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42nd Street. (film) 42nd Street is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics). The film's numbers were staged and choreographed by Busby Berkeley. It stars an ensemble cast of Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell and Ginger Rogers .
42nd Street: Directed by Lloyd Bacon. With Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Ruby Keeler. When the leading lady of a Broadway musical breaks her ankle, she is replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show.
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- Comedy, Drama, Musical
- Lloyd Bacon
- 1933-03-11
42nd Street. List. When revered Broadway director Julian Marsh (Warner Baxter) falls on hard times with both his health and his finances, he helms an ambitious musical as a final production before ...
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- Ruby Keeler
- Lloyd Bacon
- Musical, Comedy
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42nd Street, which follows a Broadway musical from casting call to opening night, became a landmark film that turned the tide for the movie musical. At the time, the genre had slipped in popularity due to overexposure after numerous attempts to duplicate the success of MGM's Oscar-winning The Broadway Melody (1929).
- Lloyd Bacon, Gordon Hollingshead
- Warner Baxter
The film that launched the Golden Age of Hollywood musicals, 42nd Street traces the... "You're going out there a youngster, but you've got to come back a star!"
Julian Marsh ( Warner Baxter ), a successful Broadway director, produces a new show, in spite of his poor health. The money comes from a rich older man, who is in love with the star of the show, Dorothy Brock. But Dorothy ( Bebe Daniels) doesn't respond to his love, because she's still in love with her old partner.
42nd Street, American musical film, released in 1933, that featured innovative production numbers choreographed by Busby Berkeley. It was named for the Manhattan street that hosts many Broadway theatres. An instant and enduring classic, 42nd Street transformed the musical genre. The story follows
