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Interesting stuff about Mary Poppins! And I know it's not really a musical, because it only has maybe two songs, but I *love* Disney's epic and spectacular and dramatic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea from 1954. And what a cast--James Mason, Kirk Douglas, and Peter Lorre. I think it's perhaps...

Thanks everyone for the musical recommends from the 30s. MatthewA's comments about how badly 20th century treated their library makes me think we won't get that many classic films from fox because the materials are in bad shape. I know the negative of the one film Hitchcock did for them...

Mike F: Wow, I never looked past the 30s and didn't even know that possible future musicals are on the list. Somehow a remake of ASIB by Eastwood with Beyonce was not what I was expecting or looking forward to. I think I'll stick with the Judy Garland version, cut scenes and all...

Aside from The Wizard of Oz and the 1936 Show Boat, are there other musicals from the 1930s that are still favorites of people around here? I tried the The Great Ziegfeld once, long ago, and to me it seemed like only the so-so Ziegfeld, or the keeps going on and on Ziegfeld. But perhaps I was...

Yes! I love musicals, but there are so many I don't know. And all of these stories are fascinating. What about maybe making it chronological and starting back in the 30s?