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Broadway Melody of 1936 is a musical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1935. [2] In New York, the film opened at the Capitol Theatre, the site of many prestigious MGM premieres.
Broadway Melody of 1936: Directed by Roy Del Ruth, W.S. Van Dyke. With Jack Benny, Eleanor Powell, Robert Taylor, Una Merkel. A Broadway producer is reluctant to hire his high school sweetheart for the leading role in a new show, so she decides to take advantage of a rumor started by a gossip columnist.
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The second of four Broadway Melody musicals, Broadway Melody of 1936 is considered by many the best in the MGM series, thanks largely to a sparkling performance from tap dancer Eleanor Powell in her first major role in a big-budget movie.
When Broadway producer Robert Gordon (Robert Taylor) struggles to finance his new show, a wealthy widow, Lillian Brent (June Knight), offers him an idea: cast her and she will fund the...
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A Broadway producer is reluctant to hire his high school sweetheart for the leading role in a new show, so she decides to take advantage of a rumor started by a gossip columnist. Bob Gordon is staging a new Broadway Show, but he is short of money.
Nominated for two 1935 Oscars ® (Best Picture and Best Original Story) and winner of one (Best Dance Direction), this film made Powell an overnight star, made musical numbers like "You Are My ...
Overview. Lovely, gifted Irene Foster hopes that her childhood sweetheart-turned Broadway producer Robert Gordon will recognize her--and her talent. Gordon is too busy sparring with a dirt-dishing gossip columnist to notice, but his wisecracking, heart-of-gold secretary certainly does.
broadway melody of 1936. Synopsis. The Broadway Melody of 1936 was designed as the first of many annual follow-ups to MGM's early-talkie triumph Broadway Melody (1929). Jack Benny is atypically cast as a Walter Winchell type who carries on a feud with Broadway producer Robert Taylor.
Broadway Melody of 1936. Broadway Melody of 1936 is a 1935 American musical movie directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Jack Benny, Eleanor Powell, Robert Taylor, Una Merkel, Sid Silvers, Buddy Ebsen, June Knight. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was nominated for 3 Oscars and won an Academy Award in 1936.
