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Duration: 1 hour, 21 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Hip-swivelling high-speed fun as the King rolls into Las Vegas looking to compete in the Grand Prix and spends his spare time trying to win the heart of a swimming instructor. Show more

Contributors

Lucky Jackson:
Elvis Presley
County Elmo Mancini:
Cesare Danova
Shorty Farnsworth:
Nicky Blair
Director:
George Sidney
Producer:
Jack Cummings

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Duration: 1 hour, 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Adaptation of Cole Porter's hit about a theatre company attempting a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Songs include So in Love. With Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson. Show more

Contributors

Fred Graham / Petruchio:
Howard Keel
Lilli Vanessa / Katherine:
Kathryn Grayson
Lois Lane / Bianca:
Ann Miller
Hortensio:
Bob Fosse
Cole Porter:
Ron Randell
Director:
George Sidney

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Musical. A handsome young singer arrives in San Francisco with the dream of owning a club and courts a wealthy socialite in the hope that she will finance him. Show more

Contributors

Vera Simpson:
Rita Hayworth
Joey Evans:
Frank Sinatra
Linda English:
Kim Novak
Director:
George Sidney
Ned Galvin:
Bobby Sherwood
Mike Miggins:
Hank Henry
Producer:
Fred Kohlmar
Composer:
Lorenz Hart
Director of photography:
Harold Lipstein

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Duration: 2 hours, 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Boisterous adaptation of HG Wells's Kipps, in which a youthful, orphaned and impoverished draper's assistant inherits a fortune and starts climbing the social ladder. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Musical about two sailors (Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra) who find love in Hollywood. Gene Kelly is paired with Jerry the mouse in a scene combining animation and live action. Show more

Contributors

Clarence Doolittle:
Frank Sinatra
Susan Abbott:
Kathryn Grayson
Joseph Brady:
Gene Kelly
Himself:
Jose Iturbi
Donald Martin:
Dean Stockwell
Girl from Brooklyn:
Pamela Britton
Police Sergeant:
Rags Ragland
Cafe Manager:
Billy Gilbert
Admiral Hammond:
Henry O'Neill
Director:
George Sidney
Producer:
Joe Pasternak

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Classic musical. Magnolia Hawks falls for a gambler when he joins their riverboat troupe. Songs include Ol' Man River and Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man. Show more

Contributors

Magnolia Hawks:
Kathryn Grayson
Julie LaVerne:
Ava Gardner
Gaylord Ravenal:
Howard Keel
Captain Andy Hawks:
Joe E Brown
Ellie May Shipley:
Marge Champion
Frank Schultz:
Gower Champion
Steven Baker:
Robert Sterling
Parthy Hawks:
Agnes Moorehead
Director:
George Sidney
Producer:
Arthur Freed

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