Soundtrack: Lennie Hayton

The best movies, series, and documentaries with a soundtrack by Lennie Hayton. Enjoy the titles that feature an unforgettable music.


On the Town

1949 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction Stanley Donen · Gene Kelly

Cast Gene Kelly · Frank Sinatra · Betty Garrett · Ann Miller

Plot Three sailors -Gabey, Chip, and Ozzie- are very excited about getting a 24-hour leave and spending it in New York, New York - a wonderful town! They are especially concerned...

7.2

9K votes

7.2

9K votes

Side Street

1950 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction Anthony Mann

Cast Farley Granger · Cathy O'Donnell · James Craig · Paul Kelly

Plot Joe Norson (Farley Granger), a poor letter carrier with a sweet, pregnant wife, Ellen (Cathy O'Donnell), yields to momentary temptation and steals $30,000 belonging to a pair of ruthless blackmailers...

7.0

279 votes

7.0

279 votes

The Pirate

1948 · Movie · 102 min. · United States

Direction Vincente Minnelli

Cast Judy Garland · Gene Kelly · Walter Slezak · Gladys Cooper

Plot When Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne appeared in S. N. Behrmann's The Pirate on Broadway, there were no musical numbers whatsoever. But with Gene Kelly and Judy Garland in the...

6.9

1K votes

6.9

1K votes

The Big Store

1941 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction Charles Reisner

Cast The Marx Brothers · Groucho Marx · Harpo Marx · Chico Marx

Plot Groucho, Harpo and Chico turn a big department store upside down as New York detectives trying to foil the hostile takeover the store and prevent a murder. Pretty late in...

6.8

2K votes

6.8

2K votes

Battleground

1949 · Movie · 118 min. · United States

Direction William A. Wellman

Cast Van Johnson · John Hodiak · Ricardo Montalban · George Murphy

Plot December, 1944. The Nazis, in the face of the onrushing Allies, turned and pushed into the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and Luxembourg for what would be their last major offensive...

6.8

645 votes

6.8

645 votes

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series)

1964 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Irwin Allen · Jus Addiss · Jerry Hopper · Sobey Martin

Cast Richard Basehart · David Hedison · Robert Dowdell · Del Monroe

Plot Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is a 1960s American science fiction television series based on the 1961 film of the same name. Both were created by Irwin Allen,...

6.8

251 votes

6.8

251 votes

Nazi Agent

1942 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction Jules Dassin

Cast Conrad Veidt · Anne Ayars · Frank Reicher · Dorothy Tree

Plot A story of German-born identical twins (both played by Veidt), one a loyal American and the other, a Nazi official. The American is forced to help a group of German...

6.7

30 votes

6.7

30 votes

Ziegfeld Follies

1945 · Movie · 110 min. · United States

Direction Vincente Minnelli · Lemuel Ayers · Roy Del Ruth · Robert Lewis

Cast Fred Astaire · William Powell · Judy Garland · Lucille Ball

Plot The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.

6.4

313 votes

6.4

313 votes

Eyes in the Night

1942 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction Fred Zinnemann

Cast Edward Arnold · Ann Harding · Donna Reed · Stephen McNally

Plot Blind detective Duncan Maclain is visited by old friend Norma Lawry, looking for help in getting rid of one of her old beaus, who is courting Norma's 17-year old step-daughter....

6.4

48 votes

6.4

48 votes

Good News

1947 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction Charles Walters

Cast June Allyson · Peter Lawford · Patricia Marshall · Joan McCracken

Plot At fictitious Tait University in the Roaring 20's, co-ed and school librarian Connie Lane (June Allyson) falls for football hero Tommy Marlowe (Peter Lawford). Unfortunately, he has his eye on...

6.3

22 votes

6.3

22 votes

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Richard Thorpe

Cast William Powell · Myrna Loy · Gloria DeHaven · Lucile Watson

Plot Nick and Nora head to Nick's hometown of Sycamore Springs to spend some time with his parents. His father, a prominent local physician, was always a bit disappointed with Nick's...

6.3

125 votes

6.3

125 votes

Any Number Can Play

1949 · Movie · 102 min. · United States

Direction Mervyn LeRoy

Cast Clark Gable · Alexis Smith · Wendell Corey · Audrey Totter

Plot Charlie King (Gable) runs a casino, but, in a business that thrives among the unscrupulous, Charlie takes pride in running an honest game and treating his customers with fairness and...

6.1

30 votes

6.1

30 votes

Star!

1968 · Movie · 176 min. · United States

Direction Robert Wise

Cast Julie Andrews · Richard Crenna · Michael Craig · Daniel Massey

Plot Film based on life of actress Gertrude Lawrence, on and off stage, takes the opportunity to feature extravagant musical production numbers with 'Julie Andrews', acting, singing and dancing. 1969: Academy...

6.0

146 votes

6.0

146 votes

The Hucksters

1947 · Movie · 115 min. · United States

Direction Jack Conway

Cast Clark Gable · Deborah Kerr · Sydney Greenstreet · Adolphe Menjou

Plot Victor Norman is just out of the service and looking for a job in advertising. By playing hard to get, he figures that he can get a good job and...

6.0

102 votes

6.0

102 votes

The Harvey Girls

1946 · Movie · 102 min. · United States

Direction George Sidney

Cast Judy Garland · John Hodiak · Ray Bolger · Angela Lansbury

Plot A frothy musical about the romantic misadventures of the Harvey girls, waitresses employed by the Old West Harvey Restaurant chain. Their ladylike behavior had a civilizing effect on their wild...

6.0

112 votes

6.0

112 votes

Yolanda and the Thief

1945 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

5.9

107 votes

5.9

107 votes

Words and Music

1948 · Movie · 120 min. · United States

Direction Norman Taurog

Cast Judy Garland · Mickey Rooney · June Allyson · Gene Kelly

Plot The plot is a hokey whitewash of the careers of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, with characters talking in stilted phrases ("Gee, Larry, that's marvelous, really and truly") and complexities...

5.6

94 votes

5.6

94 votes

Battle Circus

1953 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Direction Richard Brooks

Cast Humphrey Bogart · June Allyson · Keenan Wynn · Robert Keith

Plot Set in Korea and made during the war, this is the love story of a hard-bitten Army surgeon, and a new nurse ready to save the world.

5.5

167 votes

5.5

167 votes

Living in a Big Way

1947 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction Gregory La Cava

Cast Gene Kelly · Marie McDonald · Charles Winninger · Phyllis Thaxter

Plot Leo Gogarty marries Margaud Morgan after a whirlwind romance just before shipping out to war. When he returns he is surprised to discover not only that his bride is not...

5.4

32 votes

5.4

32 votes

Easy to Love

1953 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Charles Walters

Cast Esther Williams · Tony Martin · Van Johnson · Carroll Baker

Plot Set against the background of Florida's Cypress Gardens, and featuring many stretches of water carnival-ballet numbers, the slight story line finds swimming star Julie Hallerton (Esther Williams) in love with...

5.3

71 votes

5.3

71 votes