Burton Lane

Burton Lane

Burton Lane (né Levy; February 2, 1912 – January 5, 1997) was an American composer and lyricist primarily known for his theatre and film scores. His most popular and successful works include "Finian's Rainbow" in 1947 and "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" in 1965.

  • Title: Burton Lane
  • Popularity: 4.845
  • Known For: Sound
  • Birthday: 1912-02-02
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Burton Lane Movies

  • 1930
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    Hell's Angels

    Hell's Angels

    6.4 1930 HD

    When the Great War breaks out, brothers Roy and Monte Rutledge, each attending Oxford University, enlist with the Royal Flying Corps.

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  • 2004
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    Judy Garland: By Myself

    Judy Garland: By Myself

    7.5 2004 HD

    As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll ever hear. The sanitized studio version of her life...

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  • 1934
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    Strictly Dynamite

    Strictly Dynamite

    5.3 1934 HD

    A failed poet ends up becoming a gag writer for a bombastic comedian.

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  • 1991
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    The Fred Astaire Songbook

    The Fred Astaire Songbook

    1 1991 HD

    A loving tribute to Astaire the singer, hosted by Audrey Hepburn.

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  • 1955
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    Jupiter's Darling

    Jupiter's Darling

    4.3 1955 HD

    Rome is on the verge of being conquered by Hannibal. While Rome's ruler, Fabius Maximus, plots a defense against Hannibal's armies, Fabius'...

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  • 1957
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    Affair in Havana

    Affair in Havana

    5.2 1957 HD

    While in Havana, a musician gets involved with a crippled man and his beautiful wife... with deadly results.

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  • 2007
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    Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane

    Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane

    1 2007 HD

    When Arthur Freed brought Alan Jay Lerner to Hollywood to compose a new Fred Astaire musical (based on Fred's life,) little did he know he would have...

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  • 1937
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    Wells Fargo

    Wells Fargo

    4.9 1937 HD

    In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, will secure an important contract if he delivers...

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  • 1970
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    On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

    On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

    6.6 1970 HD

    Daisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her flowers, wants to quit smoking to please her...

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  • 1938
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    College Swing

    College Swing

    6.8 1938 HD

    Gracie Alden tries to graduate from college to get an inheritance.

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  • 1933
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    Dancing Lady

    Dancing Lady

    7 1933 HD

    Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her...

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  • 1940
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    Dancing on a Dime

    Dancing on a Dime

    5 1940 HD

    Director Ted Brooks and comedians Jack Norcross, Dandy Joslyn and Phil Miller are part of a troupe of promising young players rehearsing for a WPA...

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  • 1955
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    Jupiter's Darling

    Jupiter's Darling

    4.3 1955 HD

    Rome is on the verge of being conquered by Hannibal. While Rome's ruler, Fabius Maximus, plots a defense against Hannibal's armies, Fabius'...

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  • 1937
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    Artists & Models

    Artists & Models

    1 1937 HD

    An ad man gets his model girlfriend to pose as a debutante for a new campaign.

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  • 1938
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    Cocoanut Grove

    Cocoanut Grove

    1 1938 HD

    Band tries to get an audition for a job at a prestigious nightclub.

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  • 1938
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    Spawn of the North

    Spawn of the North

    5.7 1938 HD

    Two Alaskan salmon fisherman find their friendship at risk when one aligns with Russian fish pirates and the other aligns with local vigilantes.

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  • 1939
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    Some Like It Hot

    Some Like It Hot

    7.2 1939 HD

    Nicky Nelson is a fast-talking sideshow barker with a wax-and-alive concession on Atlantic City's boardwalk. Even with the band of his friend,...

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  • 1939
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    She Married a Cop

    She Married a Cop

    5 1939 HD

    This comedy is set in New York and centers upon a singing Irish cop who causes quite a sensation among two producers when he sings at the annual...

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  • 1981
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    Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued

    Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued

    1 1981 HD

    Showtime presented this pro-shot musical revue of the songs & lyrics of legendary film and Broadway composer Frank Loesser.

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  • 1934
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    Palooka

    Palooka

    2.9 1934 HD

    Joe Palooka is a naive young man whose father Pete was a champion boxer, but his lifestyle caused Joe's mother Mayme to leave him and to take young...

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  • 1934
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    Bottoms Up

    Bottoms Up

    4.3 1934 HD

    Promoter "Smoothie" King helps a pair of phonies con their way into a movie company. As Wanda heads toward stardom, she turns more and more from King...

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  • 1934
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    Strictly Dynamite

    Strictly Dynamite

    5.3 1934 HD

    A failed poet ends up becoming a gag writer for a bombastic comedian.

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  • 1934
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    Kid Millions

    Kid Millions

    6.5 1934 HD

    A musical comedy about a Brooklyn boy who inherits a fortune from his archaeologist father, but has to go to Egypt to claim it.

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  • 1935
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    Reckless

    Reckless

    5.3 1935 HD

    A theatrical star, born on the wrong side of the tracks, marries a drunken blue-blood millionaire.

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  • 1935
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    Here Comes the Band

    Here Comes the Band

    5 1935 HD

    In this musical, a songwriter goes to court to claim the rights to his song that was stolen by an unscrupulous music publisher. He brings his...

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  • 1936
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    Hideaway Girl

    Hideaway Girl

    1 1936 HD

    An unfortunate marriage and a bogus Count are the ingredients for this musical.

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  • 1936
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    College Holiday

    College Holiday

    5.2 1936 HD

    College students rally to save a struggling hotel from closing. Comedy.

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  • 1937
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    Her Husband Lies

    Her Husband Lies

    6 1937 HD

    J. Ward Thomas of Park Avenue leads a double life as an investment broker and as notorious gambler Spade Martin, despite the protests of his...

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  • 1951
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    Royal Wedding

    Royal Wedding

    6.38 1951 HD

    Tom and Ellen are asked to perform as a dance team in England at the time of Princess Elizabeth's wedding. As brother and sister, each develops a...

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  • 1940
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    Seventeen

    Seventeen

    1 1940 HD

    A high-school student in a small town becomes smitten with the sophisticated new girl who's just arrived from Chicago. Based on Booth Tarkington's...

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  • 1941
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    Las Vegas Nights

    Las Vegas Nights

    5 1941 HD

    A vaudeville act inherits an old, beat-up building and decides to try to turn it into a hip new nightclub. Frank Sinatra's first screen appearance.

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  • 1941
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    Babes on Broadway

    Babes on Broadway

    6.4 1941 HD

    Penny Morris and Tommy Williams are both starstruck young teens but nobody seems to give them any chance to perform. Instead, they decide to put up...

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  • 1942
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    Ship Ahoy

    Ship Ahoy

    5.9 1942 HD

    Miss Winters is a dancer with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and is asked to secretly transport a prototype magnetic mine to Puerto Rico. She thinks that...

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  • 1942
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    Panama Hattie

    Panama Hattie

    4 1942 HD

    Sailors and spies mingle in between the acts at Hattie's nightclub in the Canal Zone.

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  • 1943
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    Du Barry was a Lady

    Du Barry was a Lady

    6.1 1943 HD

    Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with a poor dancer but wants to marry for money. When...

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  • 1944
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    Rainbow Island

    Rainbow Island

    6 1944 HD

    Three merchant seamen fleeing the Japanese take refuge on a Pacific island, where they come across a doctor and his daughter who take care of the...

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  • 1944
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    Hollywood Canteen

    Hollywood Canteen

    7.3 1944 HD

    Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas....

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  • 1948
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    Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

    Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

    6.5 1948 HD

    A fast-talking salesman is "kidnapped" by a town, which intends to use him in its annual race with a rival community.

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  • 1960
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    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    5.8 1960 HD

    From chicken thief to cabin boy, riverboat pilot to circus performer, Huck Finn outsmarts everyone on his way down the muddy Mississippi.

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  • 1953
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    Give a Girl a Break

    Give a Girl a Break

    5.2 1953 HD

    When the temperamental star of a new Broadway musical revue in rehearsals walks out, director and choreographer Ted Sturgis suggests casting an...

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  • 1938
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    Blond Cheat

    Blond Cheat

    6 1938 HD

    Socially prominent Michael Ashburn, chief assistant for a London loan broker makes a large loan during a closing time to a man for a pair of...

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  • 1968
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    Finian's Rainbow

    Finian's Rainbow

    5.833 1968 HD

    An Irish immigrant and his daughter arrive in Kentucky with a magical piece of gold that alters the course of several lives, including those of a...

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  • 1970
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    On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

    On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

    6.6 1970 HD

    Daisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her flowers, wants to quit smoking to please her...

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  • 1951
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    Royal Wedding

    Royal Wedding

    6.38 1951 HD

    Tom and Ellen are asked to perform as a dance team in England at the time of Princess Elizabeth's wedding. As brother and sister, each develops a...

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  • 1971
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    4.9 1971 HD

    The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...

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  • 1970
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    6 1970 HD

    DuPont Show of the Month is an acclaimed 90-minute television anthology series that aired monthly on CBS from 1957 to 1961. The DuPont Company also...

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