Top 21 Music Movies Worth Watching Released in 1948

A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina. Check out The Red Shoes / IMDB / YouTube

A nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star. Explore Easter Parade / IMDB / YouTube

Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: Bongo, about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and Mickey and the Beanstalk, a take on the famous fairy tale. Find out about Fun and Fancy Free / IMDB / YouTube

An anthology of animated vignettes set to contemporary music. Look into Melody Time / IMDB / YouTube

A man dreams of revenge when he suspects his wife is unfaithful. More about Unfaithfully Yours / IMDB / YouTube

A girl is engaged to the local rich man, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate. Learn about The Pirate / IMDB / YouTube

With her gangster boyfriend under investigation by the police, a nightclub singer hides out in a musical research institution staffed by bachelor professors - one of whom begins to fall for her. Explore A Song Is Born / IMDB / YouTube

A brash American gramophone salesman tries to get Emperor Franz Joseph's endorsement in turn-of-the-century Austria. See more about The Emperor Waltz / IMDB / YouTube

Fantasy comedy about a young window dresser who kisses a statue of Venus, which then comes to life in the form of Ava Gardner. However, the problems begin when Venus falls in love with him. Find out about One Touch of Venus / IMDB / YouTube

Musical biography chronicling the songwriting partnership of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. Read about Words and Music / IMDB / YouTube

Hyperactive teenager Judy Foster (Jane Powell) challenges, and is challenged by, her overly-proper parents, pesky brother Randolph (Jerry Hunter), and boyfriend Ogden Oogie Pringle (Scotty Beckett). Learn about A Date with Judy / IMDB / YouTube

A beautiful but amoral gypsy girl entices a young dragoon to betray his honor and get cashiered from the service, and for her sake he soon turns to a life of crime. Learn about The Loves of Carmen / IMDB / YouTube

While shooting on location in the South Pacific, a movie star is pursued by a handsome Naval officer who is convinced she is the girl for him. Learn about On an Island with You / IMDB / YouTube

Santa and his sleigh crash into some trees while attempting to deliver presents on a foggy Christmas Eve. Rudolph is enlisted to lead the sleigh and is hailed as a hero. Explore Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / IMDB / YouTube

That Lady in Ermine tells two parallel stories, both taking place in the small Mittel-European duchy of Bergamo, with one set in the 19th century and the other in the 16th. Get info on That Lady in Ermine / IMDB / YouTube

Three short stories revolving around the topic of the daily question posed by the roving reporter to the readers of a daily newspaper. Learn about On Our Merry Way / IMDB / YouTube

When a beautiful socialite falls in love with an embittered composer who is blind, she feigns blindness herself in order to get closer to him. Info on Night Song / IMDB / YouTube

Three young girls attempt to match their divorced mom with a new husband. More about Three Daring Daughters / IMDB / YouTube

The life, loves and adventures of a classic Casbah thief. Details on Casbah / IMDB / YouTube

The 'Two Tymes', Joe and June, need to change up their dogeared vaudeville act - fast. Cue their son Buster; a cocky hoofer who bolts from boarding school and joins them, propelling the trio into the big time. But success brings trouble. See more about April Showers / IMDB / YouTube

Rancher Roy and his boys track down a gang who have stolen Trigger and are holding him for ransom. See more about Under Californian Stars / IMDB / YouTube