Az elmaradhatatlan szájharmonikájáról nemes egyszerűséggel csak Harmonikának nevezett rejtélyes idegen már régóta hajszolja Franket, a gyilkos bandavezért, akivel sürgős párbajozni valója van. Frank azonban mással van elfoglalva.
Eugene tehetséges klasszikus gitáros, akinek minden vágya, hogy ő legyen a leghíresebb blues gitáros. Az ifjú egy rég elveszett dal nyomába ered. Az egyik harlemi idősek otthonában rátalál Willie Brownra, a legendás blues zenészre, aki talán a segítségére lehet. Az öreg a maga hasznára fordítja a helyzetet, az ifjú segítségével talán visszaszerezheti a lelkét az ördögtől, amelyet a páratlan zenei nagyságért cserébe - egy távoli útkereszteződésnél - sok évtizeddel ezelőtt eladott. Miközben a Mississippi deltavidékét járják, találkoznak a szökevény Francesszel, aki szerelembe bonyolódik Eugene-nel. A film a blues legenda Robert Johnsonnak állít emléket.
Thomas Winters felesége halála után magához veszi három kisgyermekét. A gyerekek nem nagyon lelkesednek a változásért, a hét éves Robert rögtön el is kóborol. Ekkor ismerkedik meg az Amerikában turnézó olasz karmester lányával, Cinzia-val. A lány rövidesen a család nevelőnője lesz. A kezdeti zökkenők ellenére apránként gyengéd szálak szövődnek Winters és Cinzia között, ám Thomas-ra frissen elvált sógornője is pályázik. Egy július 4-ei bálon a férfinak döntenie kell...
Alice Sycamore (Jean Arthur) egy bohém, szabadszellemű család legfiatalabb tagja. Az egyik legnagyobb társaság ifjú elnökhelyettese, Tony Kirby (James Stewart) mellett dolgozik gyorsíróként és a fiatalok annak rendje s módja szerint egymásba szeretnek. A bimbózó románcot azonban komoly veszély fenyegeti: Tony ugyanis a mindenható iparmágnás, Anthony P. Kirby (Edward Arnold) egyetlen fia és szülei nem nézik jó szemmel a lány különc, habókos családját.
In this wildly entertaining vision of one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists, Bob Dylan is surrounded by teen fans, gets into heated philosophical jousts with journalists, and kicks back with fellow musicians Joan Baez, Donovan, and Alan Price.
A homage and parody of 1950s and 1960s Thai romantic melodramas and action films. Dum, the son of a peasant falls in love with Rumpoey, the daughter of a wealthy and respected family. The star-crossed lovers are torn apart for years, but their forbidden love survives. When tragedy strikes, Dum unleashes his rage and becomes the gun-slinging outlaw the "Black Tiger" who will stop at nothing to seek his revenge.
Jimmy, the owner of a failed music shop, goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. Before he gets there, he befriends an Irish family who happens to be his uncle's worst enemy because of their love for music and in-house band who constantly practices. Soon, Jimmy finds himself trying to help the band by getting them gigs and trying to reconcile the family with his uncle.
In this old-time Western from director George Sherman, peaceable cowpoke Jack Summers takes the job of sheriff to help his adopted town in its bid to beat out a nearby settlement for a lucrative railroad contract. Trailcross is trying to get the new railroad and Stevens wants it to go to Mason City. Jack and sidekick Nevady arrive and when Jack faces down Stevens' men, he is made Marshal. The townspeople raise money for the railroad and entrust it to Jack. But Stevens plants two of his henchmen as Jack's escorts and they rob him. With the Railroad Officials due to arrive, Jack must retrieve the money.
Tom Turkey and his friends play their harmonicas so enthusiastically that they nearly destroy the general store.
Alvin learns the true meaning of Christmas.
Two men in adjoining duplexes, good friends, are enchanted by the song of a bird. One buys a small harmonica and learns to play it; he keeps his neighbor awake. The neighbor buys a larger harmonica, and an arms race ensues; the instruments get larger, until it's a piano vs. a pipe organ, and then they start bringing in larger groups of friends until an entire orchestra is playing the 1812 Overture. The houses collapse from all this, atop the dueling orchestras, and on their way up to heaven, the man puts his small harmonica up for sale.
After a long stay at the hospital Peter Sanders comes home to die. ‘Homecoming’ follows Peter’s last days and his troubled relationship with Joanne, an adulterous wife who desperately tries to reach to him, and Lindsay, his nine-year-old daughter who tries to cure him with love and Bob Dylan songs. Peter soon realizes that he’s not fighting the inevitability of death but his own fears and frustrations.
Near the end of the war in Germany, GI Steve Boland, a self-described "sharp-operator", meets a German girl, Ilsa, and they fall in love. Ilsa's brother Karl, whom she has not seen in three years, and his fellow Nazi Ludwig visit Ilsa. Karl proudly informs her that he and Ludwig are "Werewolves", a group of Nazi assassins parachuted behind Allied lines for the purpose of killing Allied High Command officers. She and Steve go to Army Intelligence with their information, where Steve is immediately arrested for being A.W.O.L. Captain Melton of Army G-2 intervenes on Steve's behalf, as G-2 has had a suspicion about the existence of the "Werewolves" but no concrete info before now.
The story of a turbulent relationship between Elisa, a mentally unstable young woman, and her psychiatrist who, meets her after she's hospitalized when she faints in a subway station. He advises her to stay in the hospital, but she wants to feel free.
The story of James Cotton, harmonica powerhouse, whose music shaped blues and rock. Orphaned at 9, Cotton’s life tracks America’s history—from the post-depression cotton fields of the Mississippi Delta to being mentored by the original Delta bluesmen, to Chicagoland’s artistic reinvention to the live music scene in Austin, Texas.
Musical comedy directed by Edward F. Cline
Film biography of Eileen Joyce, the celebrated Australian pianist, concentrating on her childhood in the Tasmanian bush and the Kalgoorlie goldfields. Opening and closing scenes showed the pianist herself performing at a concert.
Horst Holtfreter, born in Germany came to be known as Munspelsmannen (The Harmonica Man) as he, homeless on the streets of Stockholm could be found playing his harmonica throughout the evening. This short documentary depicts Horsts life through interviews and footage of his street-based-performances.
Hosted by Bill Gaither, The Best of Buddy Greene features a warm, personal look at the life, music and heart of this gifted artist and songwriter. Get to know this fun-loving, harmonica-playing country boy from Georgia and enjoy a truly inspiring musical treasury of his unforgettable performances from the Homecoming video series.
Set on the southern coast of Iran, "Harmonica" begins as a young boy receives a musical present from abroad. Fascinated and envious, his friends make him the leader of the pack, as they compete for the privilege of holding the harmonica or even blowing a few notes, until the games and horseplay begin to take on a sinister edge.