A Broadway producer is reluctant to hire his high school sweetheart for the leading role in a new show, so she decides to take advantage of a rumor started by a gossip columnist.A Broadway producer is reluctant to hire his high school sweetheart for the leading role in a new show, so she decides to take advantage of a rumor started by a gossip columnist.A Broadway producer is reluctant to hire his high school sweetheart for the leading role in a new show, so she decides to take advantage of a rumor started by a gossip columnist.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 2 nominations total
- Showgirl
- (uncredited)
- Showgirl
- (uncredited)
- Headwaiter
- (uncredited)
- Smoker
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaEleanor Powell was spotted in a Fox screen test by MGM studio chief Louis B. Mayer, who, due to the grainy quality of the test, initially thought she was African-American. Once Fox cast her in George White's Scandals (1934), MGM made its move. Reportedly, Powell did not want to participate in Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935), as she was slated for the non-dancing role eventually played by Una Merkel. Too much of a neophyte to confront the studio executives, she engineered her dismissal by politely demanding the lead role and an exorbitant salary, and she was shocked when the studio met her terms, paving the way for her meteoric film career.
- GoofsDuring the "breakfast on the roof" scene, new clothes appear and others disappear behind Buddy Ebsen, with different camera cuts. (In the beginning, a dress appears at his left, while the dangling stockings disappear at the end, and in between, the dress comes and goes.)
- Quotes
Bert Keeler: Well of all the dumb guys...
Snoop: Don't worry about Corbett, she won't tip the gag, she said so.
Bert Keeler: Just the same I gotta find out who this Arlette dame is that Gordon's got signed up.
Snoop: Well whadda ya want me to do?
Bert Keeler: Go down to the ocean and pull a wave over your head!
- Alternate versionsA 14,000 feet long print was shown as preview in early August 1935 in several Californian cinemas. It included, at least three additional songs.
- ConnectionsEdited into Grand Central Murder (1942)
- SoundtracksBroadway Rhythm
(1935) (uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Arthur Freed
Played during the opening credits
Danced to by a chorus at rehearsal
Sung by Frances Langford at the nightclub
Danced to by Buddy Ebsen, Vilma Ebsen, June Knight, Nick Long Jr. and Eleanor Powell at the nightclub
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Broadway Melody of 1935
- Filming locations
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,607,900
- Gross worldwide
- $6,258,780
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1