Broadway Melody of 1936

Name: Broadway Melody of 1936
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Released: 1935
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Cast: Jack Benny, Eleanor Powell, Robert Taylor (1), Una Merkel, Sid Silvers

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Comedy
Musical

1935
Roy Del Ruth
100 mins
U

Summary

Musical comedy starring Jack Benny. A New York producer is angered when a theatre columnist writes a story claiming irregularities in the casting of his new show. Musical numbers include You Are My Lucky Star and Broadway Rhythm.

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Review

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Tony Sloman

A terrific, warm and wonderful MGM follow-up to its smash hit The Broadway Melody, with a fabulous Arthur Freed/Nacio Herb Brown score, including most of those songs that you probably heard for the first time in Singin' in the Rain. Eleanor Powell is devastating as a dancer, and she is well backed by Jack Benny as a theatre columnist and handsome hero Robert Taylor. Taylor actually sings quite charmingly, though he's no threat to Bing Crosby. Powell taps up a storm, and her I've Got a Feeling You're Fooling picked up the dance direction Oscar for choreographer Dave Gould. In the follow-up, Broadway Melody of 1938, Powell and Taylor swap top billing, and that's the one where little Judy Garland croons Dear Mr Gable. But this is pretty swell stuff, too, and with numbers such as Broadway Rhythm (sung by a young Frances Langford) and You Are My Lucky Star, who could ask for more?

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6.7/10

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Cast

rolenameBert KeelerJack BennyIrene FosterEleanor PowellBob GordonRobert Taylor (1)Kitty CorbettUna MerkelSnoopSid SilversTedBuddy EbsenLillian BrentJune KnightSallyVilma Ebsen

Crew

rolenameDirectorRoy Del Ruth

Details

Theatrical distributor

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Released on

1936-03-23

Languages

English | French | Spanish

Formats

Black and white