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The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)

APPROVED 109 min  -  Comedy | Musical  -   1 September 1949 (Sweden)
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A successful but constantly-feuding husband and wife musical comedy team threatens to break up when the wife entertains an offer to become a serious actress.

Director:

Charles Walters

Writers:

Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and Oscar Levant
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Fred Astaire ...
Josh Barkley
Ginger Rogers ...
Dinah Barkley
Oscar Levant Oscar Levant ...
Ezra Millar
Billie Burke ...
Mrs. Livingston Belney
Gale Robbins Gale Robbins ...
Shirlene May
Jacques François Jacques François ...
Jacques Pierre Barredout
George Zucco George Zucco ...
The Judge
Clinton Sundberg Clinton Sundberg ...
Bert Felsher
Inez Cooper Inez Cooper ...
Pamela Driscoll
Carol Brewster Carol Brewster ...
Gloria Amboy
Wilson Wood Wilson Wood ...
Larry
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Storyline

Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful (though argumentative) musical-comedy team, yet Dinah chafes as Galatea to her husband's Pygmalion. When serious playwright Jacques Barredout envisions her as a great dramatic actress, Dinah is not hard to persuade. Written by Diana Hamilton <hamilton@gl.umbc.edu>  

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Tänzer vom Broadway See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$2,325,420 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The only film Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers made for MGM. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Ezra goes to the theater to ask Dinah appear at the hospital benefit, Jacques calls her back to rehearsal and she says "Ill be there in a second JOSH" instead of Jacques. See more »

Quotes

Ezra Miller: I find that girl completely resistible.
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Connections

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Hail, Hail, Black and White" (1989) See more »

Soundtracks

"They Can't Take That Away from Me"
Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Sung by Fred Astaire
Danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers See more »