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Broadway Melody of 1938

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Original title

Broadway Melody of 1938

Year

1937

Running time

110 min.

Country

United States

Director

Roy Del Ruth

Screenwriter

Jack McGowan. Story: Jack McGowan, Sid Silvers

Cast

Music

Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed

Cinematography

William H. Daniels (B&W)

Producer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Genre

Musical

Movie Groups

The Broadway Melody

Synopsis

A young singer/dancer (Eleanor Powell) goes to New York City in hopes of becoming a Broadway star. Along the way she encounters two vaudeville hopefuls (George Murphy and Buddy Ebsen), and meets a Broadway producer (Robert Taylor). The producer sees her singing and dancing on the train, and takes her under his wing, getting her a place to stay (Sophie Tucker's boarding house) and trying to work her into a new musical that he's producing. Sophie Tucker's boarding house is a sort of half-way house for Broadway hopefuls. Sophie is a past performer, and is trying to get her daughter (Judy) onto the stage. All of this leads to the inevitable big show, which is the finale of the movie.

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Broadway Melody of 1938

1937

Roy Del Ruth

6.4

(144)