A celebration of 50 years of film musicals

'Shirley Temple was very quick. They'd take her in a room, play the song. and she had a wonderful knack of memorising music. Then she'd learn the lines and it wasn't hard at all. I think she was natural.'
(David Butler)

'We were preparing a film called Three Smart Girls, and I heard that Metro Studios had two young ladies in a one reeler, and I sent for the film. I actually liked Judy Garland, but I couldn't get her, so I took Deanna Durbin.'
(Joe Pasternak)

Douglas Fairbanks Jr tells the story of making musicals out of innocence and purity, sweetness and light.

Also taking part:
David Butler, Irving Caesar, Alice Faye, Jack Haley Sr, Donald O'Connor, Joe Pasternak, Norman Taurog and Shirley Temple

(Douglas Fairbanks Jr is In 'The Pleasure of his Company' at the Phoenix Theatre. London)