20 movies like Dancing in the Dark, ordered by similarity : Show People(1928), Silent Movie(1976), Let's Make Love(1960), Ready, Willing and Able(1937), Curtain Up(1952), Going Hollywood(1933), Madeline's Madeline(2018), I Love Melvin(1953), 42nd Street(1933), The Perils of Pauline(1947), Step Lively(1944), Easter Parade(1948) ...
5.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
92 Minutes
William Powell Betsy Drake Mark Stevens Adolphe Menjou Randy Stuart Lloyd Corrigan Hope Emerson Walter Catlett Don Beddoe
actor actress studio head assistant publicist airy lighthearted los angeles hollywood, calif. new york city theater movie studio grauman's chinese theatre fame redemption reconciliation filmmaking comeback theater production fall
Conceited actor Emery Slade, on a mission to recruit a Broadway star for Fox, picks unknown Julie Clarke instead.
7.6/10
Comedy
USA
1928
82 Minutes
Marion Davies William Haines Dell Henderson Paul Ralli Tenen Holtz Harry Gribbon Sidney Bracey Polly Moran Albert Conti John Gilbert Mae Murray
actress actor studio head director father emotional charming studio hollywood, calif. theater ambition fame filmmaking love triangle love rise transformation 1920s
A young lady from Georgia goes to Hollywood in the hopes of becoming an actress.
6.7/10
Comedy
USA
1976
86 Minutes
Mel Brooks Marty Feldman Dom DeLuise Bernadette Peters Sid Caesar Harold Gould Ron Carey Carol Arthur Liam Dunn Fritz Feld Chuck McCann
director actor studio head dancer actress playful hysterical hollywood, calif. new york city hospital theater studio silent movies hollywood corporate greed underdog quest rivalry love 1970s
A film director and his strange friends struggle to produce the first major silent feature film in forty years.
6.5/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1960
118 Minutes
Marilyn Monroe Yves Montand Tony Randall Frankie Vaughan Wilfrid Hyde-White David Burns Michael David Mara Lynn Dennis King Jr. Joe Besser Madge Kennedy
billionaire actress beautiful woman publicist amusing playful theater new york city mistaken identity deception romance song and dance wealth theater production love transformation 1960s
When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.
5.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
93 Minutes
Ruby Keeler Lee Dixon Ross Alexander Allen Jenkins Louise Fazenda Carol Hughes Winifred Shaw Teddy Hart Hugh O'Connell Addison Richards E.E. Clive
producer partner college student actress company president fiancé lighthearted amusing playful new york city docks theater office stage theater acting mistaken identity impersonation romance confession
Two songwriters want to cast a British star in their new show.
6.1/10
Comedy
UK
1952
81 Minutes
Robert Morley Margaret Rutherford Olive Sloane Kay Kendall Joan Rice Michael Medwin Charlotte Mitchell Liam Gaffney
author wealthy woman theatrical producer actor actress director charming hilarious creative playful england provincial town theater theater theater production acting rehearsal discovery rise transformation
In a small town in the 1950s, a repertory company meets on Monday morning to start rehearsing the following week's play. This is a ghastly thing written by the aunt of one of the theatre's ... See full summary »
6.1/10
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.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
2018
94 Minutes
Helena Howard Molly Parker Miranda July Okwui Okpokwasili Felipe Bonilla Lisa Tharps Sunita Mani Curtiss Cook Reynaldo Piniella Myra Lucretia Taylor
actor actress director mother friend creative confident tense incredible new york city stage theater car park studio acting life story mother/daughter relationship theater life imitating art
A theatre director's latest project takes on a life of its own when her young star takes her performance too seriously.
6.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1953
76 Minutes
Donald O'Connor Debbie Reynolds Una Merkel Richard Anderson Allyn Joslyn Les Tremayne Noreen Corcoran Jim Backus Barbara Ruick
assistant actress heir father photographer chorus girl emotional heartwarming amusing broadway theater new york city central park office fame confidence impersonation dreams photography publishing love
Melvin, a photographer for Look magazine, meets Judy and he wants to marry her. Her father is against that and as a last resort, Melvin promises to get Judy's photo on the cover of the next issue, a task easier said than done.
7.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
89 Minutes
Ruby Keeler Warner Baxter Bebe Daniels George Brent Dick Powell Guy Kibbee Una Merkel Ginger Rogers Ned Sparks George E. Stone
actress actor director diva engaging spirited playful broadway theater new york city love triangle redemption hope quest love rivalry 1930s
When the leading lady of a Broadway musical breaks her ankle, she is replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show.
6.5/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1947
96 Minutes
Betty Hutton John Lund Billy De Wolfe William Demarest Constance Collier Frank Faylen William Farnum Snub Pollard Creighton Hale Chester Conklin James Finlayson
woman starlet director best friend mentor actor hilarious endearing inspiring new york city stage movie set hollywood, calif. movie studio sweatshop silent movies rags to riches show business second chance friendship
The real life story of actress Pearl White during her rise to fame in silent serials.
6.1/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
88 Minutes
Frank Sinatra George Murphy Adolphe Menjou Gloria DeHaven Eugene Pallette Anne Jeffreys Walter Slezak
playwright producer hotel manager hotel owner airy endearing spirited new york city hotel theater broadway scam music money rise underdog quest 1940s
Gordon Miller is rehearsing a musical comedy in the penthouse suite of Gribble's hotel...on credit. The mounting bill is driving Gribble frantic. Chaos increases when playwright Glen ... See full summary »
7.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
103 Minutes
Judy Garland Fred Astaire Peter Lawford Ann Miller Jules Munshin Clinton Sundberg Richard Beavers Jeni Le Gon Dick Simmons Jimmy Bates
dancer partner chorus girl friend endearing heartwarming charming new york city theater bar dance performance fame new love discovery transformation love 1900s
A nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.
7.1/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1953
109 Minutes
Kathryn Grayson Howard Keel Ann Miller Bobby Van Keenan Wynn James Whitmore Bob Fosse Tommy Rall Kurt Kaszner Ron Randell Carol Haney
actor actress songwriter producer mobster fiancé airy charming theater apartment backstage show business love triangle mistaken identity gambling marriage transformation quest 1950s
An ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and two gangsters looking for some money owed to them.
Romance, Comedy, Kids & Family, Musical, Drama
2011
89 Minutes
Ashley Tisdale Austin Butler Bradley Steven Perry Jessica Tuck Lauren Collins Cameron Goodman Pat Mastroianni Robert Curtis-Brown Alessandra Cannito Kyle Buchanan Shawn Byfield
teen girl aspiring actress filmmaker talent scout dog student airy brash cheery winsome new york city broadway theater fame ambition musicals disillusionment broadway animal tricks adventure rivalry
Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale) and her dog, Boi, go to New York City and overcome the odds to find success in the dog-eat-dog world of theater.
6.0/10
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 »
5.9/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
64 Minutes
David Manners Ann Dvorak Ken Murray J. Carrol Naish Guy Kibbee Claire Dodd Allen Vincent Edward Nugent William Janney
musician singer girlfriend publicist band member star engaging melodramatic confident house concert hall office stage rise to stardom music fame romance arrogance show business discovery
Story of a saxophonist and his rise to fame as a singing star.
5.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1940
96 Minutes
Anna Neagle Richard Carlson Victor Mature Roland Young Helen Broderick ZaSu Pitts Eve Arden Billy Gilbert
aunt uncle niece artist broadway director suitor lighthearted charming endearing new york city family home theater love triangle family relationships philandering infidelity romance secrets love rivalry
Perky young Nanette attempts to save the marriage of her uncle and aunt by untangling Uncle Jimmy from several innocent but ensnaring flirtations. Attempting one such unentanglement, ... See full summary »
7.1/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
124 Minutes
Robert Hutton Joan Leslie Dane Clark Bette Davis Janis Paige
soldier actress star bette davis joan leslie lighthearted patriotic cheeky los angeles club restaurant train station military hollywood patriotism love sacrifice 1940s
Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club founders Bette Davis and John Garfield give talks on the history of the place.
8.3/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1952
102 Minutes
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.
7.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
96 Minutes
Joan Blondell Ruby Keeler Dick Powell Aline MacMahon Guy Kibbee Warren William Ned Sparks Ginger Rogers Sterling Holloway Ferdinand Gottschalk Robert Agnew
showgirl singer songwriter theatrical producer wealthy man brother engaging playful rousing new york city apartment broadway theater poverty wealth show business romance deception song and dance underdog love
A wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play.
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