Hollywood Musicals

Exploring the history of the musical from the tail end of the Great Depression, WWII and more.

Exploring the musicals of the 1940s, from movies like "Meet Me in St. Louis" and more.

A look at the musicals of the 1940s, featuring staple musicals of the decade such as "Ziegfeld Girl" and "The Dolly Sisters" and stars like Ginger Rogers and Lucille Ball.

From the moment sound was introduced into film, the musical has always been a staple of Hollywood, and American history. This is because the movie musical is quintessentially American! This second part of a three part series explores the musicals of the 1950's! From the Korean War through the Baby Boom, the movie musical continued to entertain Americans from suburbia, to the big city! Exploring films like My Sister Eileen, to Annie get your gun and more, will have you feeling as if you are in the 1950's!

From the moment sound was introduced into film, the musical has always been a staple of Hollywood, and American history. This is because the movie musical is quintessentially American! This final part of a three part series explores the musicals of the 1960's! From the dark days following the assassination of President Kennedy through the Civil Rights movement, the movie musical entertained Americans for a whole new decade! Exploring films like West Side Story, The Sound of Music and more, will have you feeling as if you are in the 1960's!