The Royal Family of Broadway

This article is about the film. For other uses, see The Royal Family of Broadway (musical).

The Royal Family of Broadway is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by George Cukor and Cyril Gardner and released by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Gertrude Purcell from the 1927 play The Royal Family by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman. It stars Ina Claire, Fredric March, Mary Brian, Henrietta Crosman, Arnold Korff, and Frank Conroy. It was shot at the Astoria Studios in New York.

The Royal Family of Broadway
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Directed by	George Cukor Cyril Gardner
Written by	Herman Mankiewicz Gertrude Purcell
Based on	The Royal Family by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman
Cinematography	George J. Folsey
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 22, 1930 (1930-12-22) (U.S.)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film tells the story of a girl from a family of great Broadway actors who contemplates leaving show business and getting married. The characters are loosely based on the first American theatrical family, the Barrymores. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor (Fredric March).^[1]

A 35mm nitrate print of The Royal Family of Broadway was preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive in 1985. The film has not been released on DVD or Blu-Ray. Copyright is held by Universal / MCA.

Cast

• Ina Claire as Julie Cavendish
• Fredric March as Tony Cavendish
• Mary Brian as Gwen Cavendish
• Henrietta Crosman as Fanny Cavendish
• Charles Starrett as Perry
• Arnold Korff as Oscar Wolfe
• Frank Conroy as Gilmore Marshall
• Royal C. Stout as Joe
• Elsie Esmond as Della
• Murray Alper as McDermott
• Herschel Mayall as Doctor
• Lucile Watson as Actress Backstage (uncredited)