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1) King Kong
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Young and beautiful actress Ann Darrow is from the world of 1930s vaudeville, who is down on her luck. She meets Carl Denham, an over-ambitious filmmaker, who brings her on an exploratory expedition to Skull Island where she finds compassion and the true meaning of humanity with an ape named Kong. Together, beauty and beast finally meet their fate in New York, where the filmmaker has taken and displayed the ape in the quest of finding his fame by...
2) Fame
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Passions will be tested and young hearts will be broken. Ultimately, talent, dedication and hard work will triumph. Centers around a group of dancers, singers, musicians and actors at the New York City High School of Performing Arts, and their spirited drive to live out their dreams of stardom. In an incredibly competitive atmosphere, each student must shine amidst the tumult of school work, deep friendships, budding romance and self-discovery.
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Theater director Caden Cotard is mounting a new play. Determined to create a piece of brutal realism and honesty, he gathers an ensemble cast into a warehouse in Manhattan's theater district. He instructs each to live out their constructed lives in a small mockup of the city outside. As the city inside the warehouse grows, Caden's own life veers wildly off track. His daughter, Olive, is growing up under questionable guidance. He's helplessly driving...
4) Stage door
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The film depicts the fears, setbacks and daily struggles of aspiring young performers, and, for the very few, stardom and success.
6) King Kong
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Academy Award®-winning director Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy) brings his sweeping cinematic vision to King Kong. Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody star in this spectacular film filled with heart-pounding action, terrifying creatures and groundbreaking special effects. Get ready for breathtaking action in this thrilling epic adventure about a legendary ape captured on a treacherous island and brought to civilization, where he...
9) Dimples
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Shirley Temple volume 7
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A little girl with nothing but tiny dimples and a huge amount of talent makes her way from poverty to potential stardom.
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This season is a pivotal one for aspiring actress Ann Marie and her ever-devoted boyfriend Donald Hollinger. Social issues come to the forefront as Ann, in addition to her usual wacky adventures, finds herself contending with issues such as spousal abuse, adoption, race relations and politics. Ann remains focused on her career, making progress with a role in a Broadway show starring Barry Sullivan, as well as appearing in a series of soda commercials....
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Aspiring actress Ann Marie and her devoted boyfriend Donald Hollinger see their relationship grow deeper, but Ann still isn't going to put marriage plans ahead of her career. Her determination starts to pay off as Ann finds herself in a play with Ethel Merman, begins to appear in commercials, is cast in a Broadway hit and shows up on the cover of a magazine. Of course, Ann's doting parents still worry about their daughter, and her father clings to...
12) Morning glory
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Eva Lovelace is a would-be actress trying to crash the New York stage. She is a wildly optimistic chatterbox full of theatrical mannerisms. Her looks, more than her talent, attract the interest of a paternal actor, a philandering producer, and an earnest playwright. Is she destined for stardom or will she fade after her brief blooming.
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Morning glory: An aspiring actress is mentored to success by several Broadway veterans.
Little women: Follows the lives of the four March sisters living with their mother in Concord, Massachusetts, while their father is ministering to Union troops during the American Civil War.
Stage door: A group of aspiring actresses share a boardinghouse in New York City.
Philadelphia story: A socialite's wedding plans are complicated by the appearance of her...
14) 42nd Street
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A Broadway musical producer desperate for success sends in an understudy when his star twists her ankle.
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Ann Marie and Donald finally cement their long relationship with an engagement and wedding. The ring, the cake, the family, the bridal shower - all happen in an amusing fashion, except for the wedding. Ann Marie continues with her acting career and has a series of adventures including a play in St. Louis, appearing as "Miss Everything" at the "New York has Everything" exhibit, performs at the Friars Club and models at a race track.
18) Stage door
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"Stars galore shine in this nominee for 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture. A fast, witty story of aspiring actresses living at a theatrical boarding house. Based on an Edna Ferber/George S. Kaufman play, the tale was considerably rewritten for film, so much that Kaufman quipped it should be called Screen Door. What matters most to an acting hopeful is an open door. With humor and heart, this excellent movie suggests some things matter more"...
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"Barry Granville and Pinky Blair, two would-be theatrical producers, get financing for their new musical on the condition that they hire Jane Clarke, a popular British actress, to star in it. In New York City, J. Van Courtland, a theatrical agent, learns of the project and rushes to meet the ship he believes Jane is taking to America. He mistakes an American girl, also named Jane Clarke, for the English actress and signs her to a contract. Jane, a...
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Theater director Caden Cotard is mounting a new play. Determined to create a piece of brutal realism and honesty, he gathers an ensemble cast into a warehouse in Manhattan's theater district. He instructs each to live out their constructed lives in a small mockup of the city outside. As the city inside the warehouse grows, Caden's own life veers wildly off track. His daughter, Olive, is growing up under questionable guidance. He's helplessly driving...
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