The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)

Director:

Charles Walters

Writers:

Betty Comden (writer)
Adolph Green (writer)

Release Date:

4 May 1949 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Tagline:

Joyously Together Again!

Plot:

Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful (though argumentative) musical-comedy team, yet Dinah chafes as Galatea to her husband's Pygmalion...

Plot Keywords:

Broadway New York City | Dance | Dancer | Astaire And Rogers | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

You Made Me Love You (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #13473) | Sweden:Btl | UK:U

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

This was the last film to co-star Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers; also their first in ten years, since The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939); also their only film together in color.

Quotes:

Ezra Millar: Thank you. I'm touched, the piano's touched, and Tchaikovsky's touched.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Some of the Best (1949)

Soundtrack:

Angel

Still a fun musical

"The Barkleys of Broadway" holds up well as a fun musical, especially significant as Fred and Ginger's final re-teaming effort. It's just downright good fun to see them together again, singing and dancing as only they can. What a delightful screen pair they are!