Ray Bolger Movies

Party, enterianment, and Behind the scenes

After getting her start in her parents' vaudeville act, Marilyn Miller is taken under the wing of dance sensation Jack Donahue. He senses the girl's...

West Point cadet Dick Thorpe falls in love with a girl, who turns out to be a princess from an European kingdom.

This 1958 Christmas spectacular was produced by the USO for the entertainment of troops stationed overseas. Over 50 top names from stage, screen and...

Angela Lansbury hosts a celebration and anniversary tribute to the Wizard of Oz which includes the premiere of the restored, uncut print of the...

Dick Van Dyke stars as a priest accused of murdering a nun. Directed by Stanley Kramer, this 1979 drama also features Kathleen Quinlan, Maureen...

A vaudeville entertainer approaches middle age still not having attained success or stardom.

Musical version of the comedy, "Charley's Aunt," by Brandon Thomas. As part of a simple enough ruse, a Cambridge student poses as his aunt but his...

This short begins at Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam). The electricity generated here by the Colorado River is sent to Hollywood, where movie studios...

A promotional piece for the Disney film "Return to Oz", that also traces the history of the Oz books and films.

A circus performer who falls in love with a rich car dealer's son, against her family's wishes. Features some spirited dance numbers with Ray Bolger.

A look into how L. Frank Baum's classic novel was transformed into one of the most beloved films of all time including archival interviews,...

A boy named Peter must save Easter. An evil character named Tin Whiskers takes over the town and re-names everything including the streets to have...

An angel named Simon comes to Earth and finds that he enjoys, among other things, hot dogs, beer and meddling in the lives of people.

The time was 1938. The place, Hollywood. This is the story of one of the 456 films made that year, how it was made, and why it has endured.

A behind-the-scenes look at the 1939 Wizard of Oz film adaptation that tested the limits of its creators, which included director Victor Fleming and...

A kind of filmed vaudeville show, using old material from RKO films and some new.