All talking. All singing. All dancing.
The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfield's shows. When Eddie meets Queenie, he soon falls in love with her—but she is already being courted by Jock Warriner, a member of New York high society. Queenie eventually recognizes that, to Jock, she is nothing more than a toy, and that Eddie is in love with her.
The Broadway Melody (1929) is a music, romance and drama film directed by Harry Beaumont, released on February 8, 1929 with a runtime of 1h 41m. It stars Charles King, Anita Page, Bessie Love and Betty Arthur. Viewers rate it 5.1 out of 10 across 177 ratings.
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Charles King
as Eddie Kearns
Anita Page
as Queenie Mahoney
Bessie Love
as Harriet 'Hank' Mahoney
Betty Arthur
as Chorus Dancer (uncredited)
J. Emmett Beck
as Babe Hatrick (uncredited)
Nacio Herb Brown
as Pianist (uncredited)
James Burrows
as Singer (uncredited)
Eddie Bush
as Quartet Guitarist and Singer (uncredited)
Ray Cooke
as Bellhop (uncredited)
Drew Demorest
as Turpe - Costumer (uncredited)
Edward Dillon
as Dillon - Stage Manager (uncredited)
Mary Doran
as Flo (uncredited)
Directed by Harry Beaumont, written by Edmund Goulding, Norman Houston and James Gleason, produced by Harry Rapf, Irving Thalberg and Lawrence Weingarten.
Average viewer score of 5.1/10 from 177 ratings.
“Eddie” (Charles King) invites his girlfriend “Hank” (Bessie Love) and her sister “Queenie” (Anita Page) to join a show being staged by legendary producer “Zanfeld” (Eddie Kane) on Broadway. That’s about as simple as the plot gets because quite swiftly he switches his allegiance to the other sister but she’s a decent sort of gal and tries to return the attentions of socialite “Jock” (Kenneth Thomson). Those…
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The Broadway Melody (1929) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of The Broadway Melody (1929) includes Charles King, Anita Page, Bessie Love, Betty Arthur and J. Emmett Beck. The film was directed by Harry Beaumont. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Broadway Melody was released on February 8, 1929 and runs for 1h 41m.
The Broadway Melody (1929) holds an average rating of 5.1 out of 10 from 177 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy music, romance and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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