Similar to film noir, the movie musical genre was forgotten for several decades, only to be recently revived in modern interpretations of classic stage musicals like Chicago, Rent, or The Phantom of the Opera. From stage musicals to today’s modern movie musicals, the musical genre has evolved over many years. Both classic stage musicals and older film musicals feature song-and-dance routines that are most often written for and woven into the plot line of the musical itself. By contrast, modern movie musicals like Moulin Rouge, Across the Universe and Enchanted, feature songs recorded by today’s popular artists. In these cases, the entire plot is instead often formed around the songs themselves.

Thanks to Loving the Classics, movie musical lovers can revisit the musical films of earlier decades from the 1930’s to the 1950’s. Loving the Classics has over 5,000 public domain movies in its database, and features such musical titles as Ain’t Misbehavin’ (1955), All the King’s Horses (1934), Anything Goes (1936), Broadway (1942), Happy Days (1929), Let’s Face it (1943), Rise and Shine (1941), and Lucky Girl (1932).

Such older musical films were appreciated differently than today’s musical works. Though the musical genre itself has been revived in modern musical films and television shows like Glee, most people may be unfamiliar with how it all started, and how the musical genre evolved into what it is today. Seeing old films such as those found on Loving the Classics may help movie musical lovers to understand and better appreciate the genre in a fresh light.

Loving the Classics carries films from all genres, including action/adventure, drama, comedy, horror, and even film noir. This unique, online classic film database features everything from early silent movies to the later cult films of the 1970’s, but these are titles you won’t be able to find at your local video store. Loving the Classics will ship them straight to your door in packages that feature custom artwork. If there is a musical title that you can’t find, they will try their best to locate it for you, as long as it is in the public domain. If you’re a vintage film lover looking for a good, classic musical, visit Loving the Classics and help revive this genre today.