Classic Musical Films

With The Jazz Singer in 1927, the musical film era began. Since then countless movies have been made, some of them original stories, others adapted from the stage. Currently musicals are on the rise again with movies like Sweeney Todd and Mamma Mia!. This page will look back on some of the classic musicals from some of Hollywood’s biggest stars.

1941 – Pot O Gold

1951 – An American in Paris

1952 – Singing in the Rain

1955 – Guys and Dolls

1957 – Funny Face

1961 – West Side Story

1965 – The Sound of Music

1968 – Oliver!

1979 – All That Jazz

1980 – The Blues Brothers

2002 – Chicago

2016 – La La Land

 

2017 – The Greatest Showman