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Street of Chance is a 1930 American pre-Code film directed by John Cromwell and starring William Powell, Jean Arthur, Kay Francis and Regis Toomey. Howard Estabrook was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Achievement .
Easy Street (1917 film), a Charlie Chaplin comedy. Easy Street (1930 film), by Oscar Micheaux, US. Easy Street (TV series), 1986–87 US sitcom.
Easy Street is a 1930 American film by Oscar Micheaux, an African American filmmaker. [1] [2] It features an African American cast. Known as the last silent achievement in his filmography, the film is considered lost. The plot reportedly revolved around a group of con artists trying to seize the savings of an old man.
Below, we've compiled a list of 29 of the best movie musicals of all time, spanning from the 1930s to 21st century picks. Expect dance numbers and catchy songs galore. ‘42nd Street’ (1933)
"Easy Street" is a jazz standard and popular song with lyrics and music written by Alan Rankin Jones in 1940. It was first recorded by 'Jimmy Lunceford and his Orchestra.' Background. The term 'easy street' originated in the late 1800s and is slang for "a state in which everything is going well and one is comfortable.” It's usually meant ...
Anything Goes. Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, revised considerably by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. [ 1] The story concerns madcap antics aboard an ocean liner bound from New York to London.
On the Sunny Side of the Street. "On the Sunny Side of the Street" is a 1930 song composed by Jimmy McHugh with lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Some authors say that Fats Waller was the composer, but he sold the rights to the song. [ 1] It was introduced in the Broadway musical Lew Leslie 's International Revue starring Harry Richman and Gertrude ...
Simple Simon. (musical) Simple Simon is a Broadway musical with book by Guy Bolton, and Ed Wynn, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers, produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., and starring Ed Wynn. It originally played from February 18, 1930 to June 14, 1930 at the Ziegfeld Theatre, then reopened on March 9, 1931 at the Majestic Theatre. [1]