List of the best Oscar Levant movies: Humoresque(1946), An American in Paris(1951), You Were Meant for Me(1948), The Band Wagon(1953), Romance on the High Seas(1948), O. Henry's Full House(1952), The Cobweb(1955) ... ...
Drama
USA
1946
125 Minutes
Sid Jeffers
Joan Crawford John Garfield Oscar Levant J. Carrol Naish Craig Stevens Tom D'Andrea Peggy Knudsen Paul Cavanagh
benefactor violinist husband pianist emotional melodramatic raw stage new york city obsessive love music alcoholism wealth poverty forbidden love rise temptation 1940s
A classical musician from the slums is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
Musical, Romance
USA
1951
113 Minutes
Adam Cook
Gene Kelly Leslie Caron Oscar Levant Georges Guétary Nina Foch Eugene Borden Martha Barnattre Ann Codee George Davis Hayden Rorke Paul Maxey
painter singer patron heiress dancer love interest touching lighthearted paris nightclub restaurant affair song and dance celebration world war ii money love rivalry 1950s
Three friends struggle to find work in Paris. Things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
92 Minutes
Oscar Hoffman
bandleader flapper husband wife manager musician emotional lighthearted uplifting illinois midwest theater concert hall small town chicago rags to riches music city vs. country fame marriage
1920's bandleader Chuck Arnold meets hometown girl Peggy at one of the band's dances and next day weds her. Though she loves him, life on the road becomes increasingly difficult for her, ... See full summary »
Musical
1953
112 Minutes
Lester Marton
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, Romance
USA
1948
99 Minutes
Oscar Farrar
Jack Carson Janis Paige Don DeFore Doris Day Oscar Levant S.Z. Sakall Fortunio Bonanova Eric Blore Franklin Pangborn
husband wife singer detective boyfriend playful lighthearted amusing household travel agency cruise ship cabin rio de janeiro stage marriage suspicion drinking romance false accusations impersonation
Romantic misunderstandings abound when spouses suspect each other of being unfaithful, and a nightclub singer takes a cruise under a false identity.
Drama
USA
1952
117 Minutes
Bill Peoria
Henry King Henry Hathaway Fred Allen Anne Baxter Charles Laughton Jeanne Crain Farley Granger Oscar Levant Jean Peters
kidnapper criminal abductee husband wife dying person charming amusing united states kidnapping ransom illness christmas husband/wife relationship adventure discovery 1950s
John Steinbeck introduces a quintet of five of O. Henry's most celebrated stories from his New York Period (1902-1910) in this anthology film.
Drama
USA
1955
124 Minutes
Mr. Capp
Richard Widmark Lauren Bacall Charles Boyer Gloria Grahame Lillian Gish John Kerr Susan Strasberg Oscar Levant Paul Stewart Tommy Rettig
psychiatrist wife activities director medical director patient engaging intense uneasy melodramatic clinic library artist's studio office politics psychiatry mental illness power struggle battle of sexes experiments rivalry
At a private psychiatric clinic, the daily dramas and interactions between the doctors, nurses, administrators, benefactors and patients are accentuated by the personal and family crises of these individuals.