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Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)

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Release Date: Feb 9, 1940 Wide

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MGM's third follow-up to its landmark Broadway Melody is short on story, but that's okay, since the plot is merely a clothesline upon which to hang sleek and opulent musical production numbers by Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell -- particularly a breathless and eye-popping gloriously black-and-white six-minute tap dance finale between Astaire and Powell to Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine." The tale itself is a typical backstage contrivance: Johnny Brett (Fred Astaire) and King Shaw (George

Unrated, 1 hr. 43 min.

Musical & Performing Arts, Classics

Directed By: Norman Taurog

Written By: Leon Gordon, George Oppenheimer

In Theaters: Feb 9, 1940 Wide

On DVD: Apr 22, 2003

MGM Home Entertainment

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Cast

Fred Astaire
Johnny Brett
Eleanor Powell
Clara Bennett
George Murphy
King Shaw
Frank Morgan
Bob Casey
Ian Hunter
Bert C. Matthews
Florence Rice
Amy Blake
Lynne Carver
Emmy Lou Lee
Ann Morriss
Pearl
Trixie Firschke
Juggler
Douglas McPhail
Masked Singer
Irving Bacon
Soda Jerk
Herman Bing
Silhouettist
Gladys Blake
Miss Martin
George Chandler
Mr. Jones
Chick Collins
Sailor
Joseph Crehan
Ballroom Manager
Carmen D'Antonio
Soprano
Hal K. Dawson
O'Grady
James Flavin
Ballroom Worker
Jack Mulhall
George
Libby Taylor
Angel
E. Alyn Warren
Pop
Joe Yule
Dan
Barbara Jo Allen
Receptionist [uncredite...
Mary Field
Bride
William Tannen
Emmy Lou's Friend

Critic Reviews for Broadway Melody of 1940

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... another ridiculous story that justifies itself in the historic one-time-only pairing of MGM's Queen of Tap Powell and the cinematic grace incarnate Fred Astaire.

April 6, 2008 Full Review Source: Seanax.com

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This just in: A crack team of research scientists have determined that it is physiologically impossible to have the blues and watch a Fred Astaire dance routine at the same time. :)

January 28, 2009