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Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Broadway Melody of 1936. Buy or rent. Unrated. YouTube Movies & TV. 180M subscribers. Subscribed. 231. Share. Save. Golden Globe-winner Jack Benny (TV's "The Jack Benny Show," "To Be or Not...
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 project.
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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.
Synopsis. The film opens with a radio broadcast where Harry Stockwell (himself) sings an excerpt of "Broadway Melody," which had been introduced in the first film of the Broadway Melody series, followed by Frances Langford (herself) crooning "You Are My Lucky Star," one of this film's most famous songs.
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 is a musical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1935. In New York, the film opened at the Capitol Theatre, the site of many prestigious MGM premieres. It was a follow-up of sorts to the successful The Broadway Melody, which had been released in 1929, although, there is no story connection with the earlier film ...
