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.
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.
A baseball team faces romantic complications when two of its players fall in love with the same woman.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Great Elmer and Company, two out-of-work magicians, help lovelorn Jerry Bronson adopt Spanky Milford, to distract him. When Bronson makes up and elopes, the pair are stuck with the little boy. But Spanky inherits a Kentucky fortune, so they head south to Banesville, where the Milfords and Wakefields are conducting a bitter feud.
Vaudevillian Gene Gerrard stars as George, a young man on a yacht moored off Monte Carlo who has a tiff with his fiancée, goes ashore on a glorious binge, then finds himself accused of assaulting a prince! When he attempts to extricate himself by pretending to be his non-existent twin brother, he finds he's really in trouble...
Broadway producer Johnny Demming is only interested in big-name talent and scoffs that his sister, father and other small-time talent could be used in a successful show.
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.
Construction worker Buzz Blackwell becomes the guardian of 12-year-old Pat Johnson after one of his buddies, her father, is killed. Buzz and Pat, along with their chum Axel Swensen, head to New York to look for the girl's uncle. The trio soon unexpectedly become owners of a tired restaurant.
A scatterbrained heiress opens her home to a succession of unemployed actors and vaudeville performers, then decides to produce her own show, much to the consternation of her father, her sister and her sister's boyfriend, who is actually after the young girl's money.
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.
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.
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.
Dancing Co-Ed follows a determined college student who aspires to be a professional dancer. Along the way, she encounters various comedic obstacles, including a contest, a press agent, and a kidnapping. With the help of her friends, she must overcome these challenges and fulfill her dream.
A medicine show man tries to con people into believing he's a legitimate stage actor.
The adventures of two retired vaudeville performers who become two of the best prohibition agents in the 1920's.