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Bing Crosby is Frank Elgin, an alcoholic, guilt-ridden former musical star desperate to make a comeback. William Holden is the hotshot Broadway director in need of a 'name' star for his new stage production.

And Grace Kelly is The Country Girl - Frank's long suffering wife, who's both weary of her husband's weaknesses and wary of Holden's motives.

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Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon and Fred Astaire star in this wonderfully entertaining 1960s comedy mystery set in London.

When young William Gridley (Jack Lemmon) arrives in London to work under diplomat Franklyn Ambruster (Fred Astaire), he rents an apartment from the lovely Carly Hardwicke (Kim Novak) - unaware that the police suspect her of having poisoned her husband. When Carly's missing husband mysteriously reappears... and then is murdered... a neighbour helps her escape a murder charge. But then the trouble really starts...

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John Travolta solidified his position as the most versatile and magnetic screen presence of the decade in this film version of the smash hit play Grease. Recording star Olivia Newton-John made her American film debut as Sandy, Travolta's naive love interest.

The impressive supporting cast reads like a "who's who" in this quintessential musical about the fabulous '50's. Grease is not just a nostalgic look at a simpler decade - it's an energetic and exciting musical homage to the age of rock n'roll!

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Claudio is a middle-aged lawyer with a prosperous life in a placid provincial town in mid-70's Argentina, just before the military coup.

One night he enters a restaurant where he is verbally attacked by a mysterious stranger, their argument continues on the street outside, and then escalates even more with drastic consequences. A few months later a friend comes to see Claudio about an abandoned house that he is interested in buying. The two incidents come back to haunt Claudio later with the arrival of a Chilean private detective who is intent on locating the missing stranger, who, it turns out, is a relative of one of Claudio's friends. Claudio's life is possibly about to unravel.

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Father "Chuck" O'Malley (Bing Crosby) is dispatched to fix up an inner-city parochial school on its last legs, and his easy-going, unconventional demeanour instantly clashes with that of the firm, no-nonsense Sister Superior Mary Benedict (Ingrid Bergman), who is keeping the school open through

sheer will and faith alone. Over the course of the school year, the pair bicker and ultimately bond over their differing visions on how to save the school - and the role a miserly businessman (Henry Travers) who wants the building condemned might play in doing so.

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The Greatest Love Story Ever Told...in the most acclaimed musical of all time...! Experience every sensational song, dazzling dance number and magical movie moment of 'West Side Story' as never before, in sparkling high definition with pure digital sound.

A triumph on every level, this electrifying musical sets the ageless tragedy of 'Romeo and Juliet' against a backdrop of gang warfare in 1950s New York. Featuring an unforgettable score, exuberant choreography and powerful performances by Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno and George Chakiris, West Side Story will forever resonate as a true cinematic masterpiece.

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Billy Fury became an overnight sensation in the 1950s and 'The Sound of Fury', a landmark album in British Rock and Roll history. This new film recounts the story of Billy Fury and the birth of British popular music.

Although it may have been inspired by Elvis and American R&B artists, Britain produced its own Rock and Roll heroes with the unique sound of Billy Fury, Marty Wilde, Cliff Richard, Joe Brown and many more great artists. Shot entirely in HD with unique, unseen archive and photos, this programme highlights Fury' s contribution to popular music and the reason why Britain' s original teen idol had more Top 40 hits than the Beatles during the 1960s. Featuring exclusive home movie footage and interviews with Lord Puttnam, Mark Kermode, Amanda Barrie, Vince Eager, Imelda May, Ray Connolly, Spencer Leigh, Clem Cattini, Len Goodman, Boz Boorer, Billy's mum, Jean Wycherley and many more; this is a must-see programme on the James Dean of British rock and roll.

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Kelly plays an ex-GI who loves Paris and loves even more an alluring (but engaged) perfume-shop clerk. Dance sequences spun around Gershwin songs accent Kelly's romantic pursuit. And the final 17-minute ballet - combining the title symphony.

Impressionist set stylings and Kelly's unique talent for telling a story in dance - lifts this winner of six Academy Awards including Best Picture into the ether of timelessness. Love Is Here To Stay Kelly sings. So is An American In Paris.

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Ricky (Kris Hitchen) and his family have been fighting an uphill struggle against debt since the 2008 financial crash. An opportunity to wrestle back some independence appears with a shiny new van and the chance to run a franchise as a self employed delivery driver.

It's hard work, and his wife's job as a carer is no easier. The family unit is strong but when both are pulled in different directions everything comes to breaking point.

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Blake Edwards' screen adaptation of Truman Capote's novella stars Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly, an eccentric high-class escort working in New York.

Rubbing shoulders with Hollywood agents and wealthy politicians at glamorous parties, Holly plans to marry into money and save up to help support her brother who is due to return from the army. However, when young writer Paul Varjak (George Peppard) - the kept man of a wealthy older woman - moves into Holly's apartment block, the pair soon find their worlds turned upside down.

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When young Father O'Malley (Crosby) arrives to join the congregation at an old established church, things get complicated. St. Dominic's, crusty old Father Fitzgibbon (Barry Fitzgerald) doesn't think much of O'Malley or his ideas. These two priests simply can't agree.

But when O'Malley's fresh methods succeed in reaching out to the neighbourhood's toughest kids the community start to change. The neighbourhood becomes closer as the church's meaning grows dearer to their souls.

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Legendary producer Pandro S. Berman acquired this sell out Broadway success and turned it into a hit motion picture starring Fred Astaire and not one but two of the greatest stage and screen dancers Irene Dunne and Ginger Rogers.

The magic of 1920's Paris is the backdrop as the City of Lights illuminates this film and also brings us the first great rendition of "Smoke Get's In Your Eyes". A template for future great Hollywood musicals. This is the third screen pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

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Flo Zeigfeld's midway attraction isn't drawing flies. "How's business, Ziggy?" a rival taunts. This winner of 3 Academy Awards including Best Picture provides the career-chronicling answer. Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.

's business was good (with Broadway's legendary Follies and more), bad (including times the showman could scarcely rub two nickels together) and rarely lacking optimistic excess.

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Legendary crooner Bing Crosby sings and dances his way through this charming and delightful story of a wanderer who drifts into the lives and hearts of the residents of the small town of Middletown, New Jersey.

Featuring music and lyrics by Johnny Burke and Arthur Johnston, including the classics "So Do I", "Pennies from Heaven" (Academy Award nominee for Best Music/Song), "Skeleton in the Closet" and "Let's Call a Heart a Heart". With incredible supporting performances by the amazing Louis Armstrong, the beautiful Madge Evans and the talented Edith Fellows, 'Pennies from Heaven' is one of the crown jewels from the golden age of Hollywood when real stars weren't only found in the heavens... and a fistful of pennies still went a long way.

Fred Astaire stars with Paulette Goddard in this 1940 musical romantic comedy. The plot features rival trumpet players vying for the attentions of the same girl. The classic jazz soundtrack is provided by Artie Shaw and his band who play themselves in the film.