Movies and TvShows featuring "show-producer" theme.
Discover the untold story of the toxic and abusive environment inside '90s kids' TV. Hear harrowing accounts from former child stars and crew who probe the balance of power in the industry and reveal an era that inflicted lasting wounds still felt today.
Abby is the producer of a morning show in Sacramento. She takes control of a segment on modern relationships hosted by a misogynistic man. As she tries to boost ratings and improve her personal life, she ends up teaming up with him to snag her dream man and breathe new life into the show.
Tony Hunter, a washed-up Hollywood star, is hoping to revive his career by starring in a new Broadway musical. With the help of a talented choreographer and a talented ballerina, Tony embarks on a journey to success, facing challenges and experiencing the ups and downs of the creative process.
In the midst of the Great Depression, a young chorus girl named Peggy Sawyer gets a chance to audition for a new Broadway musical. She must navigate through the challenges of show business, including rivalry, deception, and financial problems, in order to succeed and fulfill her dreams.
Room Service is a comedy movie from 1938 that revolves around a group of people trying to stage a play while dealing with various obstacles, including a turkey in their hotel room. The Marx Brothers star in this hilarious film filled with irreverence and comedic chaos.
If God gave you the chance to relive one week of your life, which week would you choose? Join the characters in this comedy and romance as they embark on a journey of self-discovery and second chances.
James Wong stars as a late night talk show host who tells some of the dirtiest jokes and is insanely popular. His show is the biggest rated late night show on television. But all of his credit should go to his mistreated joke writer (Tommy Wong). Instead of paying him the money he truly deserves, James Wong short changes him every chance he can get. His personal life is a mess as well. He has a hot wife whom he can't satisfy and no friends.
Steve, revue producer in Rio de Janeiro, is still in love with his ex-wife Vicki, his star Linda is in love with Steve and Tito is in love with Linda. Because of this they all get small problems.
In Broadway Melody of 1938, a struggling Broadway show producer makes a bet to turn a horse into a star to save his failing theater. Along the way, he falls in love with a talented dancer and must navigate deception, jealousy, and the pressures of show business. Will love prevail and the show go on?
The Matinee Idol is a comedy movie that tells the story of a famous matinee idol and his exploits in the entertainment industry. From his struggles as a struggling performer to becoming a star, the movie explores the ups and downs of his career. With elements of comedy, romance, and drama, this movie takes viewers on a journey through the world of show business.
Zouzou, a talented seamstress and laundress, gets falsely accused of murder. Her friend tries to help her clear her name while a romantic rivalry unfolds. Set in Paris, the film explores themes of fame, affection, and unrequited love.
A Broadway star devises a scheme to win back her husband when she suspects he's being unfaithful.
An irresponsible Broadway star gets mixed up with gambling and gangsters.
Blind Mrs. Lind comes to American to visit her three children whom she thinks are successful.
When a former co-host, Jake Everett, works his way back into the professional life of popular TV morning show host Naomi Spencer, the show's success skyrockets, but Naomi's personal life begins to fall apart.
Broadway's most successful producer, John Forrester, is deeply in love with his wife Margaret and dreams of the future when his son Jack will step into his shoes. He sails to England to produce a show but the ship strikes a derelict wreckage and is sinking rapidly. In the ensuing wild panic, Forrester saves many lives, until finally, panic stricken by sudden fear, he dons a woman's clothes and is among the rescued. On the coast of Newfouldland, the villagers, not aware of his true identity, curse him but he is befriended by Alec who helps him conceal his identity. With a planned story of his survival, he returns to New York but cannot face his family or friends after he sees the plaque to his heroism on his New York theatre. Deciding to remain thought of as dead, he becomes a derelict himself, surviving on odd jobs as he watches from afar his now-grown son begin his career as a producer.
The "Caliban-Ariel" romance of fiftysomething John Barrymore and teenager Elaine Barrie is spoofed in this delightful 20th Century Fox musical. Adolphe Menjou plays the Barrymore counterpart, a loose-living movie star with a penchant for wine, women, and more wine. Alice Faye plays a nightclub singer hungry for publicity. Her agent (Gregory Ratoff) arranges a "romance" between Faye and Menjou. Eventually Faye winds up with Michael Whalen, allowing Menjou to continue his blissful, bibulous bachelorhood. Sing, Baby, Sing represented the feature-film debut of the Ritz Brothers, who are in top form in their specialty numbers--and who are awarded a final curtain call after the "The End" title, just so the audience won't forget them (The same device was used to introduce British actor George Sanders in Fox's Lancer Spy [37]).
A group of children put on a show in order to prove that a down and out musician was the real composer of a Broadway show's songs.
This series illustrates the life and career of P.T. Barnum, America's greatest showman and promoter. Starting as a young man who managed an old woman who was supposedly George Washington's nursemaid, we see his career as he finds success promoting curiosities and attractions with panache and a judicious mix of truth and creativity, whether it be promoting his museum or characters like the midget General Tom Thumb. Yet because the demands of his businesses, his family life is troubled and marred by tragedy. All the while, events lead to his greatest creation, the Ringling Brothers/Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Jack Haley plays Jack North, the nether end of a vaudeville horse act who inherits a western ranch. When he heads to the Great Outdoors to take possession, Jack winds up at the wrong place: a swanky dude ranch. He immediately begins running things, at it's quite a while before his error is discovered. By the time he shows up at his own ranch, he's up to his ears in unpaid debts-which naturally requires a fund-raising musical show as a bail-out. Harriet Hilliard handles the romantic portion of the proceedings, occasionally dueting with her real-life husband, bandleader Ozzie Nelson.