a staple of Hollywood, and American history. This is because the movie musical is quintessentially American! This first part of a three part series explores the musicals of the 1940's! From the dark days of the Great Depression through the horrors of World War two, the movie musical entertained Americans on the front lines, and the home front! Exploring films like Yankee Doodle Dandy, The Road Series and more, will have you feeling as if you are in the 1940's!

From the moment sound was introduced into film, the musical has always been a staple of Hollywood, and American history. This is because the movie musical is quintessentially American! In this third episode, we round out the musicals of the 1940s & see staples of the decade like Ziegfeld Girl to The Dolly sisters with Stars like Ginger Rogers & Lucille Ball! As the decade closes the Musicals continue to grow more elaborate & colorful!

From the moment sound was introduced into film, the musical has always been a staple of Hollywood, and American history. This is because the movie musical is quintessentially American! This second part of a three part series explores the musicals of the 1950's! From the Korean War through the Baby Boom, the movie musical continued to entertain Americans from suburbia, to the big city! Exploring films like My Sister Eileen, to Annie get your gun and more, will have you feeling as if you are in the 1950's!

From the moment sound was introduced into film, the musical has always been a staple of Hollywood, and American history. This is because the movie musical is quintessentially American! This final part of a three part series explores the musicals of the 1960's! From the dark days following the assassination of President Kennedy through the Civil Rights movement, the movie musical entertained Americans for a whole new decade! Exploring films like West Side Story, The Sound of Music and more, will have you feeling as if you are in the 1960's!