Best musicals 1951 – 1960 - Charts
Best musicals 1951 – 1960
1. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
USA, Musical / Romance
Directed by: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
Cast: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor
2. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
USA, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson
Cast: Ed Wynn, Richard Haydn
3. Le Roi et moi (1956)
USA, Musical / Drama
Directed by: Walter Lang
Cast: Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner
4. Sleeping Beauty (1959)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Clyde Geronimi
Cast: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley
5. An American in Paris (1951)
USA, Musical / Romance
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron
6. The Court Jester (1955)
USA, Adventure / Comedy
Directed by: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
Cast: Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns
7. Funny Face (1957)
USA, Romance / Comedy
Directed by: Stanley Donen
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire
8. A Star is Born (1954)
USA, Drama / Musical
Directed by: George Cukor
Cast: Judy Garland, James Mason
9. The Haunted Castle (1960)
West Germany, Comedy / Fantasy
Directed by: Kurt Hoffmann
Cast: Liselotte Pulver, Heinz Baumann
10. Rodná zem (1953)
Czechoslovakia, Musical / Comedy
Directed by: Josef Mach
Cast: Heda Melicherová, Martin Ťapák
11. Peter Pan (1953)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson
Cast: Bobby Driscoll, Heather Angel
12. Kiss Me Kate (1953)
USA, Musical / Comedy
Directed by: George Sidney
Cast: Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel
13. King Creole (1958)
USA, Drama / Musical
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones
14. The Band Wagon (1953)
USA, Comedy / Musical
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse
15. Carnival in Moscow (1956)
Soviet Union, Comedy / Musical
Directed by: Eldar Ryazanov
Cast: Igor Ilinskiy, Ludmila Gurchenko
16. High Society (1956)
USA, Musical / Comedy
Directed by: Charles Walters
Cast: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly
17. Guys and Dolls (1955)
USA, Musical / Comedy
Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons
18. It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
USA, Comedy / Musical
Directed by: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
Cast: Gene Kelly, Dan Dailey
20. Loving You (1957)
USA, Drama / Musical
Directed by: Hal Kanter
Cast: Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott
21. The Tramp (1951)
India, Drama / Family
Directed by: Raj Kapoor
Cast: Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor
22. Porgy and Bess (1959)
USA, Musical / Romance
Directed by: Otto Preminger, Rouben Mamoulian
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge
23. Daddy Long Legs (1955)
USA, Musical / Romance
Directed by: Jean Negulesco
Cast: Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron
24. A Hole in the Head (1959)
USA, Comedy / Musical
Directed by: Frank Capra
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson
25. French Cancan (1955)
France, Comedy / Musical
Directed by: Jean Renoir
Cast: Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul
28. Rock Around the Clock (1956)
USA, Musical
Directed by: Fred F. Sears
Cast: Johnny Johnston, Lisa Gaye
29. Tom Thumb (1958)
UK / USA, Musical / Fantasy
Directed by: George Pal
Cast: Russ Tamblyn, Alan Young
30. Royal Wedding (1951)
USA, Comedy / Musical
Directed by: Stanley Donen
Cast: Fred Astaire, Jane Powell
31. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Howard Hawks
Cast: Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe
32. The Story of Three Loves (1953)
USA, Romance / Drama
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli, Gottfried Reinhardt
Cast: Pier Angeli, Ethel Barrymore
33. Show Boat (1951)
USA, Drama / Musical
Directed by: George Sidney
Cast: Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner
34. We Will All Go to Monte Carlo (1951)
France, Comedy / Musical
Directed by: Jean Boyer
Cast: Marcel Dalio, Henri Génès
35. Brigadoon (1954)
USA, Fantasy / Musical
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Gene Kelly, Van Johnson
36. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
USA, Comedy / Musical
Directed by: Stanley Donen
Cast: Jane Powell, Jeff Richards
37. White Christmas (1954)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye
38. The Opposite Sex (1956)
USA, Musical / Comedy
Directed by: David Miller
Cast: June Allyson, Joan Collins
39. Silk Stockings (1957)
USA, Musical
Directed by: Rouben Mamoulian
Cast: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse
41. Das Wirtshaus im Spessart (1958)
West Germany, Comedy / Musical
Directed by: Kurt Hoffmann
Cast: Liselotte Pulver, Carlos Thompson
42. Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)
USA, Comedy / Family
Directed by: Charles Walters
Cast: Doris Day, David Niven
45. Pepe (1960)
Mexico / USA, Comedy / Musical
Directed by: George Sidney
Cast: Cantinflas, Dan Dailey
46. Can-Can (1960)
USA, Musical / Comedy
Directed by: Walter Lang
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine
48. I Love Melvin (1953)
USA, Comedy / Musical
Directed by: Don Weis
Cast: Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds
49. Carmen Jones (1954)
USA, Musical / Drama
Directed by: Otto Preminger
Cast: Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge
51. Pal Joey (1957)
USA, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: George Sidney
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra
52. Calamity Jane (1953)
USA, Musical / Western
Directed by: David Butler
Cast: Doris Day, Howard Keel
53. Let's Make Love (1960)
USA, Comedy / Musical
Directed by: George Cukor
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand
54. Gigi (1958)
USA, Comedy / Musical
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli, Charles Walters
Cast: Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier
55. G.I. Blues (1960)
USA, Comedy / Musical
Directed by: Norman Taurog
Cast: Elvis Presley, Juliet Prowse
56. Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)
USA, Comedy / Musical
Directed by: Richard Sale
Cast: Jane Russell, Jeanne Crain
57. Miss Sadie Thompson (1953)
USA, Drama / Musical
Directed by: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Rita Hayworth, José Ferrer
58. Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Joseph Pevney
Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Leslie Nielsen
59. The Pajama Game (1957)
USA, Musical
Directed by: George Abbott, Stanley Donen
Cast: Doris Day, John Raitt
60. Here Comes the Groom (1951)
USA, Comedy / Musical
Directed by: Frank Capra
Cast: Bing Crosby, Jane Wyman
61. The Tender Trap (1955)
USA, Comedy / Musical
Directed by: Charles Walters
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds
62. There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
USA, Musical / Drama
Directed by: Walter Lang
Cast: Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor
63. Oklahoma (1955)
USA, Musical / Romance
Directed by: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Gordon MacRae, Gloria Grahame
64. Farewell My Love (1957)
Egypt, Musical / Drama
Directed by: Youssef Chahine
Cast: Farid El-Atrash, Shadyah
65. The Magical Hat (1952)
Czechoslovakia, Musical / Comedy
Directed by: Alfréd Radok
Cast: Saša Rašilov st., Zdeněk Dítě
66. South Pacific (1958)
USA, Musical / Romance
Directed by: Joshua Logan
Cast: Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor
67. Artists and Models (1955)
USA, Comedy / Musical
Directed by: Frank Tashlin
Cast: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis