Rags To Riches
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    Strumpet

    Stray Man is a raging street poet who periodically disrupts karaoke sessions at the local pub to...

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    Two Sons of Francisco (2006)

    The story of Francisco, a very simple and poor man whose dream was to see his children become...

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    Through The Fire (2006)

    Filmmaker Jonathan Hock follows basketball prodigy Sebastian Telfair as he tries to reach the NBA.

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    Rock Star (2001)

    A heavy-metal group hires a singer (Mark Wahlberg) from a tribute band after their frontman quits.

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    Dixie

    According to this exuberant Paramount musical, famed pre-Civil War minstrel performer Daniel Decatur...

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    White (1994)

    Divorced and ruined in Paris, a Polish hairdresser (Zbigniew Zamachowski) gets even with his French...

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    Supercross: The Movie (2005)

    Sibling rivalry threatens to tear apart two brothers (Steve Howey, Mike Vogel) after one wins a slot...

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    Year of the Fish (2008)

    A rotoscope-animated modern-day Cinderella story set in the underbelly of New York's Chinatown.

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    Abbott and Costello in Hollywood

    Two would-be talent agents (Bud Abbott, Lou Costello) try to get their singer client in a musical.

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    Blossoms in the Dust (1941)

    The story of Edna Gladney (Greer Garson), founder of the Texas Children's Home and Aid Society of...

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    Brewster's Millions (1945)

    A returning GI (Dennis O'Keefe) inherits a fortune but must spend $1 million in 60 days to get it.

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    The Bride Wore Red (1937)

    A cabaret singer's (Joan Crawford) noble boyfriend presents her at a Tirolean resort, where she...

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    Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)

    A casting mix-up leads a dancer (George Murphy) to land a major role intended for his partner (Fred...

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    The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)

    An unjustly imprisoned Frenchman (Robert Donat) escapes, finds treasure and seeks revenge with...

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    The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)

    A New Englander (James Craig) sells his soul to a Mr. Scratch (Walter Huston) and needs Daniel...

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    Kismet

    This first film version of the Edward Knoblock theatrical chestnut Kismet stars the actor who made...

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    Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)

    An 1880s Brooklyn boy (Freddie Bartholomew) is summoned to England by his grandfather (C. Aubrey...

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    The Little Princess (1939)

    A poor but proud girl (Shirley Temple) searches army hospitals for her father, reported dead in the...

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    Make a Million

    A college professor (Charles Starrett) must earn $1 million to win back his job.

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    Rhapsody in Blue (1945)

    Brooklyn-born George Gershwin (Robert Alda) drives himself to fame as a composer on Broadway, abroad...

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    Sepia Cinderella

    As indicated by the title, Sepia Cinderella is an updated retelling of the classic fairy tale,...

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    Show Boat (1936)

    A Mississippi riverboat captain's (Charles Winninger) daughter (Irene Dunne) marries a roving...

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    The Stork Club (1945)

    An eccentric old New York millionaire (Barry Fitzgerald) anonymously repays a hatcheck girl (Betty...

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    Whistle Stop (1946)

    A small-town woman (Ava Gardner) causes trouble between her shiftless boyfriend (George Raft) and a...

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    Atlantic City (1944)

    Vaudeville acts are re-created in the story of how Atlantic City became a famous resort.

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    Big Business Girl

    The neglected wife (Loretta Young) of a jazz-band leader (Frank Albertson) works at a New York ad...

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    Cinderella Jones

    A bandleader's (Robert Alda) girlfriend (Joan Leslie) needs a brainy husband in order to claim her...

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    The Conquerors

    Newlyweds (Richard Dix, Ann Harding) head for 1870s Nebraska and build a banking empire spanning...

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    Dancing in Manhattan

    In this comedy, a garbage truck driver stumbles across $5,000. He decides to use the money for a...

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    The Dancing Masters (1943)

    Owners (Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy) of a dance school try an insurance scam to bankroll an inventor...