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Footlight Parade (1933)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:8
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: A stage producer discovers that talking pictures have killed the demand for musical shows, so he re-channels his talents into creating live musical numbers for movie theaters to present between... A stage producer discovers that talking pictures have killed the demand for musical shows, so he re-channels his talents into creating live musical numbers for movie theaters to present between features. His fledgling business is threatened by unscrupulous business partners, conniving golddiggers, and spying competitors. Featured hits include "By a Waterfall," "Shanghai Lil," and "Honeymoon Hotel." [More]
Starring: Ruby Keeler, Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, James Cagney
Starring: Ruby Keeler, Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, James Cagney, Guy Kibbee, Ruth Donnelly, Claire Dodd, Hugh Herbert, Frank McHugh, Herman Bing
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Producer: Robert Lord
Screenwriter: Manuel Seff, James Seymour
Composer: Harry Warren, Al Dubin, Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal
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| 14% 14% | The Ugly Truth |
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| 45% 45% | Shorts |
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