20 movies like A Damsel in Distress, ordered by similarity : Broadway Melody of 1936(1935), The Big Broadcast(1932), Evergreen(1934), Gold Diggers of 1935(1935), Swing Time(1936), The Gay Divorcee(1934), Top Hat(1935), Thunder in the City(1937), True Bromance(2011), On the Avenue(1937), Sweet Rosie O'Grady(1943), Love Me Tonight(1932) ...
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
98 Minutes
Fred Astaire George Burns Joan Fontaine Gracie Allen Reginald Gardiner Ray Noble Constance Collier Montagu Love Harry Watson Jan Duggan Mario Berini
lady singer pr person secretary butler footman lighthearted amusing witty london castle infatuation gambling mistaken identity marriage romance quest love 1930s
Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the staff of Tottney Castle have laid bets on who she'll choose, with young Albert wagering on "Mr. X". After Alyce goes to London to meet a beau... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
105 Minutes
Jack Benny Eleanor Powell Robert Taylor Una Merkel Sid Silvers Buddy Ebsen June Knight Vilma Ebsen Nick Long Jr. Robert Wildhack Paul Harvey
singer dancer producer widow columnist secretary amusing witty new york city broadway theater dance show business love deception quest rise love rivalry 1930s
Bob Gordon is staging a new Broadway Show. He gets an offer of money by Lillian, if she can dance in his show. Gordon's old class mate Irene, tries to get the leading role in this show, but Lillian insists in getting this part herself.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
78 Minutes
Stuart Erwin Bing Crosby George Burns Gracie Allen Leila Hyams Sharon Lynne
star millionaire secretary love interest singer tycoon amusing mushy radio station united states stage relationships music love radio financial troubles performance love quest 1930s
A radio-singer, Bing Hornsby, is none-too-concerned about his job, and an affair with Mona leads to his dismissal. When it appears Hornsby is getting and paying a lot of attention to his ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
UK
1934
90 Minutes
Jessie Matthews Sonnie Hale Betty Balfour Barry MacKay Ivor Maclaren Hartley Power Patrick Ludlow Betty Shale
singer daughter ex-boyfriend publicist understudy amusing lighthearted london stage south africa mistaken identity deception illegitimate child song and dance romance fame love discovery 1930s
Harriet Green, a beloved and radiant music hall star of the Edwardian era, has a guilty secret: She has a baby daughter, born out of wedlock. Harriet leaves her public and flees to South ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
95 Minutes
Dick Powell Gloria Stuart Adolphe Menjou Glenda Farrell Grant Mitchell Dorothy Dare Alice Brady Frank McHugh Hugh Herbert Winifred Shaw Joseph Cawthorn
mother daughter son fiancée lover hotel desk clerk amusing lighthearted hotel romance rivalry love wealth performance pursuit underdog 1930s
Romantic antics abound among the guests at a luxury hotel, including a stage director, an eccentric millionaire, and the daughter of a financial backer.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
105 Minutes
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Victor Moore Helen Broderick Eric Blore Betty Furness George Metaxa Landers Stevens John Harrington Pierre Watkin Abe Reynolds
dance instructor dancer gambler father friend fiancée amusing lighthearted new york city stage dance gambling romance marriage money rise love 1930s
Roguish gambler/dancer "Lucky" Garnett is challenged by his fiance's father to come up with $25,000 to prove he's worthy of her hand. But after he falls in love with a dance instructor, Lucky'll do anything to keep from earning the bucks.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1934
107 Minutes
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Alice Brady Edward Everett Horton Erik Rhodes Eric Blore Betty Grable
dancer pretty woman lawyer ex-husband ex-wife amusing charming lighthearted spirited england resort new love romance song and dance adultery mistaken identity love discovery 1930s
A woman thinks a flirting man is the co-respondent her lawyer has hired to expedite her divorce.
Musical, Romance
USA
1935
99 Minutes
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Edward Everett Horton Helen Broderick Eric Blore Erik Rhodes
wife butler dancer producer love interest playful charming witty hotel stage bathroom london venice song and dance romance mistaken identity aspirations dance show business quest
An American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1937
86 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Nigel Bruce Ralph Richardson Luli Deste Constance Collier Annie Esmond Arthur Wontner Elizabeth Inglis Cyril Raymond Nancy Burne Elliott Nugent
salesman lady duke duchess singer love interest witty amusing engaging lighthearted passionate spirited england mistaken identity wealth aristocracy romance marketing salesman adventure
A visiting American engages in a bold business promotion, the likes of which the British have not seen.
Comedy
UK|USA
2011
96 Minutes
Adrian Grenier Frank Luntz Jim Norton
american man american man love interest romantic interest politician secretary amusing lighthearted hilarious united states documentaries documentary filmmaking reality love quest love pursuit quest 21st century
The film follows the quest of actor Devin Ratray, who wants to win the heart of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
90 Minutes
socialite writer singer father daughter playful lighthearted stage backstage new york city theater love triangle unlikely romance humiliation jealousy love rivalry quest 1930s
Broadway producer satirizes an important New York family. The family sues but their daughter falls in love with producer.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
75 Minutes
Betty Grable Robert Young Adolphe Menjou Reginald Gardiner Virginia Grey Phil Regan Sig Ruman Alan Dinehart
burlesque performer music hall singer newspaper reporter duke fiancé fiancée spirited engaging amusing playful london music hall newsroom secret past musical performance love new identity marriage love triangle transformation
Music-hall star Madeleine Marlowe leaves London engaged to the Duke of Trippingham only to find back home that Police Gazette hack Samuel A. McGee has exposed her as former burlesque queen ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
104 Minutes
Maurice Chevalier Jeanette MacDonald Charles Ruggles Charles Butterworth Myrna Loy C. Aubrey Smith Elizabeth Patterson Ethel Griffies Joseph Cawthorn Ethel Wales Marion Byron
tailor princess viscount widow countess amusing engaging playful france paris castle countryside love deception social standing royalty love forbidden love discovery 1930s
A Parisian tailor finds himself posing as a baron in order to collect a sizeable bill from an aristocrat, only to fall in love with an aloof young princess.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1947
100 Minutes
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Gale Sondergaard Frank Faylen The Wiere Brothers George Meeker
singer trumpeter love interest guardian brother lighthearted charming ocean liner rio de janeiro arranged marriage stowaway love triangle hypnosis deception adventure love 1940s
Two inept vaudevillians stow away on a Brazilian-bound ocean liner and foil a plot by a sinister hypnotist to marry off her niece to a greedy fortune hunter.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
95 Minutes
Sonja Henie Adolphe Menjou Don Ameche Jean Hersholt The Ritz Brothers Arline Judge Dixie Dunbar Ned Sparks Montagu Love Leah Ray Albert Conti
ice skater manager reporter wife comedian secretary amusing lighthearted switzerland inn casino ice-skating rink new york city madison square garden olympic games show business ice skating investigation exploitation romance
American theatrical manager (Menjou) discovers Henie preparing for the Olympics in Switzerland and brings her to Madison Square Garden.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
82 Minutes
Phil Regan Leo Carrillo Ann Dvorak Tamara Geva James Gleason Henry Armetta Luis Alberni Smiley Burnette Selmer Jackson Eddie Kane Moroni Olsen
mobster singer opera singer musician secretary mother lighthearted winsome new york city office nightclub theater music industry show business opera mother/son relationship love triangle organized crime quest 1930s
Gangsters take control of a record company and use toughguy tactics on unwilling performers.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1967
119 Minutes
Robert Morse Michele Lee Rudy Vallee Anthony "Scooter" Teague Maureen Arthur John Myhers Carol Worthington Kay Reynolds Ruth Kobart Sammy Smith Jeff DeBenning
businessman secretary executive amusing lighthearted cheery new york city office success business romance ambition love quest rise 1960s
Armed with the titular manual, an ambitious window washer seeks to climb the corporate ladder.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
109 Minutes
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Eric Blore Edward Everett Horton Jerome Cowan Ketti Gallian William Brisbane Ann Shoemaker Ben Alexander Emma Young Sherwood Bailey
dancer fan agent husband wife amusing lighthearted paris new york city ship dance show business love marriage love temptation transformation 1930s
A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.
Musical, Romance, Comedy
USA
2009
111 Minutes
Aly Michalka Vanessa Hudgens Gaelan Connell Lisa Kudrow Scott Porter Charlie Saxton Tim Jo Ryan Donowho
singer-songwriter manager ex-boyfriend guitarist rock star newcomer lighthearted endearing tender amusing heartwarming charming stage competition hall garage library house school music young love
A new kid in town assembles a fledgling rock band -- together, they achieve their dreams and compete against the best in the biggest event of the year, a battle of the bands.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
80 Minutes
Marion Davies Bing Crosby Fifi D'Orsay Stuart Erwin Patsy Kelly Bobby Watson Ned Sparks
actor actress girlfriend singer roommate amusing spirited lighthearted new york city hollywood, calif. train hollywood acting romance jealousy determination rivalry forbidden love pursuit 1930s
A love-struck teacher pursues a radio singer to Hollywood.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
92 Minutes
Eddie Cantor Ruth Etting Gloria Stuart Edward Arnold David Manners Verree Teasdale Alan Mowbray John Rutherford Willard Robertson Lee Kohlmar
deliveryman servant slave emperor roman love interest madcap lighthearted witty emotional midwest rome small town corruption dreams class conflict politics small-town life adventure escape
A kind-hearted young man is thrown out of his corrupt home town of West Rome, Oklahoma. He falls asleep and dreams that he is back in the days of olden Rome, where he gets mixed up with court intrigue and a murder plot against the Emperor.