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Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Action adventure starring Lauren Hutton and Gene Kelly. Ruthless drug smugglers plot the cold-blooded murder of celebrated motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel as he tours Mexico. Show more

Contributors

Himself:
Evel Knievel
Kate Morgan:
Lauren Hutton
Will Atkins:
Gene Kelly
Stanley Millard:
Leslie Nielsen
Ben Andrews:
Red Buttons
Cortland:
Albert Salmi
Tommy Atkins:
Eric Olson
Ralph Thompson:
Dabney Coleman
Producer:
Stan Hough

Duration: 2 hours, 7 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Compelling film adaptation of the 1925 Tennessee 'Monkey Trial', in which a young teacher was accused of violating state law by teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. Show more

Contributors

Matthew Harrison Brady:
Fredric March
Henry Drummond:
Spencer Tracy
E K Hornbeck:
Gene Kelly
Mrs Sarah Brady:
Florence Eldridge
Bertram T Cates:
Dick York

Duration: 1 hour, 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Oscar-winning musical built around a Gershwin score. An American artist living in Paris is torn between a wealthy beauty and a poor orphan. Show more

Contributors

Jerry Mulligan:
Gene Kelly
Lise Bouvier:
Leslie Caron
Adam Cook:
Oscar Levant
Henri Baurel:
Georges Guetary
Milo Roberts:
Nina Foch
Georges Mattieu:
Eugene Borden
Mathilde Mattieu:
Martha Bamattre
Producer:
Arthur Freed

Formats

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, 58 minutes

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

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire host this sequel, dance together for the first time in 30 years and introduce a variety of clips from the golden days of Hollywood. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 38 minutes

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

Comedy western about a Texas cowboy who inherits a house of ill-repute. His plans to close the place down meet with opposition from the local townsfolk. Starring James Stewart. Show more

Contributors

John O'Hanlan:
James Stewart
Harley Sullivan:
Henry Fonda
Annie Jo:
Jackie Joseph
Pauline:
Elaine Devry
Carrie Virginnia:
Jackie Russell
Sara Jean:
Sharon Debord
Marshal JL Barrett:
Arch Johnson
Corey Bannister:
Robert J Wilke
Charlie Bannister:
Charles Tyner
Director:
Gene Kelly

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Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

More classic excerpts from MGM musicals, starring Judy Garland, Fred Astaire and a supporting cast of similarly great names. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Gene Kelly
Participant:
Esther Williams
Participant:
Cyd Charisse
Participant:
Debbie Reynolds
Participant:
Lena Horne
Participant:
Mickey Rooney
Participant:
June Allyson
Participant:
Ann Miller
Participant:
Howard Keel
Producer:
Bud Friedgen
Director:
Bud Friedgen

Formats

Duration: 2 hours, 4 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

A compilation of great moments from nearly a hundred MGM musicals. Numbers include Eleanor Powell in her classic challenge dance with Fred Astaire. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Fred Astaire
Participant:
Gene Kelly
Participant:
Elizabeth Taylor
Participant:
James Stewart
Participant:
Bing Crosby
Participant:
Judy Garland
Participant:
Debbie Reynolds
Participant:
Mickey Rooney
Participant:
Frank Sinatra
Participant:
Eleanor Powell
Participant:
Clark Gable
Director:
Jack Haley Jr

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 34 minutes

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

Oscar-winning musical following three sailors on shore leave. Determined to enjoy their freedom, the young men embark on whirlwind romances. Starring Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra.

Contributors

Brunhilde Esterhazy:
Betty Garrett
Clare Huddeson:
Ann Miller
Mme Dilyovska:
Florence Bates
Lucy Shmeeler:
Alice Pearce
Professor:
George Meader
Director:
Stanley Donen
Director:
Gene Kelly
Producer:
Arthur Freed

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Classic Hollywood musical. Top silent screen couple Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont face disaster when their latest movie is made into a talkie. Show more

Contributors

Don Lockwood:
Gene Kelly
Cosmo Brown:
Donald O'Connor
Kathy Selden:
Debbie Reynolds
Director:
Stanley Donen
Director:
Gene Kelly
Lina Lamont:
Jean Hagen
RF Simpson:
Millard Mitchell
Roscoe Dexter:
Douglas Fowley
Zelda Zanders:
Rita Moreno
Producer:
Arthur Freed

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

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

Available for years

Inspired by a beautiful muse, a struggling young painter opens a roller disco nightclub with a former jazz musician.

Duration: 2 hours, 18 minutes

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

Available for 10 months

Dolly Levi uses her matchmaking skills in New York City to orchestrate the love lives of her friends, all the while trying to get the man she likes to fall for her.

Contributors

Dolly Levi:
Barbra Streisand
Horace Vandergelder:
Walter Matthau
Cornelius Hackl:
Michael Crawford
Irene Molloy:
Marianne McAndrew
Minnie Fay:
EJ Peaker
Barnaby Tucker:
Danny Lockin
Ermengarde:
Joyce Ames
Ambrose Kemper:
Tommy Tune
Director:
Gene Kelly

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 48 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four

Musical about two Americans (Gene Kelly and Van Johnson) who lose their way in the mist and stumble on the mythical village of Brigadoon, which comes to life once every 100 years. Show more

Contributors

Tommy Albright:
Gene Kelly
Jeff Douglas:
Van Johnson
Fiona Campbell:
Cyd Charisse
Jane Ashton:
Elaine Stewart
Mr Lundie:
Barry Jones
Producer:
Arthur Freed

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