{"id":48532,"date":"2025-07-04T07:51:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T11:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=48532"},"modified":"2025-07-04T07:52:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T11:52:04","slug":"the-10-best-musical-numbers-in-non-musical-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/04\/the-10-best-musical-numbers-in-non-musical-films\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Best Musical Numbers in Non-Musical Films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes when you least expect it, a dramatic or comedy film suddenly erupts into a musical number. For the sake of listicle distraction, here are 10 musical numbers from non-musical films that should get you singing along when you least expect it.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTitine\u201d from \u201cModern Times\u201d (1936).<\/strong> When Charlie Chaplin faced the dilemma of speaking on film, he did not want to be limited to a single language. Instead, he invented his own with a gibberish gem (sometimes known as \u201cThe Nonsense Song\u201d) that he performed in his last silent film.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zqd1ar5_7qw?si=a_vSpdIOs9PjElep\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSwinging the Alphabet\u201d from \u201cViolent is the Word for Curly\u201d (1938).<\/strong> It\u2019s a shame that the Three Stooges rarely included songs in their films, but at least we have this ditty and its peculiar understanding of how syllables are pronounced.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bgmdnxtz3Bo?si=L77Ey74MaoO6sdh-\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cShine on Harvest Moon\u201d from \u201cThe Flying Deuces\u201d (1939).<\/strong> I\u2019m sure that some Laurel and Hardy fans will prefer their dance number from \u201cOut West\u201d (1938), but for old-school charm nothing beats Oliver Hardy\u2019s melodious vocalizing and the duo\u2019s distinctive footwork to this early 20th century standard.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IIw14TwJvZc?si=Z7KayQd0H4O5g-G_\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Charlie Kane Song\u201d from \u201cCitizen Kane\u201d (1941). <\/strong>The song doesn\u2019t have an official name, but it offers a riotous explosion of singing and dancing with no warning. And who knew that Orson Welles could be such an effective song-and-dance man?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vDO_bh4G5zo?si=X3bElbdoVxzACjFb\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cLa Marseillaise\u201d from \u201cCasablanca\u201d (1942).<\/strong> Where else but at Warner Bros. could the fate of the free world be determined in a nightclub showdown between singing Nazis and the proud exiles of Europe? And, damn, that Madeleine Lebeau close-up is the ultimate soul-pump.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cOeFhSzoTuc?si=VcCsOmW-wOiNgrRY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cPut the Blame on Mame\u201d from \u201cGilda\u201d (1946).<\/strong> Rita Hayworth\u2019s mock-striptease created such a sensation back in the day that theater owners complained about men who paid to see \u201cGilda\u201d and sat in their venues all day, watching the film over and over. Hey, can you really blame them?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hllEi7bJ4os?si=ABnodQK9Cq4hyLPC\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTrouble of the World\u201d from \u201cImitation of Life\u201d (1958).<\/strong> Gospel music legend Mahalia Jackson was only an occasional presence in films, but she earned a place in cinema immortality with her roof-raising vocalizing in the funeral sequence of this classic melodrama.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oQwlR94AURg?si=d9oKBc3KIRlrbByx\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201c31 Flavors\u201d from \u201cIt\u2019s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World\u201d (1963).<\/strong> The briefest number on our list is a mere 42 seconds, but what a wild bunch of 42 seconds with a manic Dick Shawn and a stone-faced Barrie Chase gyrating to the Shirelles&#8217; ice cream ode! <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zgV_5VLJ7CQ?si=wE_BCiHmGFO6_nbd\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSpringtime for Hitler\u201d in \u201cThe Producers\u201d (1968). <\/strong>Mel Brooks liked to stick musical numbers into his films, but nothing topped this masterpiece of inspired bad taste from his first feature. Heil, baby!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ovCf9VRLnDY?si=ThuaYU6o6EOYbY4s\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIn Heaven Everything is Fine\u201d from \u201cEraserhead\u201d (1977). <\/strong>Just when David Lynch\u2019s avant-garde nightmare couldn\u2019t get weirder, along comes the Lady in the Radiator with her one-hit wonder!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t-w6dLNDKv4?si=9z7wkgWs7qViibbI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes when you least expect it, a dramatic or comedy film suddenly erupts into a musical number. 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