Best 29 Music Movies Worth Watching Released in 1945

Donald receives his birthday gifts, which include traditional gifts and information about Brazil (hosted by Zé Carioca) and Mexico (by Panchito, a Mexican Charro Rooster). Info on The Three Caballeros / IMDB / YouTube

A pair of sailors on leave try to help a movie extra become a singing star. Explore Anchors Aweigh / IMDB / YouTube

Each member of the Frake clan has his/her own reason for attending the annual Iowa State Fair. Details on State Fair / IMDB / YouTube

A promising classical musician finds his life poisoned by a music hall dancer -- and by the strange gaps in his memory. Info on Hangover Square / IMDB / YouTube

George Gershwin is a driven composer whose need to succeed destroys his relationship with singer Julie Adams and socialite Christine Gilbert. Read about Rhapsody in Blue / IMDB / YouTube

Biography of Frederic Chopin. Find out about A Song to Remember / IMDB / YouTube

A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep during a commercial and dreams he's Athanael, an angel deputized to blow the Last Trumpet at exactly midnight on Earth, thus marking the end of the world. Check out The Horn Blows at Midnight / IMDB / YouTube

Bumbling detective Stan Laurel disguises himself as a famous matador in order to hide from the vengeful Richard K. Muldoon, who spent time in prison on Stan's bogus testimony. Look into The Bullfighters / IMDB / YouTube

The misadventures of a group of diverse guests at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Manhattan. Check out Week-End at the Waldorf / IMDB / YouTube

The theater in which this film is set was called The Windmill and performers there refused to be deterred by the blitz that was leveling much of London at the time. Check out Tonight and Every Night / IMDB / YouTube

The film tells the story of the blond singing sailor Hannes Kröger who works in a St. Pauli club on the Große Freiheit 7, and falls in love with a girl. But she prefers his rival Willem and Hannes returns to the sea. More about Great Freedom No. 7 / IMDB / YouTube

A swim teacher and a wealthy businessman are married after a brief courtship. A charming war hero falls in love with this newly-married woman after her husband abandons her on their honeymoon for the sake of a business meeting. Explore Thrill of a Romance / IMDB / YouTube

A hat-check girl at the Stork Club (Hutton) saves the life of a drowning man (Fitzgerald). A rich man, he decides to repay her by anonymously giving her a bank account, a luxury apartment and a charge account at a department store. When her boyfriend (DeFore) returns from overseas, he thinks she is a kept woman. Explore The Stork Club / IMDB / YouTube

Frank Sinatra teaches a group of young boys a lesson in religious tolerance. Get info on The House I Live In / IMDB / YouTube

Burlesque star (Blaine) makes it in the big time. Find out about Doll Face / IMDB / YouTube

While Rusty Williams is away at college, he leaves his cousin, Shorty Williams, in charge of his large ranch. Shorty, more concerned with his prospecting ambitions, wanders into town looking for backers. At the Wagon Wheel Cafe, he encounters a couple of vagrants, Curly and Larry, who are just a step or two ahead of Sheriff Zeke, who have won some money at the roulett. Read about Rockin' in the Rockies / IMDB / YouTube

Teen Sherry Williams dreams of a singing career and idolizes her sister Josephine, who performs in New York. Encouraged by false stories about her sister from a Broadway producer. when Sherry pays a surprise visit to New York. Find out about Delightfully Dangerous / IMDB / YouTube

The owner of a San Francisco saloon yearns to rank among the upper crust of Nob Hill. When he begins romancing a wealthy socialite it looks like he may have his entry into high society. The pretty star of his saloon's show, however, wants to make sure he stays on the Barbary Coast. Info on Nob Hill / IMDB / YouTube

A medical student who wants to be a crooner gets involved with a showgirl who has an ulterior motive. See more about Diamond Horseshoe / IMDB / YouTube

Bill wants to join the Army, but he's 4F so he asks a wizard to help him, but the wizard has slight problems with his history knowlege, so he sends Bill everywhere in history, but not to WWII. Look into Where Do We Go from Here? / IMDB / YouTube

Wildcat Kelly has been dead and buried for years. Or has he? Dale is a reporter for an Eastern magazine who comes West to find out the true story of Kelly, of whom Gabby seems to have mysterious knowledge. More about Don't Fence Me In / IMDB / YouTube

Two couples face challenges in their romances: Joan Mason's relationship with Jack Evans is opposed by his sister Clarabelle, while Jill Martin and Tom McGrath have a tumultuous love-hate dynamic. More about George White's Scandals / IMDB / YouTube

Conceited war correspondent Steve Kimball, desperate to get back to the USA from occupied Paris, reluctantly agrees to chaperone a troupe of stranded teenage hepcat entertainers--plus redheaded Bridget, not a real member of the group...just stranded (and the 16th person on 15 tickets). But Steve has a use for her: to sneak his stories past censorship in love code. T. See more about Sing Your Way Home / IMDB / YouTube

Don Martin is a star hockey player with the Wildcats until he is barred from the game for hitting a referee. Through the actions of Chris, Don is able to get a job with Buzz Fletcher's ice-show as the novelty act. Chris trains with Don and he is a success, and they marry. But Gale is also interested in Don and when Don has a chance to leave and join Jack's premiere sh. Check out It's a Pleasure / IMDB / YouTube

A tuneful account of the life of Ernest R. Ball, composer of many popular Irish songs, including When Irish Eyes Are Smiling. Find out about Irish Eyes Are Smiling / IMDB / YouTube

When ranch foreman Roy learns the new ranch owner Dorothy Bryant and her friends are arriving, he directs them to Gabby's rundown ranch. He figures they will be discouraged and return East. But the plan backfires when Dorothy, thinking her ranch worthless, sells the real ranch at a fraction of it's value. More about Utah / IMDB / YouTube

After struggling to become a success, Betty Miller and her all-girl orchestra finally hit pay dirt when crooner Herbie Fenton comes on board. Problems arise when Betty and her girls try to find backers to invest in Herbie and they sell 125 percent of him. Details on Out of This World / IMDB / YouTube

An American singer stranded in Mexico is hired by a banker to distract a Mexican matador who is making a play for the banker's wife. They hatch a scheme whereby she pretends to be a Spanish countess. See more about Masquerade in Mexico / IMDB / YouTube

Joe Bagley, owner of the Blue Heaven Club, tries to foster a romance between shy pianist Sandy Elliott and band vocalist June Mayfield. Joe tells June that Sandy is really a professional, masked wrestler known as The Devil. Wally Porter, also in love with June doesn't believe the story. The real wrestler breaks a leg in a match and Sandy, in order to keep up the rus. Check out The Big Show-Off / IMDB / YouTube