1945 in Music - Musical Films

Musical Films

• Anchors Aweigh starring Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson and Gene Kelly. Directed by George Sidney.
• The Bells of St. Mary's starring Ingrid Bergman and Bing Crosby. Directed by Leo McCarey.
• The Blonde from Brooklyn released June 21, starring Lynn Merrick and Richard Stanton, with Gwen Verdon in a minor role.
• Blonde Ransom starring Donald Cook and Virginia Grey. Directed by William Beaudine.
• Bring on the Girls starring Veronica Lake, Sonny Tufts, Eddie Bracken and Marjorie Reynolds and featuring Spike Jones and his Orchestra.
• Abbott and Costello in Hollywood starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Frances Rafferty, Bob Stanton and Jean Porter. Directed by S. Sylvan Simon.
• Delightfully Dangerous satrring Jane Powell, Ralph Bellamy, Constance Moore, Arthur Treacher and Morton Gould & his Orchestra. Directed by Arthur Lubin.
• Diamond Horseshoe aka Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe starring Betty Grable, Dick Haymes, Phil Silvers, William Gaxton and Beatrice Kay and featuring vaudevillian Willie Solar in his only filmed performance.
• The Dolly Sisters released November 14 starring Betty Grable, June Haver and John Payne.
• Duffy's Tavern starring Ed Gardner, Betty Hutton, Bing Crosby, Paulette Goddard, Dorothy Lamour, Eddie Bracken, Sonny Tufts, Barry Fitzgerald and Veronica Lake. Directed by Hal Walker.
• Eadie Was a Lady starring Ann Miller
• Here Come the Co-eds starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello and Peggy Ryan. Directed by Edgar Fairchild.
• Hit the Hay starring Judy Canova
• Let's Go Steady released January 4 starring Pat Parrish and Jackie Moran and featuring Mel Tormé and Skinnay Ennis.
• Nob Hill starring George Raft, Joan Bennett and Vivian Blaine.
• Out of This World starring Eddie Bracken, Veronica Lake and Cass Daley
• Rhapsody In Blue starring Robert Alda, Joan Leslie and Alexis Smith and featuring Hazel Scott.
• A Song for Miss Julie starring Shirley Ross
• State Fair starring Dick Haymes, Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews and Vivian Blaine.
• The Stork Club starring Betty Hutton, Barry Fitzgerald, Don DeFore, Andy Russell and Robert Benchley
• Thrill of a Romance starring Van Johnson and Esther Williams and featuring Lauritz Melchior
• Tonight and Every Night starring Rita Hayworth, Lee Bowman and Janet Blair.
• Yolanda and the Thief starring Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank Morgan, Mildred Natwick and Mary Nash. Directed by Vincente Minnelli.