The successor of Arthur Mann would become Budd Beotticher who emphasized the bare essentials of the genre. His style was to focus on the simplicity and relationship between hero and villain. In his film The Tall T, always gave precedence to character over action. He also showed the dilemma between the Hero and villain who most likely had the same morals, dreams, and ethic code which guided them together along their journey. .
Musicals were a popular genre of film because of its bright colors and point of sophistication. Talented directors such as Vincente Minnelli who did American in Paris and The Band Wagon were one of his well-received films to date. Minnelli believed that musical production should be involved in the film's dialogue as well as the plot. "In theory, this meant that the songs and dances should serve to advance the narrative, but in practice it produces the unrealistic convention of a character's bursting into a song at the slightest dramatic provocation. (Pg. 407) " A Star is Born (1954) took the genre even further with an inner battle between two main characters. The band singer becomes a star while the mentor tries to deliberately sabotage apprentices career with violet dances as well as singing. Continuing through the 1950's and early 1960's, Musicals served as a popular genre to the public as well as successful. However, because many of the actors in the musicals were not stage actors, they were not skilled at singing and dancing. With also having a director who did not have experience in film musical, much of the final print had to be completely in the production and editing room. Professional singers filled in for the actors as well as over-dubbing much of their songs. Besides the success of The Sound of Music, the Music genre started to diminish towards the beginning of the 1970's. Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen, and Bob Fosse, were all directors who attempted to revitalize the genre.