List of the best Cyd Charisse movies: Party Girl(1958), Silk Stockings(1957), Meet Me in Las Vegas(1956), Assassination in Rome(1965), Rock Hudson's Home Movies(1992), Five Golden Hours(1961), The Band Wagon(1953), Brigadoon(1954), The Wild North(1952), Portrait of an Escort(1980), It's Always Fair Weather(1955), Maroc 7(1967) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1958
99 Minutes
Robert Taylor Cyd Charisse Lee J. Cobb John Ireland Kent Smith Claire Kelly Corey Allen Lewis Charles David Opatoshu Kem Dibbs Patrick McVey
lawyer crime boss showgirl henchman wife assistant dark offbeat striking campy chicago courtroom party mafia redemption blackmail new love law surgery transformation
Lawyer Tommy Farrell is a defender of crooks. Vicki Gaye encourages him to go straight, but mob king Rico Angelo insists otherwise.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1957
117 Minutes
Fred Astaire Cyd Charisse Janis Paige Peter Lorre George Tobias Jules Munshin Joseph Buloff Barrie Chase Wim Sonneveld
producer composer russian agent bureaucrat charming lighthearted paris nightclub hotel moscow music industry culture clash westernization seduction transformation temptation forbidden love 1950s
A musical remake of Ninotchka: After three bumbling Soviet agents fail in their mission to retrieve a straying Soviet composer from Paris, the beautiful, ultra-serious Ninotchka is sent to ... See full summary »
Musical, Romance
USA
1956
112 Minutes
Dan Dailey Cyd Charisse Agnes Moorehead Lili Darvis Jim Backus Paul Henreid
rancher gambler ballerina chaperone mother amusing playful cheeky las vegas hotel casino stage gambling luck love-hate relationship vacation mother/son relationship love discovery temptation
In 1950s Las Vegas, a gambling rancher and a ballerina discover that some people have luck at cards while others have luck at love.
Mystery & Thriller
Italy|Spain|France
1965
97 Minutes
Hugh O'Brian Cyd Charisse Alberto Closas Juliette Mayniel Eleonora Rossi Drago Mario Feliciani Philippe Lemaire Beni Deus
In this crime-thriller, Rome proves to be an unhappy destination for an American couple when the husband is kidnapped and his wife begins a desperate search for him.
Documentary, Biography
1992
63 Minutes
actor actress gay man john wayne brash crafty unrestrained hollywood, calif. movie set hollywood homosexuality prejudice fame secret rock hudson discovery forbidden love pursuit 1980s
Filmmaker Mark Rappaport parallels the man and his screen persona within a context of 1950s sexuality.
Comedy
1961
90 Minutes
Ernie Kovacs Cyd Charisse George Sanders Kay Hammond Dennis Price John Le Mesurier Finlay Currie Reginald Beckwith Avice Landone Sydney Tafler Martin Benson
con artist baroness widow amusing cheeky rome italy mental institution deception death romance stocks bad behavior love pursuit 1960s
A professional mourner (Ernie Kovacs) bilks bereaved widows to bail out a broke baroness (Cyd Charisse).
Musical
1953
112 Minutes
Fred Astaire Cyd Charisse Oscar Levant Nanette Fabray Jack Buchanan James Mitchell Robert Gist
movie star director writer choreographer ballerina spectacular playful new york city new haven, conn. central park apartment broadway theater show business musical performance egoism friendship manipulation ambition quest love
Two playwrights bring a movie dancer (Fred Astaire) to New York for a Broadway show with a ballerina (Cyd Charisse).
Musical
USA
1954
108 Minutes
Fiona Campbell
Gene Kelly Van Johnson Cyd Charisse Elaine Stewart Barry Jones Hugh Laing Albert Sharpe Virginia Bosler Jimmy Thompson Tudor Owen Owen McGivney
good guy love interest friend villager heartwarming mushy scotland mountain village love fable magic loss enchantment love 1950s
Two Americans on a hunting trip in Scotland become lost. They encounter a small village, not on the map, called Brigadoon, in which people harbor a mysterious secret, and behave as if they were still living two hundred years in the past.
Adventure
USA
1952
97 Minutes
Indian girl
Stewart Granger Wendell Corey Cyd Charisse Morgan Farley J.M. Kerrigan Howard Petrie Houseley Stevenson Lewis Martin Henry Corden Bob Stevenson G. Pat Collins
In the Canadian mountains, a trapper goes on the run accused of a crime, and is pursued by a rugged and determined lawman of the Royal North-West Mounted Police.
Drama
1980
96 Minutes
Sheilah Croft
A divorcee (Susan Anspach) with a day job works nights at an escort service to support her teenage daughter.
Musical, Comedy
1955
102 Minutes
Jackie Leighton
Gene Kelly Gene Kelly Dan Dailey Cyd Charisse Dolores Gray Michael Kidd David Burns Jay C. Flippen Steve Mitchell Hal March Paul Maxey
veteran friend program coordinator gangster tv personality charming amusing new york city bar television studio friendship reunion world war ii television failure debt quest transformation pursuit 1940s
A talk-show staffer (Cyd Charisse) puts a fight manager (Gene Kelly), adman (Dan Dailey) and cook on TV 10 years after they parted as GIs.
Crime, Drama
1967
92 Minutes
Louise Henderson
An undercover agent (Gene Barry) catches a fashion editor (Cyd Charisse), model (Elsa Martinelli) and cameraman on a caper in Morocco.
Drama
1962
106 Minutes
Carlotta
Kirk Douglas Edward G. Robinson Cyd Charisse George Hamilton Claire Trevor Daliah Lavi Rosanna Schiaffino
director wife actor woman leading man doctor emotional frenetic inspiring amusing mental institution hollywood, calif. new england rome movie set apartment alcoholism mental breakdown failing career hollywood
An actor (Kirk Douglas) and a director (Edward G. Robinson), both washed-up in Hollywood, try to make a comeback in Rome.
Musical, Romance
USA
1948
107 Minutes
Yvonne Torro
Esther Williams Peter Lawford Ricardo Montalban Jimmy Durante Cyd Charisse Leon Ames Kathryn Beaumont Dick Simmons Marie Windsor Arthur Walsh Nina Ross
movie star lieutenant assistant director actor dancing girl orchestra conductor winsome playful rousing hawaii movie set deserted island romantic dilemma filmmaking dancing kidnapping love triangle dream vs. reality pursuit rivalry
While shooting on location in the South Pacific, a movie star is pursued by a handsome Naval officer who is convinced she is the girl for him.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1947
104 Minutes
Conchita
Esther Williams Akim Tamiroff Ricardo Montalban John Carroll Mary Astor Cyd Charisse Fortunio Bonanova Hugo Haas Jean Van Joey Preston Frank Puglia
bullfighter sister brother father mother composer amusing engaging mexico bullring household bullfighting brother/sister relationship deception disguise aspirations family quest transformation 1940s
When a matador leaves town to focus on his music, his twin sister takes on his identity in the bullfighting ring.
Musical, Comedy
1948
102 Minutes
Dancer
Frank Sinatra Kathryn Grayson J. Carrol Naish Ann Miller Ricardo Montalban Mildred Natwick Cyd Charisse Billy Gilbert
son bandit maiden governor assistant tax collector airy spirited cheery california inn boston town family traditions bandits unlikely romance robbery protection invasion transformation
A Boston milquetoast (Frank Sinatra) goes West and takes his father's place as leader of an outlaw gang.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1952
102 Minutes
Dancer
Gene Kelly Debbie Reynolds Donald O'Connor Jean Hagen Millard Mitchell Rita Moreno Douglas Fowley Cyd Charisse Madge Blake King Donovan
actor singer actress friend songwriter filmmaker emotional playful witty hollywood new york city street movie set silent movies movie making song and dance love triangle jealousy media love
A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Musical
USA
1946
110 Minutes
George Sidney William Powell Charles Walters Vincente Minnelli Judy Garland Fred Astaire Lucille Ball Fanny Brice Lena Horne
singer dancer actor actress comedian spirited spectacular charming lighthearted theater new york city song and dance show business love 1940s
The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. looks down from Heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Adventure, Action
USA
1966
102 Minutes
Sarita
Dean Martin Stella Stevens Daliah Lavi Victor Buono Arthur O'Connell Robert Webber James Gregory Nancy Kovack Roger C. Carmel Cyd Charisse Beverly Adams
secret agent photographer spy femme fatale villain beautiful woman amusing cheeky united states secret headquarters espionage photography dangerous assignment sex nuclear attack world domination quest adventure 1960s
Retired agent Matt Helm is re-activated in order to stop an evil organization from exploding an atom bomb over the USA and starting WWIII.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1946
101 Minutes
Judy Garland John Hodiak Ray Bolger Preston Foster Virginia O'Brien Angela Lansbury Marjorie Main Chill Wills Kenny Baker Selena Royle Cyd Charisse
waitress restaurant manager saloon girl saloon owner cowboy uplifting charming playful new mexico saloon restaurant wild west love letters deception romance restaurant business train travel rivalry love 1880s
On a train trip West to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley (Judy Garland) meets a cheery crew of young women travelling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.
Sci-Fi
UK
1978
96 Minutes
Doug McClure Peter Gilmore Shane Rimmer Lea Brodie Michael Gothard Hal Galili John Ratzenberger Derry Power Donald Bisset Ashley Knight Robert Brown
son alien slave monster archaeologist gripping incredible melodramatic thrilling atlantis under the sea bermuda triangle ship aliens world domination telekinesis adventure discovery escape pursuit
Searching for the lost world of Atlantis, Prof. Aitken, his son Charles and Greg Collinson are betrayed by the crew of their expedition's ship, attracted by the fabulous treasures of ... See full summary »
Musical, Biography
USA
1946
132 Minutes
Robert Walker Van Heflin Lucille Bremer Dorothy Patrick Judy Garland Kathryn Grayson Lena Horne Tony Martin Dinah Shore Frank Sinatra June Allyson
composer mentor daughter producer sweetheart singer charming confident moving new york city theater ship london countryside nightclub songwriting ambition broadway romance competition
Biography of songwriter and Broadway pioneer, Jerome Kern (Robert Walker). Unable to find immediate success in the U.S., Kern sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met his future wife Eva Leale (Dorothy Patrick).
Musical
USA
1948
119 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Tom Drake June Allyson Perry Como Ann Sothern Betty Garrett Janet Leigh Marshall Thompson Jeanette Nolan Richard Quine Clinton Sundberg
lyricist composer actress singer best friend touching melodramatic hollywood, calif. broadway theater london new york city may-december romance alcohol songwriting friendship depression success rise fall love
Fictionalized story of the songwriting partnership of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.