Cast: Eleanor Powell

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Eleanor Powell. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 · Documentary · 126 min. · United States

Direction Gene Kelly

Cast Fred Astaire · Gene Kelly · Judy Garland · Mickey Rooney

Plot Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.

6.8

165 votes

6.8

165 votes

Broadway Melody Of 1940

1940 · Movie · 102 min. · United States

Direction Norman Taurog

Cast Fred Astaire · Eleanor Powell · George Murphy · Frank Morgan

Plot Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is...

6.6

244 votes

6.6

244 votes

Broadway Melody of 1936

1935 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction Roy Del Ruth · W.S. Van Dyke

Cast Jack Benny · Eleanor Powell · Robert Taylor · Una Merkel

Plot Bob Gordon is staging a new Broadway Show, but he is short of money. He gets an offer of money by the young widow Lilian, if she can dance in...

6.6

87 votes

6.6

87 votes

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937 · Movie · 110 min. · United States

Direction Roy Del Ruth

Cast Robert Taylor · Eleanor Powell · George Murphy · Judy Garland

Plot A young singer/dancer (Eleanor Powell) goes to New York City in hopes of becoming a Broadway star. Along the way she encounters two vaudeville hopefuls (George Murphy and Buddy Ebsen),...

6.4

132 votes

6.4

132 votes

Born to Dance

1936 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Roy Del Ruth

Cast Eleanor Powell · James Stewart · Virginia Bruce · Una Merkel

Plot Sailor Ted meets at the Lonely Hearts Club of his friend Gunny's wife, Jenny, a girl, Nora Paige, and falls in love. Nora wants to become a dancer on Broadway....

6.2

106 votes

6.2

106 votes

Thousands Cheer

1943 · Movie · 125 min. · United States

Direction George Sidney

Cast Kathryn Grayson · Gene Kelly · Mary Astor · John Boles

Plot Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a few snags, including disapproval...

5.0

31 votes

5.0

31 votes

Honolulu

1939 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction Edward Buzzell

Cast Eleanor Powell · Robert Young · George Burns · Gracie Allen

Plot Movie star Brooks Mason tries to avoid his fans and spend some weeks on vacation. When Hawaiian plantage-owner George Smith is mistaken by Mason's fans for Mason and brought to...

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Rosalie

1937 · Movie · 123 min. · United States

Direction W.S. Van Dyke

Cast Nelson Eddy · Eleanor Powell · Frank Morgan · Edna May Oliver

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

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Lady Be Good

1941 · Movie · 112 min. · United States

Direction Norman Z. McLeod

Cast Eleanor Powell · Ann Sothern · Robert Young · Lionel Barrymore

Plot Songwriters Dixie Donegan and Eddie Crane are still in love after their divorce. Dixie's friend Marilyn Marsh tries to convince them to marry again, but this isn't that easy.

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George White's 1935 Scandals

1935 · Movie · 84 min. · United States

Direction George White

Cast Alice Faye · James Dunn · Ned Sparks · Lyda Roberti

Plot A vacationing Broadway producer, George White, stops off in a small Georgia town to send a telegram. He sees his name in lights on a local theater and is scandalized...

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Queen High

1930 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Fred C. Newmeyer

Cast Charles Ruggles · Frank Morgan · Ginger Rogers · Stanley Smith

Plot The two partners of a ladies' garter business are constantly feuding with each other. When they ask their lawyer to dissolve...

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I Dood It

1943 · Movie · 102 min. · United States

Direction Vincente Minnelli

Cast Red Skelton · Eleanor Powell · Richard Ainley · Patricia Dane

Plot Constance Shaw is a dance star on Broadway, Joseph Rivington Reynolds is a keen fan of her. After she is fed up with her friend, she meets Joseph and marries...

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Sensations of 1945

1944 · Movie · 86 min. · United States

Direction Andrew L. Stone

Cast Eleanor Powell · Dennis O'Keefe · C. Aubrey Smith · Eugene Pallette

Plot Campy musical stars Eleanor Powell, Dennis O'Keefe, C. Aubrey Smith, W.C. Fields, Cab Calloway, Sophie Tucker and Eugene Pallette. Loaded with specialty numbers; contains the now-famous number where Eleanor tap-dances...

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Ship Ahoy

1942 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Edward Buzzell

Cast Eleanor Powell · Red Skelton · Bert Lahr · Virginia O'Brien

Plot Miss Winters is a dancer with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and is asked to secretly transport a prototype magnetic mine to Puerto Rico. She thinks that she is working for...

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