Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

2009

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A two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1930s.

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27 members

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Shirley Jones

Self - Host

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Judy Garland

Self (archive footage)

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Deanna Durbin

Self (archive footage)

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Fred Astaire

Self (archive footage)

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Ginger Rogers

Self (archive footage)

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Jeanette MacDonald

Self (archive footage)

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Nelson Eddy

Self (archive footage)

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Alice Faye

Self (archive footage)

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Ray Bolger

Self (archive footage)

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Jack Haley

Self (archive footage)

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Bert Lahr

Self (archive footage)

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Joan Blondell

Self (archive footage)

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James Cagney

Self (archive footage)

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Shirley Temple

Self (archive footage)

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Mae West

Self (archive footage)

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Ethel Merman

Self (archive footage)

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Jane Withers

Self

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Gloria Stuart

Self

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Debbie Reynolds

Self

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Janis Paige

Self

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Arlene Dahl

Self

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Joan Leslie

Self

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Rita Moreno

Self

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Liza Minnelli

Self

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Nanette Fabray

Self

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Beverly D'Angelo

Self

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Kitty Carlisle

Self

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