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Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's

Documentary looking at the history of Hollywood musicals in the 1960s. This decade saw independent film companies becoming more prominent as the bigger Hollywood studios, who produced the mainstream musicals, experienced a decline. This brought the emergence of more realistic story lines and the use of contemporary music like rock 'n' roll. This programme features songs from the musicals 'West Side Story' (1961), 'The Music Man' (1962), 'Mary Poppins' (1964), 'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg' (1964), 'Funny Girl' (1968), 'Oliver!' (1968) and 'Sweet Charity' (1969).

Top Cast

  • Shirley Jones

    Shirley Jones

    Self - Host

  • Rita Moreno

    Rita Moreno

    Self

  • Julie Andrews

    Julie Andrews

    (archive footage)

  • Dick Van Dyke

    Dick Van Dyke

    (archive footage)

  • Judy Garland

    Judy Garland

    (archive footage)

  • Liza Minnelli

    Liza Minnelli

    (archive footage)

  • Audrey Hepburn

    Audrey Hepburn

    (archive footage)

  • Rex Harrison

    Rex Harrison

    (archive footage)

  • Natalie Wood

    Natalie Wood

    (archive footage)

Overview

Documentary looking at the history of Hollywood musicals in the 1960s. This decade saw independent film companies becoming more prominent as the bigger Hollywood studios, who produced the mainstream musicals, experienced a decline. This brought the emergence of more realistic story lines and the use of contemporary music like rock 'n' roll. This programme features songs from the musicals 'West Side Story' (1961), 'The Music Man' (1962), 'Mary Poppins' (1964), 'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg' (1964), 'Funny Girl' (1968), 'Oliver!' (1968) and 'Sweet Charity' (1969).

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