20 movies like Hullabaloo, ordered by similarity : Blonde From Brooklyn(1945), Two Weeks With Love(1950), There's No Business Like Show Business(1954), Till Death Us Do Part(1968), A Successful Failure(1934), Campus Rhythm(1943), Playmates(1941), FM(1978), I'm Reed Fish(2007), Poor Little Rich Girl(1936), Father of the Bride(1991), The Jackpot(1950) ...
Musical, Comedy
USA
1940
77 Minutes
Frank Morgan Virginia Grey Virginia O'Brien Leni Lynn Curt Bois Billie Burke Dan Dailey Connie Gilchrist Sara Haden Charles Holland Cyrus W. Kendall
vaudevillian ex-wife daughter widow radio station manager sponsor campy quirky hilarious radio station family home amusement park romantic dilemma reunion radio performers deception failing career father/daughter relationship pursuit underdog
A movie musical centered on merrily befogged Merriweather's attempt to restore his career - all while reuniting with his three children (from his three alimony-seeking ex-wives!).
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
65 Minutes
Bob Haymes Lynn Merrick Thurston Hall Mary Treen Walter Soderling Arthur Loft
veteran singer manager radio host friend swindler playful charming nightclub radio station law office mansion dance floor house singing radio impersonation schemes drunkenness inheritance
Returning soldier Dixon Harper meets cute with promising radio singer Susan Parker. Susan is mistaken for a heiress to a southern plantation by blustery colonel Farnsworth and she ignores wise cracking friend Diane to see the ruse through.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1950
92 Minutes
Jane Powell Ricardo Montalban Louis Calhern Ann Harding Phyllis Kirk Carleton Carpenter Debbie Reynolds
daughter father mother teen boy cuban best friend playful charming uplifting resort beach restaurant canoe dance floor adolescence romance family friendship father/daughter relationship singing
The Robinson family are spending two weeks of summer vacation at a resort in the Catskills. Older daughter Patti vies with her friend, Valeria, for the affections of Demi Armendez but Patti... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1954
117 Minutes
Ethel Merman Dan Dailey Marilyn Monroe Donald O'Connor Johnnie Ray Mitzi Gaynor Hugh O'Brian Frank McHugh
vaudevillian wife daughter son singer priest uplifting charming melodramatic spirited new jersey new york city theater performance show business family maturing romantic dilemma growing up discovery
Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.
Comedy
UK
1968
100 Minutes
conservative dockworker wife son-in-law daughter father amusing unrestrained hilarious london essex, england family home soccer game prejudice father/daughter relationship culture clash marriage blitz of london family love
The film version of '""Till Death Do Us Part" (1965)'. tells the story of Alf Garnett and his family living through the London Blitz.
Comedy
USA
1934
62 Minutes
journalist wife son daughter friend boss outlandish cheeky endearing lighthearted newsroom radio station family home rally new job radio greed family unexpected success secret identity
Ellery Cushing is full of catchy sayings and old-fashioned wisdom. But all that his family cares about is how much money he makes, and all that his boss at the newspaper sees is that ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
63 Minutes
Johnny Downs Gale Storm Robert Lowery Candy Candido GeGe Pearson Douglas Leavitt Herbert Heyes Marie Blake John Duncan Claudia Drake
teen girl radio singer uncle agent orchestra conductor college student amusing lighthearted charming playful new york city college radio station american midwest show business radio starting over college life contest singing
Radio singer Joan Abbott, known as the "Crunchy-Wunchy Thrush", does not want to renew her contract with the cereal sponsor, as she wants to go to college. Her Uncle Willie signs it for her... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
94 Minutes
Kay Kyser John Barrymore Lupe Velez Patsy Kelly Ginny Simms May Robson Peter Lind Hayes Harry Babbitt
john barrymore kay kyser bandleader singer dancer grandmother airy amusing charming playful radio station theater nightclub hotel room radio big-band music actors william shakespeare publicity stunts song and dance
Lulu Monahan (Patsy Kelly), the press agent for John Barrymore (John Barrymore),is attempting to get a sponsor for a radio program. To that end, she and the agent for bandleader Kay Kyser (... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1978
104 Minutes
Michael Brandon Martin Mull Eileen Brennan Alex Karras Cleavon Little Cassie Yates Norman Lloyd Jay Fenichel James Keach Joe Smith Janet Brandt
radio personality radio station manager sales manager boss dj fan amusing tense los angeles radio station household radio advertising showdown protest integrity loyalty quest underdog 1970s
When a liberal music station's owners decide to introduce army recruitment ads, despite the protests of its manager, the rebellious DJs are determined to fight back, no matter the cost.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
2007
93 Minutes
Jay Baruchel Alexis Bledel Schuyler Fisk Victor Rasuk D.J. Qualls A.J. Cook Katey Sagal Chris Parnell
friend radio host fiancée high-school crush father radio station manager amusing touching playful quirky small town radio station countryside bar church house father/son relationship small-town life radio marriage
As he is about to be married to the sweetheart of his small town, Reed Fish's (Jay Baruchel) life turns upside down with an old flame's return.
Musical
USA
1936
72 Minutes
Shirley Temple Alice Faye Jack Haley Gloria Stuart Michael Whalen Sara Haden Jane Darwell Claude Gillingwater Paul Stanton Henry Armetta Charles Coleman
young girl entertainer businessman producer man wife amusing tender city mansion apartment street car radio station father/daughter relationship grief music family city life growing up
The daughter of a wealthy businessman becomes lost in the city while traveling to a new school, and is taken in by a pair of down-on-their-luck performers.
Comedy
USA
1991
105 Minutes
Steve Martin Diane Keaton Kimberly Williams-Paisley Kieran Culkin George Newbern Martin Short BD Wong Peter Michael Goetz Kate McGregor Stewart
executive father wife daughter son-in-law wedding planner lighthearted hilarious endearing california family home father/daughter relationship love wedding family growing up love 1990s
With his oldest daughter's wedding approaching, a father finds himself reluctant to let go.
Comedy
USA
1950
85 Minutes
James Stewart Barbara Hale James Gleason Fred Clark Alan Mowbray Patricia Medina Natalie Wood Tommy Rettig Robert Gist Lyle Talbot
vice president wife boss interior decorator painter irs officer heartwarming hilarious quirky small town indiana house luck contest taxes family radio husband/wife relationship discovery underdog
Bill Lawrence wins a slew of prizes on a radio quiz program. His happiness is short-lived when he discovers he'll have to sell the prizes in order to pay the taxes on them.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1930
93 Minutes
Eddie Cantor Eleanor Hunt Paul Gregory John Rutherford Ethel Shutta Spencer Charters
daughter farmhand native american nurse sheriff rancher madcap hilarious wild lighthearted arizona ranch car family honor unusual romance marriage proposal racial tension wrongfully accused deception forbidden love
Western sheriff Bob Wells is preparing to marry Sally Morgan; she loves part-Indian Wanenis, whose race is an obstacle. Sally flees the wedding with hypochondriac Henry Williams, who thinks... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
87 Minutes
Dick Powell Ann Dvorak Fred Allen Patsy Kelly Raymond Walburn David Rubinoff Benny Baker Andrew Tombes Alan Dinehart Paul Harvey Edwin Maxwell
singer dancer manager politician wife rival playful cheeky engaging bus new york city town rally hotel ambition politics radio romance performance rise
Entertainers enter a political rally to get out of the rain and become part of the show. One of them (Powell) gives a speech in place of the besotted candidate (Walburn) and is chosen to be... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
101 Minutes
Jack Carson Doris Day Lee Bowman Adolphe Menjou Eve Arden S.Z. Sakall Selena Royle Edgar Kennedy Sheldon Leonard Franklin Pangborn
singer agent radio personality single mother love interest positive charming uplifting los angeles new york city nightclub radio station romantic dilemma radio performers fame music industry show business love underdog rise
An agent must search for a new personality to replace a popular singer who refuses to renew his radio contract. He finds one in the form of a single mother, but complications soon occur.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
78 Minutes
Ann Miller William Wright Dick Purcell Franklin Pangborn Larry Parks
disc jockey switchboard operator millionaire chauffeur station manager soldier charming witty radio station military base party office car jazz military life deception new love world war ii switched identities transformation
Beverly Ross moderates an 5:30 am radio show with swing music, dedicated to the local servicemen. Two buddies of her brother have a chance to meet her and both fall in love. One of them is ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
86 Minutes
Nino Martini Ida Lupino Leo Carrillo Harold Huber James Blakeley Stanley Fields Mischa Auer
gangster singer henchman kidnapper heiress manager frenetic madcap outlandish movie theater radio station mexico opera house movies kidnapping idolization performance radio quest adventure
Chivo, a singer who works in a movie theater providing live entertainment, is and apprehended by a music-loving Mexican bandit Braganza who wants to make Chivo part of his band. Braganza, who admires American gangsters, also kidnaps Jane and her rich boyfriend, Bill. to become more like the American movie gangsters he admires.
Adventure, Comedy
USA
1983
98 Minutes
Chevy Chase Beverly D'Angelo Christie Brinkley Anthony Michael Hall Imogene Coca Randy Quaid Dana Barron John Candy Eddie Bracken Brian Doyle Murray Eugene Levy
father wife son daughter aunt beautiful woman hilarious madcap chicago car los angeles hotel amusement park grand canyon travel family road trip vacation quest adventure
The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1942
87 Minutes
Victor Mature Lucille Ball Harold Peary Mapy Cortés Marcy McGuire Peter Lind Hayes Walter Reed Wallace Ford Arnold Stang Charles Victor Addison Richards
private soldier friend fiancée wealthy woman lawyer lighthearted spirited amusing army base nightclub new york city office mansion lake inheritance marriage impersonation deception radio
Soldier Johnny Grey is engaged to marry singer Mapy Cortes, but his plans go awry when he learns that he is the heir to $100,000 from his great-grandfather -- a bequest that comes with a ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1951
95 Minutes
Jane Powell Danielle Darrieux Wendell Corey Vic Damone Fernando Lamas Marcel Dalio Una Merkel Richard Anderson Jean Murat Hans Conried Monique Chantal
rancher daughter nightclub employee seducer mother boyfriend mushy spirited playful paris nightclub hotel restaurant father/daughter relationship mother/daughter relationship secret marital problems reunion culture clash love
Jim Stauton Rogers, a Texas rancher turned international diplomat, takes his young daughter, Elizabeth Rogers, on a trip to Paris. He is concerned that his daughter might come in contact ... See full summary »