Movies and TvShows featuring "tin-pan-alley" theme.

Yankee Doodle Dandy is a musical biography about the life and career of George M. Cohan, a renowned singer, dancer, and composer. The movie explores Cohan's rise to fame in vaudeville, his hit show 'Little Johnny Jones,' his comeback in the 1900s, and his contribution to patriotic songs during wartime. It also depicts his close relationship with his father and his family's journey in show business. Yankee Doodle Dandy showcases Cohan's immense talent and his impact on American music and theater.

Set in the 1910s, Alexander's Ragtime Band follows the journey of a ragtime band as they embark on a concert tour. The story revolves around a love triangle between the band's leader, Alexander, a talented violinist named Stella, and a singer named Jerry. As the band becomes more successful, tensions rise and relationships are tested. The film showcases the ups and downs of both the music industry and personal relationships during that time period.

Deep in My Heart is a musical film that tells the story of composer Sigmund Romberg, his struggles and successes in the world of music. Set in Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, the film follows Romberg's journey as he becomes a famous composer and theater producer, working with an ensemble cast to create beautiful songs and dances. Along the way, Romberg navigates friendships, love, and family relationships, all while leaving a lasting impact on the world of musicals.

In Three Little Words, two aspiring songwriters, Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, join forces to thrive in the competitive music industry of Tin Pan Alley. They face various challenges and enjoy incredible success as they write hit songs, collaborate with famous performers, and navigate the complexities of the entertainment world.

In 1948, aspiring songwriter Tony works as a bar pianist; he meets aspiring star Lola, and is immediately smitten. At Manhattan's Copacabana lounge, they both start finding fame. However, fate steps in and she is swept to Havana to work in a splashy nightclub act where she is convinced she will find her stardom. Instead, she finds Rico, a suave gangster and the club owner.

A young girl goes to New York to find a band leader who has stolen all the songs she wrote and is passing them off as his own.

A young songwriter struggles to make good in New York.

Show girl Jill Deverne is married to song writer Fred Deverne, and everyone is involved in the Broadway night life and endless parties. Jill is being pursued by a gangster, and she leaves her husband after he spends the night with a floozie. Jill ends up as the gangster's moll, but she soon gets tired of the lifestyle.

A down-on-his-luck songwriter attempts to peddle musical compositions of a naive Arkansas hillbilly under his own name. Comedy.

Nancy Willows (Constance Towers), pretty blonde high school teacher, writes song lyrics which spark the careers of struggling young pianist-composer Martin Adams (Keefe Brasselle')and would-be singer Jerry Dennis (Frankie Laine). When Nancy and Martin fall in love but quarrel over her old flame, David Parker (William Leslie), Nancy returns to her teaching job. Jerry reunites Nancy and Martin and, in turn, succumbs to the charms of his new secretary Marge Stevenson (Lucy Marlow).

Susan Kent, hoping to establish herself as a song-plugger, tries to obtain a second song from a young songwriter, Johnny Crane, after his first song becomes a hit. While pursuing her objective, she falls in love with Johnny, and lands in jail, but she acquires the song, the job, and Johnny.

Larry Brewster, partner in the music publishing firm of Brewster and Crow, returns from a trip to find that his partner, J.C. Crow has hired Pat O'Rourke as a song plugger.

Vivid tale of love in Tin Pan Alley.

Bickering brothers unwittingly wind up working together on the same musical production.

Treasure Island WC2 is Tin Pan Alley where pop songs are launched on their brief but glorious careers.