History of Film Musicals
by John Kenrick
(Copyright 1996, Revised 2004)
While big screen musicals were filmed in many countries, these essays concentrate on films produced in the United States. This is in large part because reliable information on screen musical from other countries is often unavailable.
Screen 1927-1930
Screen 1930s
- I: "Hip, Hooray and Ballyhoo"
- II: Busby Berkeley
- III: Astaire & Rogers
- IV: Major Studio Studios
- V: More MGM Gems