Broadway Melody of 1936
Irene Foster tries to convince her high school sweetheart, Broadway producer Robert Gordon, to give her a chance to star in his new musical, but he is too busy with the rich widow backing his show.
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DVD-R Details
- ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO - 1.37:1
- Run Time: 1 hours, 41 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: April 14, 2020
- Originally Released: 1935
- Label: Warner Archives
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Starring | Jack Benny, Eleanor Powell & Robert Taylor | |
| Performer: | Una Merkel, Sid Silvers & Buddy Ebsen | |
| Directed by | Roy Del Ruth | |
| Edited by | Blanche Sewell | |
| Screenplay by | Jack McGowan & Sid Silvers | |
| Art Direction by | Cedric Gibbons | |
| Produced by | John W. Considine Jr. | |
| Director of Photography: | Charles Rosher |
Entertainment Reviews:
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The original story is credited to Moss Hart... but it was all about the production numbers and the spotlight dances by Powell.
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Seanax.com
The whole of Melody is deft, and some of the specialties, such as Dr. Wildhack's snoring numbers, are tops.
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Esquire Magazine
Rating: C+ --
Strictly for those who love showbiz nostalgia.
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Rating: 3/5 --
Tuneful, danceful, full of laughs too--fun MGM series entry.
Kansas City Kansan
Rating: 4/5 --
Enjoyable star musical.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
By this time, it is no news to anyone that Eleanor Powell is one of the biggest new names in pictures... She sings pleasantly, she acts with naturalness and charm, there is no woman dancer in the world who can equal her, and she has such a nice face.
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Vanity Fair
Rating: B --
Despite Robert Taylor's stiff, non-singing tunr, this is the second and best of the four Broadway Melody MGM made, largely due to Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown's songs and Eleanor Powell's dazzling dancing.
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Description by OLDIES.com:
Irene Foster (Eleanor Powell) comes to the Great White Way hoping that childhood-sweetheart-turned-Broadway-producer Robert Gordon (Robert Taylor) will recognize her – and her talent. He's too busy sparring with a dirt-dishing gossip columnist (Jack Benny) to notice, but his wisecracking, heart-of-gold secretary (Una Merkel) certainly does. She and Irene must use their wits – and all of Irene's abilities – to show Robert what he's missing.
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- Sales Rank: 22,201
- UPC: 883929712281
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