Broadway Melody of 1940

"The Finest Broadway Melody Of Them All"

1940 1h 42m EN

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★6.9TMDB · 42

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Synopsis

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Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his partner.

“The Finest Broadway Melody Of Them All”

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Cast

Fred Astaire
Johnny Brett
Eleanor Powell
Clare Bennett
George Murphy
King Shaw
Frank Morgan
Bob Casey
Ian Hunter
Bert C. Matthews
Florence Rice
Amy Blake
Lynne Carver
Emmy Lou Lee
Ann Morriss
Pearl

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Norman Taurog
Writers: Jack McGowan, George Oppenheimer, Dore Schary
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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86 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Broadway Melody Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Norman Taurog, shot by Oliver T. Marsh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Blanche Sewell 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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Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell and George Murphy carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Finest Broadway Melody Of Them All".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0032284 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Norman Taurog directs. Oliver T. Marsh behind the camera. Blanche Sewell cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

186 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "The Broadway Melody Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Norman Taurog, shot by Oliver T. Marsh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Blanche Sewell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell and George Murphy carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The Finest Broadway Melody Of Them All".
7IMDB entry: tt0032284 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.