Here we've displayed a list of the best Big-band Music films : The Stork Club(1945), Do You Love Me?(1946), Sweet and Lowdown(1944), Carolina Blues(1944), Playmates(1941), You'll Find Out(1940), Dance Hall(1950) ... ...
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
98 Minutes
Betty Hutton Barry Fitzgerald Don DeFore Robert Benchley Bill Goodwin Iris Adrian Mikhail Rasumny Mary Young Andy Russell Perc Launders Mary Currier
hatcheck girl millionaire marine boss singer band leader cheery engaging stork club hotel new york city wealth generosity misunderstanding jealousy romance big-band music rescue transformation love
A hat-check girl at the Stork Club (Hutton) saves the life of a drowning man (Fitzgerald). A rich man, he decides to repay her by anonymously giving her a bank account, a luxury apartment ... See full summary »
Musical, Romance
USA
1946
91 Minutes
Maureen O'Hara Dick Haymes Harry James Reginald Gardiner Richard Gaines Stanley Prager B.S. Pully Chick Chandler Alma Kruger Almira Sessions Douglas Wood
teacher headmistress singer bandleader musician cheery frenetic winsome confident conservatory train nightclub dance hall big-band music power of music unrequited love change of lifestyle love triangle pursuit transformation
The woman dean of a music school undergoes a glamorous transformation after she meets a swing bandleader.
Musical
USA
1944
76 Minutes
James Cardwell Linda Darnell Jack Oakie Lynn Bari Allyn Joslyn John Campbell
bandleader musician brother manager singer beautiful girl spirited cheeky chicago household train station military academy stage new york city show business big-band music maturing family jealousy mistaken identity
After their annual free concert at Chicago's Dearborn Settlement, Benny Goodman and his band are packing up to move on to their next engagement at a military camp, when a kid, Tony Birch, ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1944
81 Minutes
Kay Kyser Ann Miller Victor Moore Georgia Carroll
singer bandleader wealthy man publicist industrialist campy lighthearted crafty north carolina shipyard hotel new york city singing musical performance touring schemes mistaken identity big-band music love discovery
Band Leader Kay Kyser wants to take a holiday, but his publicist Charlotte has promised that he'll give a concert for defense plant workers. Due to the fact that his vocalist has quit to ... 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
1940
97 Minutes
Kay Kyser Peter Lorre Boris Karloff Bela Lugosi Helen Parrish Alma Kruger Dennis O'Keefe Joseph Eggenton
bandleader partygoer heiress aunt prince professor hilarious suspenseful madcap mansion radio station nightclub workshop birthday party storm haunting murder plot inheritance big-band music mystery
A bandleader (Kay Kyser) takes his radio troupe to a gloomy mansion for a debutante's risky 21st birthday.
Drama
1950
80 Minutes
Donald Houston Natasha Parry Petula Clark Bonar Colleano Jane Hylton Diana Dors Gladys Henson Sydney Tafler Douglas Barr Fred Johnson James Carney
factory worker friend dance hall girl boyfriend manager mother engaging melodramatic gritty raw spirited fascinating london escapism dancing romance working class post-war life big-band music discovery
A woman (Natasha Parry) imperils her marriage when she chooses a man other than her husband (Donald Houston) to be her partner in a dance contest.