Movies and TvShows featuring "vaudevillian" theme.
Road to Utopia is a road-movie adventure about two entertainers who find themselves in the Alaskan wilderness searching for a map to a gold mine. Along the way, they encounter mistaken identity, deception, and greed, all while trying to outsmart each other and the other characters they meet. With plenty of comedy, musical numbers, and vaudevillian acts, this movie takes viewers on a hilarious journey filled with twists and turns.
International House is a comedy film set in an international hotel where an inventor showcases his latest invention. However, chaos ensues with misunderstandings, mistaken identities, and hilarious misadventures involving a gold digger, a businessman, a health inspector, and various other colorful characters. The film is filled with musical numbers and slapstick humor, making it a delightful comedy from the pre-Code era of Hollywood.
Story of a Hollywood studio during the transition from silents to talkies.
In 'Maniac,' a vaudevillian is driven insane when his reanimation experiments go awry. He impersonates a famous doctor and hides a dead body in a brick wall. With a touch of gore and violence, the maniac continues his murderous spree, all while laughing manically.
Escaped convicts Jack and Judy stumble upon an airstrip on the Western ranch of arrogant business tycoon Gerald Axton. Taking Axton and his secretary hostage, the convicts inadvertently cause the crash-landing of a small plane ferrying Axton's political adversary, Gov. Sam Pruden, and a nosy reporter. As the long night unfolds, each person's rivalries and weaknesses are prodded by the others.
A baseball team faces romantic complications when two of its players fall in love with the same woman.
In 'The Great Rupert,' a down-on-his-luck family discovers hidden money, tucked away by a squirrel, which helps them in their financial struggles during the Christmas season. The squirrel's antics and the family's misadventures make for a heartwarming and comedic tale.
Ziegfeld Girl is a drama-musical movie set in the 1920s that tells the story of three women who become showgirls in New York City. As they rise to fame, they must navigate love, success, and the price of fame. With a backdrop of song and dance, their lives are filled with joy and melancholy, leading to unexpected twists and heartbreak. This emotional journey explores themes of ambition, relationships, and the consequences of pursuing dreams in the entertainment industry.
During the California Gold Rush, two down-on-their-luck vaudevillians attempt to become wealthy by bringing a girlie show to an all-male western mining town.
A man returning from a tour of duty is mistaken for his brother by debt-collecting gangsters, while the brother goes on a killing and kidnapping spree with a loose-cannon convict.
Berth Marks is a black-and-white silent film that follows the chaos that ensues when two vaudeville performers try to catch a train. With their slapstick comedy and buffoonery, they get into various misadventures, including jumping onto a moving train, ripping clothing, and standing on each other's backs.
Maisie (Ann Sothern) becomes entangled in a series of misadventures when she takes a job as a maid on a ranch. Soon, Maisie finds herself caught up in a murder trial and various romantic escapades, all while trying to navigate the complexities of her own love life.
The Old-Fashioned Way follows a theater troupe as they navigate romantic crushes, misunderstandings, and the challenges of the theater world. With a wealthy widow, a con-man, and a vaudevillian snake oil salesman in the mix, hilarity ensues.
Rose, a struggling singer in Broadway Manhattan during the 1910s, becomes a star by her own deception. She goes from being a petty criminal on the run to a successful performer in the Ziegfeld Follies. Along the way, she faces challenges such as dealing with loan sharks, navigating friendships, and finding blind love. Rose must navigate the world of show business, love, and loyalty while trying to escape her criminal past.
A sparkling film and surprising look into the middle ages by means of the story of Mariken, whose beauty is used by the devilish comedian Moenen to put people up against each other.
The adventures of two retired vaudeville performers who become two of the best prohibition agents in the 1920's.
A joyful insight into the creative world of Barry and Joan Grantham, two British eccentrics who have kept the skills of vaudeville alive for over seventy years. Since becoming stage-struck lovers in 1948, Barry and Joan have taught, danced and acted alongside the greats of British film and theatre. They are the last of the golden generation of vaudeville, eager to pass their legacy on to future generations.
Broke lion tamers travel to Africa to make a movie about Amazon women, from a distance.
Chester Carr, owner of a dude ranch in the Rockies, caters to guests seeking the thrill of the Wild West. Among his guests are the wealthy Spruce Meadows and his daughter Susan. But the West isn't wild anymore and most of Carr's guests are bored and about to leave. He is in despair when a caravan carrying a broke-down-and-out troupe of actors---Jennifer, Judd, Mrs. Merridew and her daughter, Alice---crashes down the hill and wrecks the hotel sign.
The Hard Way tells the story of a talented nightclub entertainer who rises to fame on Broadway but faces treachery and betrayal along the way. The film explores themes of ambition, sacrifice, and the dark side of showbiz.