List of vocal groups

Marvin Digs (1967)

Actors: Ralph Bakshi (director), Dayton Allen (actor), Ralph Bakshi (producer), Winston Sharples (composer), Dayton Allen (actor), Corinne Orr (actress), Eli Bauer (writer), The Life Cycle (actor), The Life Cycle (composer),

Plot: Teenager Marvin looks like a huge walking hairball. His dad is convinced Marvin's lazy, so he tells him to paint the living room (while acting very lazy himself). Marvin goes off to buy paint, giving everyone he meets a flower. Back home, the mayor's televised speech about treating the city like your house gives him an idea; as his father naps, he rounds up his friends, who agree to help. Dad awakes to find the living room painted in psychedelic patterns; he's even more shocked to discover that the outside of their entire block has been painted in similarly wild patterns. But when the mayor praises Marvin for his originality and ambition, dad comes around.

Keywords: bed, bedroom, butterfly, cartoon-cat, cartoon-dog, cat, cat-versus-dog, character-name-in-title, couch, dog
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Short,

Quotes:

[first lines]::Marvin's Mom: Marvin! Marvin! Marvin, kindly get up!

Marvin's Dad: Yew! What's that?::Marvin's Mom: That's your son Marvin, George.::Marvin: That's a kid?::Marvin: [hands his dad a flower] Hi, Dad.::Marvin's Dad: He called me "Dad." That ball of hair is my kid. Sheez!

[last lines]::Marvin's Dad: Say, son, did I ever tell you about the time I was your age? You know, I was your age once. Oh, that was a long time before I'm the age I am now.

Kid Galahad (1962)

Actors: Gil Perkins (actor), Ned Glass (actor), Mike Lally (actor), Ralph Moody (actor), Elvis Presley (actor), Joe Gray (actor), Al Haskell (actor), Nick Dimitri (actor), George J. Lewis (actor), Jimmy Horan (actor), Charles Bronson (actor), Edward Asner (actor), Frank Gerstle (actor), Bert Remsen (actor), Liam Redmond (actor),

Plot: When he completes his military service Walter Gulick returns to his birthplace, Cream Valley, New York. He was orphaned as an infant and grew up elsewhere but always wanted to return to where he was from. He hopes to be a mechanic but soon after his arrival finds himself working as a sparring partner at a boxing camp. Having lost all of his money in a crap game, Walter is happy to take any kind of work but a devastating right hook sends him down a different path. Willy Grogan thinks he has a winner in Walter who, after helping a lady out, is dubbed Kid Galahad. Willy is a likable man but gambles too much and may have been a witness to a mobster's conversation that would best be forgotten. As Walter gains more success, and falls in love with Willy's sister Rose, Willy Grogan finds himself coming under pressure from mobsters to make Walter takes a dive at his next big fight.

Keywords: acoustic-guitar, acting-musician, bar-brawl, bar-fight, beating, betting, billiards, blood, bookie, boxer
Genres: Drama, Musical, Sport,
Taglines: Presley packs the the screen's biggest wallop...with the gals...with the gloves...with the guitar!

Quotes:

Ralphie: Hello, Peaches. You know you're a real lucky girl. You're gonna find me available for the whole season at no extra charge.

Lew Nyack: Hey Walter! In case you want to duck once in a while, it ain't against the rules!::Dolly Fletcher: This sort of thing is legal?::Willy Grogan: You don't need a license to be stupid. I'll lay you 3-to-1 the kid don't last a round.

Willy Grogan: Make sure this pigeon don't get away.

Walter Gulick: Sorry, Mr. Grogan. It wouldn't have happened but he don't know how to behave himself with a lady.::Dolly Fletcher: Thanks, Galahad.

Willy Grogan: Galahad was what they call a knight of the round table, Howie. He was also something of a square. I can't state this as a positive fact, but he probably died very young.

Maynard: What's the matter?::Dolly Fletcher: Nothing. It's love in bloom.::Maynard: Goodbye. I've watched it bloom before.::Willy Grogan: Look, Dolly... this may seem funny to you but... the kid doesn't know about us.::Dolly Fletcher: I gathered that much. I can even quote you. "Rose, this is Miss What's-her-name. She just happened to drop by this morning." Were you so scared, you couldn't even remember my name?::Willy Grogan: Dolly...::Dolly Fletcher: What is there to know about us anyway? Am I a lady barber or something? They've got sex in the Bronx, too, so what's the mystery?::Willy Grogan: I'm only trying to tell you, she's only a baby... a protected baby.::Dolly Fletcher: Oh come off it! Babies aren't built like that. And besides... if you're such a blue-nosed puritan about your sister... then - - just forget it.::Willy Grogan: I just didn't know she was coming up here, understand? I-I-I just wasn't prepared.::Dolly Fletcher: I know. You're not prepared for a lot of things. I'm beginning to get the idea.

Rose Grogan: Are you a fighter?::Walter Gulick: Not really. A lot of people have different ideas about it though.::Rose Grogan: I see.::Walter Gulick: Do you belong up here? [Chuckles] Uh, I mean uh, I've never seen you around before.::Rose Grogan: I'm Willy's sister.::Walter Gulick: You are? [chuckles]::Rose Grogan: What's funny?::Walter Gulick: Nothing. Nothing at all.::Lew Nyack: [from outside] GALAHAD! HEY GALAHAD!::Rose Grogan: Who's Galahad?::Walter Gulick: That's me. Excuse me. Nice to have met you.::Rose Grogan: Thank you.

Lew Nyack: What did you think when you read all that phony publicity about yourself?::Walter Gulick: You mean about the 17 knockouts?::Lew Nyack: Yeah.::Walter Gulick: At first I kinda felt sorry for Willy.::Lew Nyack: Sorry for him?::Walter Gulick: He's not a bad guy, Lew. Maybe he's got reason for being a liar. It'd be nice if we can help him out.::Lew Nyack: Help HIM out? Well how about YOU? [points to a losing boxer being carried to a stretcher] Look at that! Suppose you step out there in that ring and Ezzard Bailey separates you from what little brains you got left? Huh?::Walter Gulick: Yeah, I've been thinking about that too.

Dolly Fletcher: He should be arrested.::Rose Grogan: Who?::Dolly Fletcher: Your brother, naturally. He's responsible for this.

Rose Grogan: What do you do when you feel like this?::Walter Gulick: People usually get married, I understand. It's about the best and the safest thing to do.

Private Buckaroo (1942)

Actors: William H. O'Brien (actor), Edmund Mortimer (actor), Pat Flaherty (actor), Harold Miller (actor), Robert Emmett Keane (actor), Sidney Miller (actor), George Chandler (actor), Dick Foran (actor), Jimmy Conlin (actor), Wade Boteler (actor), Huntz Hall (actor), Eddie Bruce (actor), Shemp Howard (actor), Eddie Acuff (actor), Donald O'Connor (actor),

Plot: A Universal Army enlistment promotion, produced as a musical showcase for Harry James, the Andrews Sisters, Joe E. Lewis, and Donald O'Connor & Peggy Ryan. The film's thin plot has James drafted, and joining him is the band's lead vocalist Lon Prentice (Dick Foran), who doesn't believe that Army training and regulations are necessary for anyone of his skill and fame. Shemp Howard steals the film whenever James and the Andrews aren't performing. As Sgt. Snavely, he's effectively teamed with Mary Wickes as his shrewish fiancée, trying desperately to keep her away from the attentions of nightclub comic and USO performer Lancelot Pringle McBiff (Joe E. Lewis). Shemp also has the opportunity to clown onstage with the Andrews Sisters during a musical finale, as they perform Don't Sit Under the Appletree. Arguably, Shemp's best solo feature film credit.

Keywords: 1940s, actor-shares-first-and-last-name-with-character, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, actor-shares-last-name-with-character, archive-footage, army-base, army-buddy, bandleader, canteen, cigarette-smoking
Genres: Comedy, Music, Romance, War,
Taglines: YEAH MAN! EVEN THE JEEPS ARE JIVIN'!...when these music-makers swing out with an Army band and get hep with a host of U.S. Oh! Honeys! (original poster) IT JUMPS! IT JIVES! It rocks with red hot rhythm! (original poster) The Hottest Band in All the Land and that Top Trio of Tuneful Treats!

Springtime in the Rockies (1942)

Actors: John Roche (actor), John Payne (actor), Patrick O'Moore (actor), Alexander Pollard (actor), Russell Hicks (actor), Frank Orth (actor), Edward Everett Horton (actor), George Lloyd (actor), Chick Chandler (actor), Jackie Gleason (actor), Iron Eyes Cody (actor), Dick Elliott (actor), Harry Hayden (actor), Jeffrey Sayre (actor), Cesar Romero (actor),

Plot: Broadway partners Vicky Lane and Dan Christy have a tiff over Christy's womanizing. Jealous Vicky takes up with her old flame and former dance partner, Victor Price, and Dan's career takes a nosedive. In hopes of rekindling their romance and getting Vicky back on the boards with him, Dan follows her to a ritzy resort in the Canadian Rockies, where she and Victor are about to open their new act. But things get complicated when Dan wakes after a bender to find that he's hired an outlandish Latin secretary, Rosita Murphy, which makes Vicky think he's just up to his old tricks again.

Genres: Musical,
Taglines: The Time and Place for Romance . . Melody . . and Fun ! FILMED IN MAGNIFICENT TECHNICOLOR! (original print ad - all caps) THE ROMANTIC MUSICAL THAT WILL WRAP ITSELF AROUND YOUR HEART! (original print ad - all caps) It's mile-high fun when those frollicking romancers go romping -- under the mountain moon! Even the Rockies rock with rhythm and laughter! SONGS by Mack Gordon and Harry Wayne - "I HAD THE CRAZIEST DREAM" "PAN AMERICANA JUBILEE" "RUN, LITTLE RAINDROP, RUN" "A POEM SET TO MUSIC" (original print ad - all caps) IN LIVING TECHNICOLOR! (original print ad - all caps)

Moonlight in Hawaii (1941)

Actors: Charles Lamont (director), Vera West (costume designer), Frank Skinner (composer), Eddie Lee (actor), Marjorie Gateson (actress), Ken Goldsmith (producer), Richard Carle (actor), Jean De Briac (actor), Johnny Downs (actor), Mischa Auer (actor), Leon Errol (actor), Charles Coleman (actor), Eddie Hall (actor), Jane Frazee (actress), Arthur Hilton (editor),

Plot: Pete Fleming and his quartet, which includes himself, Ollie Barrett, ""Simpson and "Beans" Smith, fail to make good on the radio, so Pete becomes a tourist guide. He escorts the wealthy Mrs. Effie Floto and her nieces, Mary Lou, Gloria and Doris, to Hawaii. The other quartet members stow away on the ship. During a dinner party in Hawaii, Ollie, "Red," and "Beans" start singing and Mary Lou joins them. The hotel Orchestra Director, "Clipper" Canovan, puts them on they air and they click, and start the search for a sponsor. Toby Spencer urges Pete to renew his efforts to become a radio star and suggests her father, Walter, as a possible sponsor. He owns a cannery for which J. B. Lawton furnishes the pineapples. Be he and Lawton have an argument and dissolve their partnership, and neither has the money to do business alone. Lawton, urged on by Ollie, "Red," and "Beans", and Spencer, promoted by Pete and Toby, begin a contest for Mrs. Floto's affections---and millions. The romantic contest is in action on two fronts, and is complicated by the intervention of the alluring Ilani.

Keywords: 1940s, aunt-niece-relationship, b-movie, bandleader, barbecue, brother-act, business-deal, california, cannery, cigarette-smoking
Genres: Comedy, Music,

Honolulu (1939)

Actors: Alberto Morin (actor), Bert Roach (actor), James Millican (actor), Cliff Clark (actor), William Newell (actor), Edgar Dearing (actor), Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson (actor), Willie Fung (actor), Edward Gargan (actor), Russell Hicks (actor), Tom Neal (actor), George Burns (actor), Clarence Kolb (actor), Edward LeSaint (actor), Sig Ruman (actor),

Plot: Movie star Brooks Mason tries to avoid his fans and spend some weeks on vacation. When Hawaiian plantage-owner George Smith is mistaken by Mason's fans for Mason and brought to Mason's home. They decide to change their identitiess for a few weeks. But George Smith is mobbed by Mason's fans again on a personal appearance tour in New York, Mason falls in love to dancer Dorothy March, who also is on her way to Hawaii. Problems for Mason arise due to the fact that Smith is engaged with Cecilia Grayson, and her wealthy father believes, that Smith has double-crossed him. Mason isn't able to establish a connection with Smith in New York due to his agent's orders...

Keywords: 1930s, actor, barbecue, california, dancer, dancing, deception, double, engagement, false-accusation
Genres: Comedy, Musical, Romance,
Taglines: Hundreds of lovely hula girls . . . scores of lilting songs . . . spectacle to make you marvel !

Quotes:

[Millie has just spotted movie star Brooks Mason on the deck of a cruise ship]::Millicent 'Millie' De Grasse: My dream man! I'm gonna meet him in person. And I'm warning you, if he makes one false move, I'm his!::Miss Dorothy 'Dot' March: I suppose you think it'll do you a lot of good to throw yourself at him.::Millicent 'Millie' De Grasse: Throw myself at him? If I thought it would do any good, I'd have myself shot at him out of a cannon!

Have You Got Any Castles? (1938)

Actors: Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Leon Schlesinger (producer), Carl W. Stalling (composer), Friz Freleng (director), Frank Tashlin (director), Treg Brown (editor), Tedd Pierce (actor), Delos Jewkes (actor), Jack Miller (writer), Georgia Stark (actress), Georgia Stark (actress),

Plot: Another entry in the "books come alive" subgenre, with possibly more books coming alive than any other. We begin with some musical numbers, notably the various pages of Green Pastures all joining in on a song, The Thin Man entering The White House Cookbook and exiting much fatter, and The House of Seven (Clark) Gables singing backup to Old King Cole. The Three Musketeers break loose, become Three Men on a Horse, grab the Seven Keys to Baldpate, and set the Prisoner of Zenda free. They are soon chased by horsemen from The Charge of the Light Brigade and Under Two Flags and beset by the cannons of All Quiet on the Western Front. All this disturbs the sleep of Rip Van Winkle, who opens Hurricane so that everyone is (all together now) Gone with the Wind.

Keywords: book-comes-to-life, chase, fight, horse, jail-break, merrie-melodies, musketeer, question-in-title, singing, snake-charmer
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Musical, Short,

Quotes:

Rip Van Winkle: Old King Cole is a noisy old soul.

Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938)

Actors: Wilfred Jackson (director), Clarence Nash (actor), Walt Disney (producer), Sara Berner (actress), Sara Berner (actress), Sara Berner (actress), Sara Berner (actress), Dave Barry (actor), Dave Barry (actor), Dave Barry (actor), Dave Barry (actor), Dave Barry (actor), Dave Barry (actor), Dave Barry (actor), Dave Barry (actor),

Plot: Various Mother Goose rhymes are portrayed by Hollywood stars for example, Old King Cole's fiddlers three are the Marx Brothers, and Humpty Dumpty is W.C. Fields, who falls while tormenting Charlie McCarthy; Simple Simon and the Pieman are Laurel and Hardy.

Keywords: 1930s, animal-in-title, anthropomorphic-animal, anthropomorphism, blackface, cartoon-duck, celebrity, celebrity-caricature, character-name-in-title, chef
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Short,

Quotes:

Katharine Hepburn as Little Bo Peep: I'm Little Bo Peep. I've lost my sheep, really I have. I can't find them anywhere, really, I can't. I think so, don't you? I do. They were such lovely sheep, really they were.

Hugh Herbert as Old King Cole: My bowl, my bowl! Oh, yes, of course. Y-yes, my bowl.::Joe Penner: You wanna buy a duck? Hee-hyuk, hee-hyuk, hee-hyuk!::Donald Duck: [in bowl] You wanna buy a duck? Ha, ha, ha, ha!::Hugh Herbert as Old King Cole: Hoo-hoo! [Closes lid]::Donald Duck: Hey, what's the big idea? Let me outta here!

W.C. Fields as Humpty Dumpty: Ah, yes, my little chickadee. Let me inspect your tiny brood. Uh, so it's you.::Charlie McCarthy: Ha, ha, ha. Lovely day, lovely day. What a beautiful sunrise. Or is that your nose?::W.C. Fields as Humpty Dumpty: Why, you... Lucifer. I'll show you...::Charlie McCarthy: Now don't get hard-boiled, or I'll sic an egg beater on you.::W.C. Fields as Humpty Dumpty: I'll mow you down! [Loses balance] Look out below. [Falls head first on a mushroom]::Charlie McCarthy: Bottoms up, Mr. Egg. Bottoms up.

[in See-Saw, Margery Daw, Edward G. Robinson and Greta Garbo are on a see-saw]::Greta Garbo: I vant so much to be alone.::Edward G. Robinson: Okay, babe. You asked for it. [Gets off see-saw, Garbo falls down]

Charles Laughton: It's mutiny!... but I love it.

[in "Simple Simon", Oliver Hardy as the pieman throws a pie at Stan Laurel as Simple Simon, but misses; the pie goes flying past]::Katharine Hepburn as Little Bo Peep: I've lost my sheep. [the pie hits her in the face, covering her face black]::Katharine Hepburn as Little Bo Peep: [imitating an African-American woman] Is any o' you old folks seen my sheep anywhere?

Clean Pastures (1937)

Actors: Leon Schlesinger (producer), Carl W. Stalling (composer), Friz Freleng (director), Treg Brown (editor), Danny Webb (actor), The Four Blackbirds (actor),

Plot: The Lord sees that the stock value of "Pair-o-dice" is dropping on the exchange so he dispatches a slow-witted and slow-talking angel to sinful Harlem to recruit new customers. When this fails, God finds success sending a group of musical angels with a little more swing in their style, so much so that even the Devil wants to join up!

Keywords: celebrity-caricature, censored-11, merrie-melodies, surrealism
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Short,

The Backyard Broadcast (1936)

Actors: Samuel Sax (producer), Bert Frank (editor), Joseph Henabery (director), A. Dorian Otvos (writer), Janet Dempsey (actress), The Moylan Sisters (actress), Betty Ann Nyman (actress), Sheila Spiro (actress), Sheila Spiro (actress), Lloyd Barry (actor), Marion Loveridge (actress), Josefina Mendez (actress), The Hill Sisters (actress), Orin Hill (actor), Joe Korn (actor),

Plot: A boy calling himself Major Bones holds a talent show called Major Bones Amateurs, the show performed in his back yard by and for his adolescent friends. Among the acts are singers, dancers, gymnasts, and an impersonator. Being the emcee, Major Bones has the power to pull acts that just don't make the grade. But he also gets an offer for his acts to turn professional, and another offer to go into a joint venture in having the show play in a nightclub type venue.

Keywords: amateur-hour, backyard, broadway-brevity, business-deal, celebrity-impersonation, child-as-adult, child-performer, children, comic-impersonation, cowboy
Genres: Musical, Short,