Main Street to Broadway

"A Love Story of Show Business!"

1953 1h 43m EN

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 3

RomanceMusic

Synopsis

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In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspiration when his agent convinces a stage star to take his next effort. When he returns to Broadway, his girl stays behind and starts seeing a local businessman.

“A Love Story of Show Business!”

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Cast

Tommy Morton
Tony Monaco
Mary Murphy
Mary Craig
Agnes Moorehead
Mildred Waterbury
Herb Shriner
Frank Johnson
Rosemary DeCamp
Mrs. Harry Craig
Clinton Sundberg
Mr. Harry Craig
Tallulah Bankhead
Self
Ethel Barrymore
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tay Garnett
Writers: Samson Raphaelson, Robert E. Sherwood
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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AWARDS

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Directed by Tay Garnett, shot by James Wong Howe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Gene Fowler Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Tommy Morton and Mary Murphy and Agnes Moorehead carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A Love Story of Show Business!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0046027 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Tay Garnett directs. James Wong Howe behind the camera. Gene Fowler Jr. cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

173 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Tay Garnett, shot by James Wong Howe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Gene Fowler Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Tommy Morton and Mary Murphy and Agnes Moorehead carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "A Love Story of Show Business!".
6IMDB entry: tt0046027 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.