A pair of sisters from the vaudeville circuit try to make it big time on Broadway, but matters of the heart complicate the attempt.
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| Charles King | ... | Eddie Kearns | |
| Anita Page | ... | Queenie Mahoney | |
| Bessie Love | ... | Hank Mahoney | |
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Harriet and Queenie Mahoney, a vaudeville act, come to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfield's shows. Eddie was in love with Harriet, but when he meets Queenie, he falls in love to her, but she is courted by Jock Warriner, a member of the New Yorker high society. It takes a while till Queenie recognizes, that she is for Jock nothing more than a toy, and it also takes a while till Harriet recognizes, that Eddie is in love with Queenie. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
6 June 1929 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Broadway Melody of 1929 See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USAEdit
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Budget:
$379,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$2,808,000Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$1,558,000Company Credits
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Hank Mahoney: Oh, Queenie, will you stop. You're gettin' me nervous now. It ain't gonna be a bit different than it was in Reading, PA and we're going over just as big!
Queenie Mahoney: Oh... do you think so?
Hank Mahoney: Why, it's cream in the can, baby.
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(1929) (uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Arthur Freed
Sung by Charles King to Queenie
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Did You Know?
Trivia
One can see that the entire set for the "Broadway Melody" number has been painted onto the scrim that rises for "The Love Boat." See more »Goofs
The guitar player in the song "Broadway Melody" can not be heard playing until he tilts his guitar slightly (possibly towards the mic). See more »Quotes
Queenie Mahoney: Oh, dear, I'm just shaky all over!Hank Mahoney: Oh, Queenie, will you stop. You're gettin' me nervous now. It ain't gonna be a bit different than it was in Reading, PA and we're going over just as big!
Queenie Mahoney: Oh... do you think so?
Hank Mahoney: Why, it's cream in the can, baby.
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Alternate Versions
Also released in a silent version. See more »Soundtracks
You Were Meant for Me(1929) (uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Arthur Freed
Sung by Charles King to Queenie
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I have just watched the Broadway Melody for the second time. I liked the picture very much because it takes one back to a very interesting time in our history. I am fascinated with the period it represents. I liked the dialogue and the music and the dancing and so on. I think that the film is excellent for its time. Many modern viewers will look at the film and think it as poor because of the dated acting and technology. You have to remember it is 1929 not 2004. Central to its appeal for me is the fact the plot is both complicated and simple. The conflicts of affection between the characters is nicely resolved in the end. The simple fact of life is shown in the film. That is to say that all the fame and money in the world is not worth a thing if one is not happy with it.
Most films today depress me very much. I want to be entertained. I don't want to see a bunch of banality. Broadway Melody takes you back to a time when there was true entertainment. I really liked "The Wedding of the Painted Dolls". A lot of precision went into that number.