Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Broadway to Hollywood

  • 19331933
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
303
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
154,787
4,601
Alice Brady, Jackie Cooper, and Frank Morgan in Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
HistoryMusical
Ted and Lulu Hackett are vaudeville's The Hacketts, a fairly successful song-and-dance team. They bring their son Ted Jr. up in the business and he soon eclipses them. When the son is offere... Read allTed and Lulu Hackett are vaudeville's The Hacketts, a fairly successful song-and-dance team. They bring their son Ted Jr. up in the business and he soon eclipses them. When the son is offered a starring role on Broadway, he arranges for his parents to join him in the show, but Te... Read allTed and Lulu Hackett are vaudeville's The Hacketts, a fairly successful song-and-dance team. They bring their son Ted Jr. up in the business and he soon eclipses them. When the son is offered a starring role on Broadway, he arranges for his parents to join him in the show, but Ted Sr. is embarrassed to learn that he and Lulu are there purely in order to keep their son... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
303
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
154,787
4,601
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Directors
      • Willard Mack
      • Jules White(retakes)
    • Writers
      • Willard Mack(screen play)
      • Edgar Allan Woolf(screen play)
      • Robert E. Hopkins(dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Alice Brady
      • Frank Morgan
      • Jackie Cooper
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Willard Mack
      • Jules White(retakes)
    • Writers
      • Willard Mack(screen play)
      • Edgar Allan Woolf(screen play)
      • Robert E. Hopkins(dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Alice Brady
      • Frank Morgan
      • Jackie Cooper
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 11User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • Photos11

    Tad Alexander, Alice Brady, Jackie Cooper, Claire Du Brey, and Helen Parrish in Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
    Lew Fields and Joe Weber in Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
    Moe Howard and Curly Howard in Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
    Mickey Rooney, Alice Brady, and Frank Morgan in Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
    Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
    Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
    Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
    Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
    Madge Evans and Russell Hardie in Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
    Broadway to Hollywood (1933)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Alice Brady
    Alice Brady
    • Lulu Hackett
    Frank Morgan
    Frank Morgan
    • Ted Hackett
    Jackie Cooper
    Jackie Cooper
    • Ted Hackett Jr. as a Child
    Russell Hardie
    Russell Hardie
    • Ted Hackett Jr.
    Madge Evans
    Madge Evans
    • Anne Ainsley
    Mickey Rooney
    Mickey Rooney
    • Ted Hackett III as a Child
    Eddie Quillan
    Eddie Quillan
    • Ted Hackett III
    Jimmy Durante
    Jimmy Durante
    • Jimmy - Hollywood Character
    Fay Templeton
    • Fay Templeton - Production Number Singer - Edited from The March of Time (1930)
    • (archive footage)
    May Robson
    May Robson
    • Veteran Actress
    Albertina Rasch Dancers
    • Dancing Ensemble - Edited from The March of Time (1930)
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Albertina Rasch Dancers)
    Tad Alexander
    Tad Alexander
    • Cousin David
    • (uncredited)
    Sidney Bracey
    Sidney Bracey
    • Man in Balcony
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Brophy
    Edward Brophy
    • Joe Mannion
    • (uncredited)
    Ruth Channing
    Ruth Channing
    • Wanda
    • (uncredited)
    William Collier Sr.
    William Collier Sr.
    • William Collier Sr. - Vaudeville Act
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Marie Dressler
    Marie Dressler
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Claire Du Brey
    Claire Du Brey
    • Aunt Clara
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Willard Mack
      • Jules White(retakes) (uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Willard Mack(screen play)
      • Edgar Allan Woolf(screen play)
      • Robert E. Hopkins(dialogue) (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    The Hot Heiress
    5.7
    The Hot Heiress
    Dancing Lady
    6.8
    Dancing Lady
    The March of Time
    The March of Time
    Goodbye Again
    6.3
    Goodbye Again
    The Cat and the Fiddle
    6.4
    The Cat and the Fiddle
    It's a Great Feeling
    6.4
    It's a Great Feeling
    Guilty Bystander
    6.2
    Guilty Bystander
    Turn Back the Clock
    6.8
    Turn Back the Clock
    Our Blushing Brides
    6.2
    Our Blushing Brides
    Peck's Bad Boy
    6.5
    Peck's Bad Boy
    Rafter Romance
    6.6
    Rafter Romance
    Plane Nuts
    5.7
    Plane Nuts

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Nelson Eddy - 33 at the time - was required to do a screen test for the film). Eddy's test took 58 takes and even the best was determined to be awful. MGM studio head Louis B. Mayer overruled everyone and ordered that he be only used for a singing sequence in the film.
    • Quotes

      Lulu Hackett: Actors haven't any more rights than other people. Anyway, I ain't crazy over actors.

      Ted Hackett: Aww, don't say that, mama. It's a grand old profession.

      Lulu Hackett: Yeah, I don't know about that. We're like monkeys climbing up and hanging by our tails, and the people outside the cages laugh and think it's funny. Yeah. Well, that's all right, so long as we don't quit amusing them.

      Ted Hackett: Yeah, but we never quit. That's something performers don't do. They go on and on. They die, mother, but they don't quit.

    • Crazy credits
      Intro: "New York in the late 80's. Its great variety hall and most popular place of entertainment - - Tony Pastor's Theatre - where the greatest celebrities known to the amusement world started their careers. Upon its historical old stage this story begins."
    • Connections
      Edited from The March of Time (1930)
    • Soundtracks
      When Old New York Was Young
      (uncredited)

      Music by Gus Edwards

      Played during the opening credits

    User reviews11

    Review
    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Vaudeville Goes to the Movies
    This film is a wonderful example of a through-the-years show business family with all the sentiment and comforting clichés of the genre. The relationship of the main characters played by Frank Morgan and Alice Brady is just complicated enough to ring true. The movie also offers the added treats of Jackie Cooper and the very young and spectacular Mickey Rooney who may have had as much raw talent as anyone who ever grew up in front of a camera. Madge Evans supplies erotic appeal as a doomed dancer and there is a very strange scene with Moe and Curly Howard as two rather frightening clowns in bizarre white make-up. Eddie Quillan plays Rooney grown-up and suggests in one scene that his character might just be gay. This is a pre-coder. Jimmy Durante plays himself and Nelson Eddy sings a forgettable tune. And isn't that Una Merkel winking at Morgan from the audience? If you like movies about show business, this one's for you.
    helpful•6
    0
    • dogwater-1
    • Dec 6, 2010

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • September 15, 1933 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • March of Time
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Alice Brady, Jackie Cooper, and Frank Morgan in Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
    Top Gap
    What is the English language plot outline for Broadway to Hollywood (1933)?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    View list
    List
    New & Upcoming Superhero Movies and Series
    See the full list
    View list
    List
    Fall TV Guide: The Best Shows Coming This Year
    See the full list
    View image
    Photos
    Hollywood Romances: Our Favorite Couples
    See the gallery
    Back to top

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more access
    Sign in for more access
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Interest-Based Ads
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2022 by IMDb.com, Inc.