Greatest 21 Music Movies Award-Winning Released in 1947

Two homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South. Check out It Happened on Fifth Avenue / IMDB / YouTube

Tom Cat is a concert pianist who plays beautifully until he is interrupted by Jerry Mouse. More about The Cat Concerto / IMDB / YouTube

A classical musician from the slums is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite. Check out Humoresque / IMDB / YouTube

Two inept vaudevillians stow away on a Brazilian-bound ocean liner and foil a plot by a sinister hypnotist to marry off her niece to a greedy fortune hunter. Info on Road to Rio / IMDB / YouTube

Golden Globe winner June Allyson and Peter Lawford star in this enjoyable musical about a football hero who falls in love with his French tutor. See more about Good News / IMDB / YouTube

Songwriter and Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern is unable to find immediate success in the U.S. He sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met his future wife Eva Leale. Look into Till the Clouds Roll By / IMDB / YouTube

A successful nightclub singer weds a struggling songwriter, but when his fame eclipses hers, she delves into alcoholism. Details on Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman / IMDB / YouTube

Upset about a new Broadway musical's mockery of Greek mythology, the goddess Terpsichore comes down to earth and lands a part in the show. She works her charms on the show's producer and he incorporates her changes into the show. Unfortunately, her changes also produce a major flop. Look into Down to Earth / IMDB / YouTube

A homesick, no-nonsense lounge singer decides to leave New York City to spend some time visiting her two sisters and brother on the West Coast. Eventually she falls in love with a down-and-out ex-jazz pianist. Learn about The Man I Love / IMDB / YouTube

An agent has his only client pose as both a French chanteuse and Brazilian bombshell to fool a nightclub owner. Info on Copacabana / IMDB / YouTube

The real life story of actress Pearl White during her rise to fame in silent serials. Explore The Perils of Pauline / IMDB / YouTube

Composer Robert Schumann struggles to compose his symphonies while his loving wife Clara offers her support. Also helping the Schumanns is their lifelong friend, composer Johannes Brahms. Explore Song of Love / IMDB / YouTube

Soldier Danny Miller returns home to Brooklyn after war. Aiming for singing success, he helps friends chasing dreams. Explore It Happened in Brooklyn / IMDB / YouTube

In a vaudeville family's story, Myrtle McKinley joins a chorus line instead of business school. Actor Frank Burt hires and marries her. Info on Mother Wore Tights / IMDB / YouTube

A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman, and others. See more about New Orleans / IMDB / YouTube

Sickly girl finds an outlet in music. Explore Cynthia / IMDB / YouTube

When a matador leaves town to focus on his music, his twin sister takes on his identity in the bullfighting ring. Info on Fiesta / IMDB / YouTube

The Dorsey Brothers bandleaders' lives traced from childhood music insisting father to fame rise eventual split furthering careers propelling with their music. Info on The Fabulous Dorseys / IMDB / YouTube

A grandson of a recently deceased millionaire mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt, who once dated the grandfather. Get info on Something in the Wind / IMDB / YouTube

Leo Gogarty marries Margaud Morgan after a whirlwind romance just before shipping out to war. Upon his return, he is surprised to discover that his bride is not what she led him to believe, but also that she expects a quick divorce. Both Mr. and Mrs. Gogarty must find their place with or without each other in a society still adjusting to peace. Get info on Living in a Big Way / IMDB / YouTube

Almost everyone under contract to Paramount Pictures at the time make cameos or perform songs, with particularly large amounts of screen time featuring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. Get info on Variety Girl / IMDB / YouTube