Broadway Melody of 1938
So New It's A Year Ahead!
1937 | 110m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Roy Del Ruth |
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| Writer: | Jack McGowan, Sid Silvers |
| Staring: |
| Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. But Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a newcomer. Sally purchases a horse, she used to train when her parents had a farm before the depression and with to ex-vaudevillians, Sonny Ledford and Peter Trott she trains it to win a race, providing the money Steve needs for his show. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 20, 1937 |
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| Director: | Roy Del Ruth |
| Writer: | Jack McGowan, Sid Silvers |
| Genres: | Romance, Music |
| Keywords | dancing, horse race, show business, dance, horse, musical, tap dancing, horse track, dancing in the street, chorus girl, broadway musical, song and dance, broadway show, tap dance, broadway theatre, broadway producer, show girls, horse training, songbook, jazz dancer, horse jumping, dancing girls |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Taylor | Steve Raleigh |
| Eleanor Powell | Sally Lee |
| George Murphy | Sonny Ledford |
| Binnie Barnes | Caroline Whipple |
| Buddy Ebsen | Peter Trot |
| Sophie Tucker | Alice Clayton |
| Judy Garland | Betty Clayton |
| Charles Igor Gorin | Nicki Papaloopas |
| Raymond Walburn | Herman Whipple |
| Robert Benchley | Duffy |
| Willie Howard | Waiter |
| Charley Grapewin | James K. Blakeley |
| Robert Wildhack | Sneezer |
| Billy Gilbert | George Papaloopas |
| Barnett Parker | Jerry Jason |
| Helen Troy | Emma Snipe |
| Charles Coleman | Louis (uncredited) |
| Gino Corrado | Barber #3 (uncredited) |
| Carole Landis | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Frank McGlynn Sr. | Boarding House Resident (uncredited) |
| Matt McHugh | Burt (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Reynolds | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Maidel Turner | Boarding House Resident (uncredited) |
| Charles C. Wilson | Horse Auctioneer (uncredited) |
| William Worthington | Theatrical Agent in Montage (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jack McGowan | Screenplay, Story |
| Blanche Sewell | Editor |
| Arthur Freed | Original Music Composer, Songs |
| Murray Cutter | Music Arranger |
| Leo Arnaud | Music Arranger |
| Nacio Herb Brown | Original Music Composer, Songs |
| Roy Del Ruth | Director |
| Sid Silvers | Story |
| William H. Daniels | Director of Photography |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Adrian | Costume Design |
| Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jack Cummings | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
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