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The Broadway Melody (1929)

All talking. All singing. All dancing.

Genre : Drama, Music, Romance

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Harry Beaumont

Synopsis

The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfield's shows. When Eddie meets Queenie, he soon falls in love with her—but she is already being courted by Jock Warriner, a member of New York high society. Queenie eventually recognises that, to Jock, she is nothing more than a toy, and that Eddie is in love with her.

Actors

Charles King
Charles King
Eddie Kearns
Anita Page
Anita Page
Queenie Mahoney
Bessie Love
Bessie Love
Hank Mahoney
Betty Arthur
Betty Arthur
Chorus Dancer (uncredited)
J. Emmett Beck
J. Emmett Beck
Babe Hatrick (uncredited)
Nacio Herb Brown
Nacio Herb Brown
Pianist (uncredited)
James Burrows
James Burrows
Singer (uncredited)
Eddie Bush
Eddie Bush
Quartet Guitarist and Singer (uncredited)
Ray Cooke
Ray Cooke
Bellhop (uncredited)
Drew Demorest
Drew Demorest
Turpe - Costumer (uncredited)
Edward Dillon
Edward Dillon
Dillon - Stage Manager (uncredited)
Mary Doran
Mary Doran
Flo (uncredited)
Arthur Freed
Arthur Freed
Bystander in Rehearsal Room (uncredited)
Paul Gibbons
Paul Gibbons
Quartet Guitarist and Singer (uncredited)
James Gleason
James Gleason
Music Publisher (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Eddie Kane
Francis Zanfield (uncredited)
Ches Kirkpatrick
Ches Kirkpatrick
Quartet Guitarist and Singer (uncredited)
Carla Laemmle
Carla Laemmle
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Eddie Lang
Eddie Lang
Guitar Player in Band (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Carl M. Leviness
Party Guest (uncredited)
Angella Mawby
Angella Mawby
One of the Mawby Triplets (uncredited)
Claudette Mawby
Claudette Mawby
One of the Mawby Triplets (uncredited)
Claudine Mawby
Claudine Mawby
One of the Mawby Triplets (uncredited)
Charlotte Merriam
Charlotte Merriam
Flapper in Pearl Necklace (uncredited)
Joyce Murray
Joyce Murray
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Blanche Payson
Blanche Payson
Wardrobe Lady (uncredited)
Alice Pitman
Alice Pitman
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Jed Prouty
Jed Prouty
Uncle Jed (uncredited)
Marshall Ruth
Marshall Ruth
Stew - Mr. Zanfield's Assistant (uncredited)
Bill Seckler
Bill Seckler
Quartet Guitarist and Singer (uncredited)
Kenneth Thomson
Kenneth Thomson
Jock Warriner (uncredited)
Diana Verne
Diana Verne
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Dorothy Vernon
Hotel Housekeeper (uncredited)
Alice Weaver
Alice Weaver
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Dorothy Coonan Wellman
Dorothy Coonan Wellman
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Crews

Harry Beaumont
Harry Beaumont
Director
Edmund Goulding
Edmund Goulding
Writer
John Arnold
John Arnold
Director of Photography
Sam Zimbalist
Sam Zimbalist
Editor
Harry Rapf
Harry Rapf
Producer
Irving Thalberg
Irving Thalberg
Producer
Lawrence Weingarten
Lawrence Weingarten
Producer
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Norman Houston
Norman Houston
Dialogue
James Gleason
James Gleason
Dialogue
Sarah Y. Mason
Sarah Y. Mason
Continuity
Arthur Freed
Arthur Freed
Lyricist
Nacio Herb Brown
Nacio Herb Brown
Music
Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
David Cox
David Cox
Wardrobe Designer

Trailers and other movies

Broadway Melody, by Harry Beaumont (1929) - Trailer

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