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THE GODFATHER had parts 2 and 3 LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING is part of a film series MRS MINIVER had THE MINIVER STORY

SHAZAM — Our hero spends his whole life trying to find his mother again, but when he finds her it’s not a happy reunion (spoiler alert)

The title song from SOMETHING FOR THE BOYS next another title song from a musical

STAR WARS

A LITTLE PRINCESS (1995)

Love Julie and Carol’s medley of Broadway songs they sang for a TV special — the medley included “A Boy like That” from WEST SIDE STORY next another duet between two ladies

In the theater these days we usually use “high concept” to refer to extreme production design, so here are some examples of comedies whose production design is high concept— JOE VS THE VOLCANO YOLANDA AND THE THIEF EDWARD SCISSORHANDS

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (if I’m understanding this right)

“Hook’s Tango” from the TV musical PETER PAN NEXT another song from a TV movie or special

GAY PUR-EE THE GAY BRIDE THE GAY LADY (1949) THE GAY DOG The Cisco Kid in THE GAY AMIGO Gaylord from SHOW BOAT

GASLIGHT THE THIRD MAN DOUBLE INDEMNITY OUT OF THE PAST LADY FROM SHANGHAI D.O.A. THIS GUN FOR HIRE THE WINDOW THE NAKED CITY ODD MAN OUT THE KILLERS BORN TO KILL STRANGER ON THE THIRD FLOOR JIGSAW CAT PEOPLE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS ISLE OF THE DEAD THE BODY SNATCHER THE SEVENTH VICTIM

TWO FOR TONIGHT

“Puttin’ on the Ritz” (in lots of movies) next another song that starts with P

Hitchcock in the 1940s — NOTORIOUS ROPE SHADOW OF A DOUBT SUSPICION LIFEBOAT FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT

Pepper Pots - Gwyneth Paltrow in IRON MAN etc

"La Serenata" sung by Irene Dunne in THE AWFUL TRUTH (interrupted by Cary Grant) next another song from a 1930s or 1940s comedy

FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1991) — Steve Martin dreams of giving a backyard BBQ wedding

“I can hear the bells” from HAIRSPRAY next another song in a high school setting

GONE WITH THE WIND EDWARD SCISSORHANDS

“This nearly was mine” from SOUTH PACIFIC next another song at the point in the story where they break up (the “boy loses girl /girl loses boy“ song)

The sequel to CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN called BELLES ON THEIR TOES (also based on a true story) shows Myrna Loy’s character becoming Woman of the Year with a lot of inspiring moments of overcoming sexism — truly some cool Girl Power moments.

"Merrily on our way to nowhere" from the Wind in the Willows segment of THE ADVENTURES OF ICHABOD AND MR TOAD next another song that starts with M

INSIDE DAISY CLOVER CASH MCCALL CASANOVA BROWN LT. ROBIN CRUSOE, USN CHRISTOPHER ROBIN

GALLANT BESS THE BIG SOMBRERO CANADIAN PACIFIC

"Long Ago and Far Away" from COVER GIRL next another song that starts with L