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The Broadway Melody

The Broadway Melody

All talking. All singing. All dancing.

19295.21h 41m

Overview

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 recognizes that, to Jock, she is nothing more than a toy, and that Eddie is in love with her.

Directed by Harry Beaumont
Written by Edmund Goulding, Norman Houston, James Gleason
Produced by Harry Rapf, Irving Thalberg, Lawrence Weingarten
Box OfficeBudget: $379KRevenue: $4.4M

Top Cast

C

Charles King

Eddie Kearns

Anita Page

Anita Page

Queenie Mahoney

Bessie Love

Bessie Love

Harriet 'Hank' Mahoney

B

Betty Arthur

Chorus Dancer (uncredited)

J

J. Emmett Beck

Babe Hatrick (uncredited)

N

Nacio Herb Brown

Pianist (uncredited)

J

James Burrows

Singer (uncredited)

E

Eddie Bush

Quartet Guitarist and Singer (uncredited)

R

Ray Cooke

Bellhop (uncredited)

Drew Demorest

Drew Demorest

Turpe - Costumer (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

new york citydancinglove triangleshow businessmusicaltap dancingsingersingingblack and whiteundressingbroadwaypre-codevaudevilledressing roomchorus girlbroadway showdance actvaudeville companysisterhoodpartially lost filmshow girlssister sister relationshipsisters lovedancing girlssapateado

About The Broadway Melody

The Broadway Melody is a music, romance, drama film released in 1929 exploring themes of new york city, dancing, love triangle, show business, musical, tap dancing. Directed by Harry Beaumont, it stars Charles King, Anita Page, Bessie Love. 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 recognizes that, to Jock, she is nothing more than a toy, and that Eddie is in love with her.

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