Comedy, Romance
Ella Peterson works in the basement office of Susanswerphone, a telephone answering service. She listens in on others' lives and adds some interest to her own humdrum existence by adopting different identities for her clients. They include an out-of-work Method actor, a dentist with musical yearnings, and in particular playwright Jeffrey Moss, who is suffering from writer's block and desperately needs a muse.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
The Terror of Tiny Town
Morning Glory
Roberta
The Road to Hong Kong
Road to Morocco
Road to Zanzibar
Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf
Road to Rio
Blonde from Brooklyn
Oh! Calcutta!
Gold Diggers of 1933
Memories of Matsuko
Good News
The Boy Friend
On the Town
Shall We Dance
Love Me Tonight
Show Boat
Marina
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
IMDB 5.7 | Nov , 1929
An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.The Terror of Tiny Town
IMDB 3.5 | Dec , 1938
Using a conventional Western story with an all dwarf cast, the filmmakers were able to showcase gags such as cowboys entering the local saloon by walking under the swinging doors, and pint-sized cowboys galloping around on Shetland ponies while roping calves.Morning Glory
IMDB 6.1 | Aug , 1933
Wildly optimistic chatterbox Eva Lovelace is a would-be actress trying to crash the New York stage. She attracts the interest of a paternal actor, a philandering producer, and an earnest playwright. Is she destined for stardom, or will she fade like a morning glory after its brief blooming?Roberta
IMDB 7 | Mar , 1935
Football player John Kent tags along as Huck Haines and the Wabash Indianians travel to an engagement in Paris, only to lose it immediately. John and company visit his aunt, owner of a posh fashion house run by her assistant, Stephanie. There they meet the singer Scharwenka (alias Huck's old friend Lizzie), who gets the band a job. Meanwhile, Madame Roberta passes away and leaves the business to John and he goes into partnership with Stephanie.The Road to Hong Kong
IMDB 5.7 | Mar , 1962
When Chester accidentally memorises and destroys the only copy of a secret Russian formula for a new and improved rocket fuel, he and Harry are thrust into international intrigue, trying to stay alive while keeping the formula out of enemy hands.Road to Morocco
IMDB 6.9 | Nov , 1942
Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar.Road to Zanzibar
IMDB 6.3 | Apr , 1941
Stranded in Africa, Chuck and his pal Fearless have comic versions of jungle adventures, featuring two attractive con-women.Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf
IMDB 4 | Jan , 2001
The fun begins when Baby Bear goes to hear the Boston Pops Orchestra play the musical story of Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf." He imagines Elmo, Big Bird, Oscar and the rest of his Sesame Street friends as characters who help bring the story to life.Road to Rio
IMDB 6.7 | Dec , 1947
Scat Sweeney and Hot Lips Barton, two out of work musicians, stow away onboard a ship bound for Rio, after accidentally setting fire to the big top of a circus. They then get mixed up with a potential suicide Lucia, who first thanks them, then unexpectedly turns them over to the ship's captain. When they find out that she has been hypnotized, to go through a marriage of convenience, when the ship reaches Rio, the boys turn up at the ceremony, in order to stop the wedding, and to help catch the crooks.Blonde from Brooklyn
IMDB 5 | Jun , 1945
A brash young singer and an unemployed "jukebox girl" hire an elderly Confederate "colonel" to teach them to be "southern" so they can land a radio gig for sponsor Plantation Coffee.Oh! Calcutta!
IMDB 2.7 | Jun , 1972
Based on the controversial off-Broadway musical comedy revue, "Oh! Calcutta!" is a series of musical numbers about sex and sexual mores. Most of the skits feature one or more performers in a state of undress, simulating sex, or both. The show sparked considerable controversy at the time because it featured extended scenes of total nudity, both male and female. The title is taken from a painting by Clovis Trouille, itself a pun on "O quel cul t'as!" French for "What an arse you have!".Gold Diggers of 1933
IMDB 7.2 | May , 1933
During the Great Depression, all Broadway shows are closed down. A group of desperate unemployed showgirls find hope when a wealthy songwriter invests in a musical starring them, against the wishes of his high society brother. Thus start Carol, Trixie and Polly's schemes to bilk his money and keep the show going.Memories of Matsuko
IMDB 7.7 | May , 2006
While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.Good News
IMDB 6.2 | Dec , 1947
At fictitious Tait University in the Roaring '20s, co-ed and school librarian Connie Lane falls for football hero Tommy Marlowe. Unfortunately, he has his eye on gold-digging vamp Pat McClellan. Tommy's grades start to slip, which keeps him from playing in the big game. Connie eventually finds out Tommy really loves her and devises a plan to win him back and to get him back on the field.The Boy Friend
IMDB 6.7 | Dec , 1971
When the leading lady of a low-budget musical revue sprains her ankle, the assistant stage manager is forced to understudy and perform in her place.On the Town
IMDB 7 | Dec , 1949
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.Shall We Dance
IMDB 7.2 | May , 1937
Ballet star Petrov arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical star he's fallen for but barely knows. By the time the ocean liner reaches New York, a little white lie has churned through the rumour mill and turned into a hot gossip item—that the two celebrities are secretly married.Love Me Tonight
IMDB 6.6 | Aug , 1932
A Parisian tailor goes to a château to collect a bill, only to fall for an aloof young princess living there.Show Boat
IMDB 6.7 | May , 1936
Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.Marina
IMDB 0 | Oct , 1960
A German "Schlager-Film" (a musical comedy with popular songs) with Giorgia Moll in the title role.