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Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) 7.2
Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to gives him the name of his partner. Director:Norman Taurog |
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| Fred Astaire | ... | ||
| Eleanor Powell | ... |
Clare Bennett
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| George Murphy | ... | ||
| Frank Morgan | ... |
Bob Casey
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Ian Hunter | ... |
Bert C. Matthews
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Florence Rice | ... |
Amy Blake
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Lynne Carver | ... |
Emmy Lou Lee
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Ann Morriss | ... |
Pearl
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Trixie Firschke | ... |
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Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brent as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to gives him the name of his partner. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>
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dance | manhattan new york city | love triangle | tap dance | broadway manhattan new york city |Taglines:
Eleanor Powell - Fred Astaire - In The Finest Broadway Melody Of Them AllGenres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
9 February 1940 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Broadway qui danse See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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(1887) (uncredited)
Written by Juventino Rosas
Played during the Trixie Firschke juggling act
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Follows The Broadway Melody, Broadway Melody of 1936 and Broadway Melody of 1938. Another film in the series was planned, "Broadway Melody of 1943" starring Eleanor Powell and Gene Kelly. However, that project was abandoned, and a dance number filmed by Eleanor Powell was edited into Thousands Cheer. See more »Goofs
When Johnny substitutes for King at the last minute, the costume fits the much smaller Johnny perfectly. See more »Quotes
Johnny Brett: [singing] So, move Grant's Tomb to Union Square / and put Brooklyn anywhere / but please, please / I'm down on my knees / don't monkey with Broadway!See more »
Soundtracks
"Sobre las Olas (Over the Waves)"(1887) (uncredited)
Written by Juventino Rosas
Played during the Trixie Firschke juggling act
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This is one of Fred Astaire's best works, and probably Eleanor Powell's most memorable. For whatever reason she has not reached the iconic status Fred Astaire's other parter Ginger Rogers. I am not sure why, i personally think Eleanor Powell is a better dancer than Ginger Rogers. Maybe she got sick of show business, and that is the reason why she did not make more movies. But for whatever reason i think she definitely deserves more recognition than she gets. I would recommend this film to anyone. Even for people who don't typically like musicals i believe will be memorized by the talents of these two legends. When Astaire and Powell, dance both these great talents leave the viewer in aw.