Broadway Melody of 1936

1935, Comedy/Musical, 1h 45m

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Movie Info

When Broadway producer Robert Gordon (Robert Taylor) struggles to finance his new show, a wealthy widow, Lillian Brent (June Knight), offers him an idea: cast her and she will fund the project. Catching wind of the deal, columnist Bert Keeler (Jack Benny) blasts Gordon for practicing favoritism, which means when Gordon's former sweetheart, talented performer Irene Foster (Eleanor Powell), auditions for a part, Gordon refuses to cast her. Foster will need to scheme to win the role she deserves.

Genre:

Comedy, Musical
Original Language:

English
Director:

Roy Del Ruth
Producer:

John W. Considine Jr.
Release Date (Theaters):

Sep 20, 1935 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 8, 2008
Runtime:

1h 45m
Distributor:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.

Cast & Crew

Jack Benny
Bert Keeler

Eleanor Powell
Irene Foster

Robert Taylor
Robert Gordon

Una Merkel
Kitty Corbett

Sid Silvers
Snoop Blue

Buddy Ebsen
Ted Burke

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Critic Reviews for Broadway Melody of 1936

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Full Review… Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy) Esquire Magazine

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Audience Reviews for Broadway Melody of 1936

Oct 21, 2010

This film has a good, but utterly predictable, story. Fortunately this movie was funny, mostly because of Jack Benny, otherwise it would be another boring romantic comedy with musical numbers. Overall, pretty good.

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Oct 28, 2007

Ah yes. The Broadway Melody of 1936...the sequel to the Broadway Melody (which I am reviewing next) and the prequel to the Broadway Melody of 1940. A good chance to catch the old vaudeville crowd but there isn't much to the story here.

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