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Broadway Melody of 1940

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Broadway Melody of 1940
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NR,1hr 43min
Genres:
Comedy,Musical
Release:
1940
Director:
Norman Taurog
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy  ...more
Synopsis: 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 Murphy) ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
Broadway Melody of 1940 proves that a musical can be first-rate entertainment even with a script that is, to put it politely, "familiar." Ideally, of course, one wishes to have a story that is fresh, a screenplay that is literate and witty, and characters that surprise one with their doings. Melody offers none of this, and by all rights should be consigned to the ranks of the moderately entertaining ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Fred Astaire
Johnny Brett
Eleanor Powell
Clara Bennett
George Murphy
King Shaw
Frank Morgan
Bob Casey
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