Broadway Melody of 1936
1935 film by W. S. Van Dyke, Roy Del Ruth / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Broadway Melody of 1936 is a musical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1935.[2] In New York, the film opened at the Capitol Theatre, the site of many prestigious MGM premieres. It was a follow-up of sorts to the successful The Broadway Melody, which had been released in 1929, although, there is no story connection with the earlier film beyond the title and some music.
Broadway Melody of 1936 | |
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Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
Written by | Harry W. Conn Moss Hart Jack McGowan Sid Silvers |
Produced by | John W. Considine Jr. |
Starring | Jack Benny Eleanor Powell Robert Taylor Una Merkel Frances Langford Sid Silvers Buddy Ebsen Vilma Ebsen |
Cinematography | Charles Rosher |
Edited by | Blanche Sewell |
Music by | Nacio Herb Brown |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Loew's, Inc. |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1,062,000[1] |
Box office | $2,871,000[1] |
The film was written by Harry W. Conn, Moss Hart, Jack McGowan and Sid Silvers. It was directed by Roy Del Ruth and starred Jack Benny, Eleanor Powell, Robert Taylor, June Knight, Frances Langford, Sid Silvers, Buddy Ebsen and Vilma Ebsen (in their film debut). It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.