Greatest 21 Music Movies Must-See Released in 1964

In 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make a crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society. Look into My Fair Lady / IMDB / YouTube

Over two typical days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Sir Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance. Details on A Hard Day's Night / IMDB / YouTube

A race-car driver preparing for the Grand Prix wiles his time in Las Vegas working as a waiter to pay for his new engine and soon strikes up a romance with a beautiful young woman. Explore Viva Las Vegas / IMDB / YouTube

In Prohibition-era Chicago, two rival gangs compete for control of the city's rackets. Find out about Robin and the 7 Hoods / IMDB / YouTube

Jerry falls in love with a stripper he meets at a carnival. Little does he know that she is the sister of a gypsy fortune teller whose predictions he had scoffed at earlier. The gypsy turns him into a zombie and he goes on a killing spree. Get info on The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? / IMDB / YouTube

After a singer loses his job at a coffee shop, he finds employment at a struggling carnival, but his attempted romance with a teenager leads to friction with her father. More about Roustabout / IMDB / YouTube

Sea creatures created from radioactive sludge terrorize a beach community. Explore The Horror of Party Beach / IMDB / YouTube

An Army officer returns to the Smoky Mountains to try to convince his kinfolk to allow the Army to build a missile site on their land. Once he gets there, he discovers that he has a look-alike cousin. Learn about Kissin' Cousins / IMDB / YouTube

A millionaire newspaper publisher is fed up by the scantily clad teenagers who hang out on the local beach. Meanwhile, the teens go against an uppity young Englishman who challenges them to a drag race. Info on Bikini Beach / IMDB / YouTube

Local beach-goers find that their beach has been taken over by a businessman training a stable of body builders. Info on Muscle Beach Party / IMDB / YouTube

Sent to Earth to prepare for an invasion, a Martian scout lands amidst a swim party and tries to convince everyone that he really is who he says. See more about Pajama Party / IMDB / YouTube

Surf pop duo Jan and Dean host this showcase of performances by popular rock and roll and R&B musicians of the era. Details on The T.A.M.I. Show / IMDB / YouTube

At a lakeview hotel in Tyrol, Austria, circa 1900, the headwaiter is in love with the hotel owner, but she's in love with a womanizing guest. Info on Sommer i Tyrol / IMDB / YouTube

The story of the country and western singer Hank Williams. Explore Your Cheatin' Heart / IMDB / YouTube

A platoon of Indian soldiers encounters harsh realities while fighting in the Sino-Indian War of 1962. More about Haqeeqat / IMDB / YouTube

A college co-ed tries to balance her time writing songs and dealing with her publisher who tries to pursue her. Learn about Get Yourself a College Girl / IMDB / YouTube

One is a young, jazz-obsessed Japanese drifter and other is a black American GI on the lam in Tokyo. The two outsiders become outlaws and the movie depicts their growing bond as an alternately absurd and tragic culture clash. See more about Black Sun / IMDB / YouTube

Girl quits singing dream to pursue husband. Works at brokerage hoping to marry coworker. Coworker uses her idea to develop product. She gets singing opportunity, must choose between career and marriage. Info on Looking for Love / IMDB / YouTube

Chuck Scott plays a country western singer who goes back home to the hills of Carolina where he gets caught up in a feud between some homeboy moonshiners and the Revenoores. Explore Moonshine Mountain / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary chronicling the career of teen singing star Paul Anka (the title is taken from one of his hit songs). Info on Lonely Boy / IMDB / YouTube

A group of (literally) drifting popsters find themselves involved in a grim sand-and-sandals desert movie. They reckon a few song-and-dance numbers would liven things up. Details on Swingers' Paradise / IMDB / YouTube