A History of Movie Musicals: Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance

A History of Movie Musicals: Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance
ISBN-10
0671060635
ISBN-13
9780671060633
Category
Musical films
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
1983
Publisher
Exeter Books
Author
John Kobal

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