Jack Benny
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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.
- $2,871,000
- John W. Considine Jr.
- $1,062,000
- Nacio Herb Brown
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.
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Roy Del Ruth, W.S. Van Dyke
- 1935-09-20
This entertaining comedy co-stars Eleanor Powell ("That's Dancing!," "Born to Dance") and Golden Globe-winner Robert Taylor ("Waterloo Bridge," "Camille"). Nominated for multiple Oscars,...
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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.
- Roy Del Ruth, Bill Scully, W. S. Van Dyke
- Jack Benny
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...
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- Musical, Comedy
What happens with the show is affected by columnist and radio personality Bert Keeler - the voice of Broadway - who is ordered by his boss to report on more salacious activities on the Great White Way than the warm fuzzies he is used to reporting.
