The Broadway Melody (1929)
The Broadway Melody (1929)
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Cast & Crew.
Bessie Love
Harriet 'Hank' Mahoney
Anita Page
Queenie Mahoney
Charles King
Eddie Kearns
Eddie Kane
Francis Zanfield
J. Emmett Beck
Babe Hatrick
James Burrows
Singer (uncredited)
Jed Prouty
Uncle Jed
Kenneth Thomson
Jacques Warriner
Eddie Bush
Quartet Guitarist and Singer (uncredited)
Ray Cooke
Bellhop (uncredited)
Betty Arthur
Chorus Dancer
Drew Demorest
Turpe - Costumer (uncredited)
Nacio Herb Brown
Pianist
Edward Dillon
Dillon - Stage Manager (uncredited)
Harry Beaumont
Director
Mary Doran
Flo (uncredited)
Arthur Freed
Bystander in Rehearsal Room (uncredited) / Lyricist
Edmund Goulding
Writer
Norman Houston
Writer
Paul Gibbons
Quartet Guitarist and Singer (uncredited)
James Gleason
Writer
John Arnold
Cinematographer
Sam Zimbalist
Editor
Ches Kirkpatrick
Quartet Guitarist and Singer (uncredited)
Carla Laemmle
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Eddie Lang
Guitar Player in Band (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Party Guest (uncredited)
Angella Mawby
One of the Mawby Triplets (uncredited)
Claudette Mawby
One of the Mawby Triplets (uncredited)
Claudine Mawby
One of the Mawby Triplets (uncredited)
Charlotte Merriam
Flapper in Pearl Necklace (uncredited)
Joyce Murray
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Blanche Payson
Wardrobe Lady (uncredited)
Alice Pitman
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Marshall Ruth
Stew - Mr. Zanfield's Assistant (uncredited)
Bill Seckler
Quartet Guitarist and Singer (uncredited)
Diana Verne
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Hotel Housekeeper (uncredited)
Alice Weaver
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Dorothy Coonan Wellman
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Details.
Release DateFebruary 8, 1929
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 41m
Content RatingNR
Budget$379,000
Box Office$4,358,000
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The Broadway Melody, also known as The Broadway Melody of 1929, is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film and the first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. It was one of the early musicals to feature a Technicolor sequence, which sparked the trend of color being used in a flurry of musicals that would hit the screens in 1929–1930. Today, the Technicolor sequence survives only in black and white. The film was the first musical released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was Hollywood's first all-talking musical.
The Broadway Melody was written by Norman Houston and James Gleason from a story by Edmund Goulding, and directed by Harry Beaumont. Original music was written by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown, including the popular hit "You Were Meant for Me". The George M. Cohan classic "Give My Regards to Broadway" is used under the opening establishing shots of New York City, its film debut. Bessie Love was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance.
Due to being a film published in 1929, it will enter the public domain on January 1, 2025.