Best 24 Music Movies Popular from 1965

A young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer. More about The Sound of Music / IMDB / YouTube

When a female member of a murderous Eastern cult sends Ringo Starr their Sacrificial ring and it gets stuck on his hand, he becomes a target of both the cult and an obsessed scientist. Can his fellow Beatles protect him? See more about Help! / IMDB / YouTube

Teenagers stumble across a prehistoric caveman who goes on a rampage. More about Eegah / IMDB / YouTube

Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical retelling of the classic fairy tale. Cinderella is a teenage girl forced to do all of the menial tasks in the home she shares with her coldhearted stepmother and homely stepsisters. One day when home alone, Cinderella shares a cup of water with a thirsty and handsome traveler, not realizing until he continues on his journey that he is the crown prince of the kingdom. Shortly thereafter, the king and queen invite every young maiden in the kingdom to a royal ball so that the crown prince can find a girl to marry. Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters go to the ball, leaving Cinderella behind to wish about how her life could be. While she is daydreaming, she is visited by her fairy godmother, who makes it possible for her wishes to come true. Details on Cinderella / IMDB / YouTube

A couple driving to a cemetery looking for inspiration for a horror story encounters the dancing dead. Details on Orgy of the Dead / IMDB / YouTube

Frankie, DeeDee, and the gang meet singing sensation Sugar Kane in a publicity stunt; they all get introduced to skydiving and get caught up in love. Look into Beach Blanket Bingo / IMDB / YouTube

A Chicago mobster hires a rock'n'roll singer and his band to keep an eye on his daughter during Spring Break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Get info on Girl Happy / IMDB / YouTube

A singing rodeo rider gets hired at an expensive all-female dude ranch/beauty spa and falls for a pretty fitness trainer who's under constant threat from a gang who wants her late grandfather's cache of gold that's hidden in a ghost town. More about Tickle Me / IMDB / YouTube

American singer Johnny Tyronne is enlisted by sinister forces to assassinate an Arab king--and falls in love with that very king's daughter. Check out Harum Scarum / IMDB / YouTube

Frankie, on naval-reserve duty in Tahiti, doesn't trust Dee Dee to stay faithful, so he hires Bwana, a witch doctor, to help. Bwana conjures up a floating bikini, stuffs it with Cassandra, and sends her to distract advertising executive Ricky from Dee Dee. Read about How to Stuff a Wild Bikini / IMDB / YouTube

An executive, unhappy with his daughter's choice for a future husband, accepts a transfer to his firm's Stockholm branch and takes her along, only to discover that Sweden is far more sexually liberal than the United States. Details on I'll Take Sweden / IMDB / YouTube

An ordinary man lives in constant motion, in a desperate attempt to escape the passage of time. Learn about Time Piece / IMDB / YouTube

Dinah is a model whose face appears in an ad campaign for meat. While shooting a TV commercial, she and Steve, one of the stunt men, run off together. The advertising executives use their disappearance to generate more publicity for meat. Get info on Having a Wild Weekend / IMDB / YouTube

In this musical, college classmates Todd Armstrong (Frankie Avalon) and Craig Gamble (Dwayne Hickman) head out on a group ski vacation, and agree that if they're going to get girlfriends, they need to understand how women think. Look into Ski Party / IMDB / YouTube

Three American lovelies rooming together in Madrid all manage to get themselves into seemingly-unhappy relationships with fellows. Explore The Pleasure Seekers / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary short about racism in the United States. Learn about Now / IMDB / YouTube

Sonny falls asleep while his mom reads him a bedtime story and wakes up in Balloon Land, a magical world filled with giant balloon people and animals. Read about Fun in Balloon Land / IMDB / YouTube

A 16-year-old tomboy and high school athlete finds herself caught between being beating boys at sports and having a boyfriend, while her conservative father opposes women's rights in his campaign for mayor. Learn about Billie / IMDB / YouTube

No plot here, just a collection of lip-synched videos from some of the bands that were part of the British Invasion in 1964: The Animals, Herman's Hermits, Peter and Gordon, and the Spencer Davis Group (with Steve Winwood). The film also features bookend live performances by The Beatles. Get info on Go Go Mania / IMDB / YouTube

The girls of Alpha Beta need to raise $10,000 in two weeks to save the sorority house. Among their schemes to raise the funds are a beauty contest, a newspaper puzzle, and a baking contest. But when three guys hit the beach with love on their minds, bragging that they know the Beatles, the girls plan a concert with the Fab Four as the main attraction. See more about The Girls on the Beach / IMDB / YouTube

Bizarre sixties fable resembling Romeo and Juliet, but instead of Montagues and Capulets, there are two musical communities, one who like rock and roll and one who like ballads, who become reunited through the love between a couple who love across their grouping. It features little furry puppets called Gonks. See more about Gonks Go Beat / IMDB / YouTube

An ex-con manages a top band in the UK, and he wants to re-enter the crime scene. Details on Dateline Diamonds / IMDB / YouTube

Ray Charles attempts to help a down-on-their-luck boozing family whose son is blind. He wants to finance the recovery of his eyesight, but the family is afraid of what might happen if something goes wrong. Learn about Ballad in Blue / IMDB / YouTube

A fast-moving comedy with Billy Fury, who plays himself in the film. The story reveals his great love of animals, and it features his own racehorse, Anselmo. Also featured are several of Billy's own dogs. Watch for the dances! Look into I've Gotta Horse / IMDB / YouTube