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The Canon: 50 essential film musicals

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42nd Street
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A Star Is Born
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An American in Paris
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Annie Get Your Gun (1955)
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Cabaret (1972)
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Carousel (1956)
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Chicago
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Easter Parade (1948)
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Evita (1996)
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Footlight Parade (1933)
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Funny Face (1957)
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Gigi
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Gold Diggers of 1933
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Grease (1978)
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Guys and Dolls
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Hallelujah (1929)
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High Society (1956)
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High, Wide and Handsome
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High, Wide and Handsome (1937)
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Kiss Me Kate
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Love Me Tonight (1932)
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Mary Poppins (1964)
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Meet Me in St. Louis
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My Fair Lady
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Nashville (1975)
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Oklahoma! (1955)
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On the Town
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On the Town (1949)
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
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Shall We Dance
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Show Boat (1936)
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Silk Stockings (1957)
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Singin' in the Rain
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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South Pacific (1958)
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Summer Holiday
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Summer Holiday (1948)
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Swing Time
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Swing Time (1936)
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The Band Wagon
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The Jazz Singer
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The King and I
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The Lion King
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The Love Parade (1929)
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The Merry Widow
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The Pajama Game (1957)
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The Pirate
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
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The Sound of Music
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The Wizard of Oz
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Top Hat (1935)
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West Side Story
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Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
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Yolanda and the Thief
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Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
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The list of essential musicals taken from David Parkinson's The Rough Guide to Film Musicals 1 (2007).

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