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Join: Oct 13, 2006

Name: Shurayuki18481

Location: Brisbane, Queensland, AU

Videos Watched: 3277

Subscribers: 61

Channel Views: 3958

Books: Mostly Classic English Literature and Japanese based books such as Tales of the Otori by Lian Hearn and Cloud of Sparrows/Autumn Bridge. Japanese History and culture, Books on famous film stars of the Golden Age and books on Musicals and Worldwide Cinema, Manga(One Piece, Rurouni Kenshin, Bleach etc).

Movies: I watch Classic Movies and Musicals religiously. I especially enjoy watching Musicals with Eleanor Powell who is my idol! Some of my favourite musicals are Born to Dance, Gold Diggers of 1933, Dames, Gold Digger of 1935, Easter Parade, Priorities on Parade, Carefree, Ziegfeld Follies, An American in Paris, Thousands Cheer, Top Hat, Swing Time, Fifth Avenue Girl, Stage Door, Gone with the Wind, A StreetCar named Desire, Silent films with Rudolph Valentino. Besides Movie Musicals I enjoy watching Anime, favourite is Bleach.

Music: I listen to mostly Jazz, Bossa Nova,Classical and Dance Music. Cannot tolerate rap,country or R&B. I have eclectic taste in music.

Hobbies: Film History, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, The Golden Age of Hollywood, History of Musicals, Film Stars and am a collector of Classic Film Memoribillia(Scrapbooking).

I am a major fan in Classic Black and White films during the Golden Age and especially musicals. Ever since I saw "That's Dancing"(a documentary film on the history of dance in musicals) when I was four, I have been extremely passionate about olden day films and Musicals. In the future I hope to enter the film industry whether that be producing,editing or preserving and collecting films. I really hope to spread this passion for black and white films and Musicals as never again will this genre enter the history of film.

Videos (41)

Extremely Rare Eleanor Powell!!!

  • Length: 2:13
  • Rating Average: 4.75 from 4 people
  • View Count: 299' favoriteCount='4
  • Author: Shurayuki18481

Tags: Ballet  Brother  Dance  Eleanor  Ginger  High  it  Just  Laugh  Musical  Off  Paramount  Powell  Queen  Rogers  Tap 

Here is Miss Eleanor Powell at 17 years old in the Paramount 1931 Musical "Queen High". She appears at the very left towards the end of the clip, dancing on an art deco chess pedestal with an attractive Louis Brook's hairstyle. This is the only time she appears in the film (uncredited). A very...

Cole Porter's "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" - Marilyn Monroe

  • Length: 5:3
  • Rating Average: 5.00 from 2 people
  • View Count: 461' favoriteCount='2
  • Author: Shurayuki18481

Tags: Cole  Gay  Marilyn  Monroe  Porter 

This song was first introduced to the American Public in the musical "Leave it to me!" in 1938. Mary Martin was the singer of this very song but had no idea of it's true homosexual innuendo. All of Cole Porter's song's were literally the life he actually led and this song sums up most of that...

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Eleanor Powell - Born to Dance

  • Length: 10:0
  • Rating Average: 5.00 from 2 people
  • View Count: 256' favoriteCount='1
  • Author: Shurayuki18481

Tags: Eleanor  Powell 

Here is a collage from the film "Born to Dance". (1936) Metro Goldwyn Mayer

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The High Hatters - My Love Parade

  • Length: 3:32
  • Rating Average: 5.00 from 1 people
  • View Count: 12' favoriteCount='1
  • Author: pax41

Tags: 1920's  Frank  Hatters  High  Joy  Leonard  Love  Luther  Parade  The 

Victor 22232-A recorded 12/3/1929 from the motion picture " The Love Parade" vocal by Frank Luther orchestra conducted by Leonard Joy

Ted Fiorito and his Orchestra

  • Length: 2:40
  • Rating Average: 4.89 from 9 people
  • View Count: 85' favoriteCount='4
  • Author: GoodOldDays

Tags: 1930s  Broadway  Hollywood  Musical  Production  Radio 

From 1934...

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OUT OF THE CLOSET...IT'S A GAY LIFE

  • Length: 10:0
  • Rating Average: 5.00 from 3 people
  • View Count: 560' favoriteCount='5
  • Author: tcmfan1946

Tags: Berkeley  Busby  Classic  Colonna  Crawford  crossdress  Davis  Gay  Hollywood  Joan  Johnnie  Musical  TCM  transvestite 

Montage of some of my TCM favorites. Rather rare footage of Hollywood Hotel, Garden of the Moon, Jerry Colonna, Busby Berkeley, Johnnie Davis, gay and crossdressed characters. BUSBY BERKELEY, JOHNNIE DAVIS, GAY AND CROSSDRESSED CHARACTERS. WATCH FOR THE FILMS ON TCM, OR GET THEM ON VIDEO IF...