Hollywood Song and Dance Films

1, "The Jazz Singer" (U.S., 1927) This film marks the arrival of the era of sound films, in the form of song and dance film breakthrough sound barriers, although the sound in the film is just a gee-whiz, but its pioneering work on the sound film is indispensable.

2. A Million Francs (France, 1930) The early masterpiece of French filmmaker René Clair. The early masterpiece of French filmmaker René Clair is also one of the earliest sound films in France. The movie has enriched the means of expression of sound films with its perfect cabaret style and sparse structure, rhythmic narrative and novel sound treatment.

3, "song and dance king Siegfried" (U.S., 1936) This film records the Broadway "light song and dance king" Florence. Ziegfeld's entrepreneurial history, and showed his design and choreography of seven large-scale song and dance programs and 23 songs, the scene is huge, luxurious sets, hundreds of male and female actors and actresses gathered in one hall, can be called the 30's world cinema is the most influential, the most magnificent a song and dance film.

4, "Swing Era" (also translated as "the wind and the moon in the sky", the United States, 1936) This is the Hollywood song and dance film "golden partner" Fred Astaire and Qinshu. This is the "golden couple" of Hollywood song and dance movies, Fred Astaire and Qin Shu. Rogers, the pinnacle of the film, their beautiful and elegant dance is like a ritual of primitive man, to express their emotions and aspirations, to realize the soul and the spirit of rhythmic communication.

5, "The Wizard of Oz" (U.S., 1939) This film is the world's film history of children's song and dance film of the immortal classics, since its inception, people religiously, year after year to watch it, which brought countless viewers into a rainbow-like splendor of the wonderland. The heroine of the movie, Judy Garren, is like a magical spirit. Like a magical elf, Jodie Galen has been spreading her enchanting dance and sweet singing voice to the earth.

6, "Song of Victory" (U.S., 1942) The Hollywood "robber star" James Jacquenet, who became famous for his role in "Angels of the Stained Side," changed his path. Jaquenet changed the way, in the film successfully played the famous American entertainment artist George M. Cohan, he was passionate, singing and dancing, so that the fans were very open to the world. The film has been named "the greatest publicity song and dance film".

7, "Walk With Me" (U.S., 1944) In the World War II victory will soon blow, Hollywood's "saint of comedy" Leo McCarey with his sharp and deep understanding of the world. McKerry with his sharp far-reaching insight and pulsating warmth to shoot this fun religious song and dance film, the film's background is so boring church, in such a simple background full of free and easy to be free of form of human feelings, always seem to be a little light comedy star Ping. Crosby shows off his singing and dancing talents with an air of transcendent bravado.

8, "Red Rings" (Britain, 1948) This movie is directed by the famous British director Michael Powell, who was awarded the British Ballet Award. Powell directed by the famous British director Michael Powell, the British ballet community, the music industry fully supported the ballet film made the most brilliant works. The famous 13-minute-long "Red Shoes" ballet scene is like a flowing "Sistine Fresco", glorious and beautiful.

9, "An American in Paris" (also translated as "Flower City Dance", the United States, 1951) The film will be modern dance, ballet, song, music, painting melted into a furnace, elegant, colorful and harmonious, beautiful picture, music, rhythm, Hollywood song and dance film is the model of the pure fire. Each scene of the film, each hall set, each prop is carefully carved, especially the artisan with reference to the different painting styles of the famous French school of painting, the whole film's modeling style for the overall design, the impressionist and realistic style into one, opulent and moving to the extreme.

10, "Singin' in the Rain" (also translated as "Ten Thousand Flowers Frolic in Spring", USA, 1952) This film picks up a key period in the history of cinema - the turning period from silent films to talkies - to lay out the plot, listing the main traditional song-and-dance film The film takes a key period in movie history - the transition from silent to talkies - and lays out its plot, listing the major genres of traditional song and dance and sublimating them to their fullest extent, with both a pleasingly glamorous package and a quintessential depth of meaning, including a solo dance by Kim Kelly, "The Dance". Kelly's solo dance, "Singin' in the Rain," has become one of the classic scenes of the Hollywood song-and-dance genre.

These are my top ten.

01 Singin' In The Rain 1952 MGM

02 West Side Story 1961 United Artists

03 The Wizard Of Oz 1939 MGM

04 The Sound of Music 1965 Twentieth Century Sound of Music 1965 Twentieth Century-Fox

05 Cabaret 1972 Allied Artists

06 Joy to the World Mary Poppins 1964 Disney

07 A Star Is Born 1954 Warner Bros. Born 1954 Warner Bros.

08 My Fair Lady 1964 Warner Bros.

09 An American in Paris 1951 MGM

10 Meet Me in St. Louis 1944 MGM

11 The King and I 1956 Twentieth Century-Fox

12 Chicago Chicago 2002 Miramax

13 42nd Street 1933 Warner Bros.

14 Floating Life All That Jazz 1979 Twentieth Century-Fox

15 Top Hat 1935 RKO

16 Funny Girl Funny Girl 1968 Columbia

17 The Band Wagon 1953 MGM

18 Yankees

17 The Band Wagon 1953 MGM

18 The Band Wagon 1953 MGM

18 The Band Wagon 1953 MGM

18 Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942 Warner Bros.

19 On the Town 1949 MGM

20 Grease1978 Paramount

21 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954 MGM

22 Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast 1991 Disney

23 Guys and Dolls 1955 MGM

24 Show Boat Show Boat 1936 Universal

25 Moulin Rouge! 2001 Twentieth Century Fox