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23) The stooge
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English
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A struggling vaudeville singer finds success when he teams up with a comedian. As their success grows, so does the singer's ego, and after firing his partner he realizes the comedian wasn't such a "stooge" after all.
26) ANYTHING GOES
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English
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August Beausoleil and his colleague, Charles Pomerantz, have taken the Beausoleil Brothers Follies to the remote mining towns of Montana, far from the powerful impresarios who own the talent and control the theaters on the big vaudeville circuits. Their cast includes a collection of has-beens and second-tier performers: Mary Mabel Markey, once queen of the boards but now a little out of breath; Wayne Windsor, "The Profile, " who favors his audiences...
28) A revolution in three acts: the radical vaudeville of Bert Williams, Eva Tanguay, and Julian Eltinge
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Series
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English
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"An African American who performed in blackface to challenge racial stereotypes; a woman whose song, "I Don't Care," became emblematic of the modern "New Woman"; and a female impersonator whose act was created to uphold the traditional values of American femininity. These stories are at the center of David Hajdu's new work of graphic nonfiction, which recounts the lives and careers of Bert Williams, Eva Tanguay, and Julian Eltinge, three of the most...
31) Selling hope
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English
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In 1910, just before the earth passes through the tail of Halley's Comet, thirteen-year-old Hope McDaniels, whose father is a magician in a traveling vaudeville show, tries to earn enough money to quit the circuit by selling "anti-comet pills, " with the help of fellow-performer Buster Keaton.
32) Aguila o sol
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Español
Description
Nuevamente "Cantinflas" reaparece en esta película involucrado en problema de faldas de la que difícilmente puede resolverlos.
33) Vaudeville
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English
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"Vaudeville explores the intriguing history of this stage entertainment and its impact on contemporary media such as film, television ad the modern stage. More than eighty vaudeville acts are presented, including rare performances by George Burns and Gracie Allen, Bob Hope, James Cagney, Bert Williams, Eddie Cantor, W.C. Fields, Bert Lahr."--Cover.
35) A Christmas wish
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English
Description
The tale of Rupert, a lovable trained squirrel who unknowingly helps a family of vaudeville performers who are down on their luck.
36) The great Rupert
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English
Description
The tale of Rupert, a trained squirrel, who unknowingly helps a family of vaudeville performers who are down on their luck.
37) The hard way
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English
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"Helen Chernen wants to get herself and her talented kid sister Katie out of their jerkwater hometown. And if that means using people and throwing them away, that's what Helen will do."--Container.
40) Funny girl
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English
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A musical film that follows the early career of stage comedienne Fanny Brice.