20 movies like Strike Up the Band, ordered by similarity : Bandslam(2009), On the Avenue(1937), On With the Show(1929), Girl Crazy(1943), Road to Rio(1947), Give a Girl a Break(1953), Greenwich Village(1944), Road to Zanzibar(1941), Roberta(1935), Minnale(2001), The Big Broadcast(1932), My Dream Is Yours(1949) ...
Musical, Comedy
USA
1940
120 Minutes
drummer singer band leader teen girl father love interest charming lighthearted high school chicago stage contest theater production school band aspirations daunting task illness quest rise 1940s
Jimmy Connors and his girl-friend want to take part in Paul Whiteman's high-school bands contest, but they cannot afford the fare. But per chance they meet Paul Whiteman in person and are ... See full summary »
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
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
1929
103 Minutes
Betty Compson Sally O'Neil Arthur Lake Joe E. Brown Louise Fazenda William Bakewell Sam Hardy Harry Gribbon
star ingénue comedian actor producer understudy charming lighthearted amusing new jersey theater stage backstage relationships performance music romance show business financial troubles love
A musical advertised as the first 100% natural color, all-singing production. The plot concerns a wide-eyed former hatcheck girl who takes the place of a rebellious star.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
99 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Busby Berkeley Judy Garland Gil Stratton Robert Strickland Rags Ragland June Allyson Nancy Walker Guy Kibbee Tommy Dorsey Band Frances Rafferty
young man young woman father dean daughter student endearing winsome amusing college american west education courtship performance love school quest adventure temptation 1940s
A young philandering playboy is sent to a College, somewhere in the American West, and organizes a show, together with his sweetheart, to save the college from closure due to falling enrollments.
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
1953
82 Minutes
Gower Champion Debbie Reynolds Marge Champion Kurt Kaszner Helen Wood Bob Fosse Richard Anderson William Ching Lurene Tuttle Larry Keating Donna Martell
singer dancer producer choreographer rival husband endearing charming airy amusing broadway theater stage apartment theater aspirations difficult decision competition musical revue rivalry rise
The star of an upcoming Broadway production, Janet Hallson, walks out during rehersals. The producers of the show, Ted Sturgis, Leo Belney and Bob Dowdy begin to search a replacement. After... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
83 Minutes
Carmen Miranda Don Ameche William Bendix Vivian Blaine Felix Bressart B.S. Pully Emil Rameau Frank Orth Torben Meyer Herb Evers Hal K. Dawson
composer club owner singer violinist henchman love interest lighthearted cheery greenwich village new york city apartment theater jail stage composing music swindling drunkenness ambition disillusionment
In 1922, a would-be classical composer gets involved with people putting on a musical revue.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
92 Minutes
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Una Merkel Eric Blore Iris Adrian Lionel Royce Buck Woods Leigh Whipper Ernest Whitman Noble Johnson
con artist circus performer best friend tycoon love interest charming lighthearted africa jungle resort swindling road trip circus love triangle friendship mining adventure quest love 1940s
Stranded in Africa, Chuck and his pal Fearless have comic versions of jungle adventures, featuring two attractive con-women.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
106 Minutes
Irene Dunne Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Randolph Scott Helen Westley Victor Varconi Claire Dodd Luis Alberni Ferdinand Munier Torben Meyer Adrian Rosley
football player designer band leader ex-girlfriend aunt countess lighthearted charming paris shop nightclub fashion love triangle daunting task love transformation discovery 1930s
An American jazzman and his buddy woo a Russian princess and a fake countess in Paris.
Musical, Comedy, Romance
India
2001
165 Minutes
hoodlum love interest engineer impersonator grandfather amusing witty spirited lighthearted charming india false identity crush obsession impersonation deception discovery love growing up pursuit
A young girl is torn between an obsessive lover and a mild-mannered suitor.
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
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
1948
98 Minutes
George Brent Jane Powell Frances Gifford Lauritz Melchior Marina Koshetz Xavier Cugat Thomas E. Breen Richard Derr
captain daughter opera singer fiancée fiancé aspiring singer amusing lighthearted emotional cruise ship opera house atlantic ocean cruise stowaway opera love triangle father/daughter relationship singing love growing up
A young girl stows away aboard a luxury liner which is full of musical stars--and which her father just happens to be the captain.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1942
99 Minutes
security guard sailor switchboard operator star singer airy charming madcap hollywood, calif. movie studio stage performance deception musical revue sketch comedy pride father/son relationship underdog quest 1940s
A Paramount Studios security guard who was a major actor during the silent film era must carry out the illusion that he is still a big deal when his sailor son comes to visit.
Musical, Gay & Lesbian
USA
1946
128 Minutes
Cary Grant Alexis Smith Ginny Simms Jane Wyman Eve Arden Victor Francen Alan Hale Dorothy Malone
composer nurse friend singer grandfather mother touching inspiring new haven, conn. yale indiana new york city theater hospital aspirations music world war i love cole porter show business
A fictionalized biopic of composer Cole Porter from his days at Yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s.
Musical, Romance, Comedy, Other
USA
1942
101 Minutes
Bing Crosby Fred Astaire Marjorie Reynolds Virginia Dale Walter Abel Louise Beavers Irving Bacon Marek Windheim
singer dancer innkeeper agent florist charming lighthearted winsome connecticut new york city inn hollywood, calif. love triangle holidays singing dance music rivalry love pursuit
At an inn which is open only on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.
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
1948
92 Minutes
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 »
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2015
89 Minutes
charlie brown snoopy girl lucy van pelt linus van pelt peppermint patty heartwarming charming amusing lighthearted suburb house school bus street baseball field growing up self-confidence school imagination
Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their archnemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home to win the love of his life.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1955
150 Minutes
Marlon Brando Jean Simmons Frank Sinatra Vivian Blaine Robert Keith Stubby Kaye B.S. Pully Sheldon Leonard Regis Toomey Johnny Silver Dan Dayton
gambler fiancée sister friend intricate amusing lighthearted new york city mission street wager dating love daunting task quest transformation 1940s
In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.