The Broadway Melody (1929)

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Released:
1929-02-08

Overview:
The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfield's shows. When Eddie meets Queenie, he soon falls in love with her—but she is already being courted by Jock Warriner, a member of New York high society. Queenie eventually recognizes that, to Jock, she is nothing more than a toy, and that Eddie is in love with her.

Director:
Harry Beaumont

Runtime:
1h 41min

Genre:
Music, Romance, Drama

  • Cast:
  • Charles King
    as
    Eddie Kearns
  • Anita Page
    as
    Queenie Mahoney
  • Bessie Love
    as
    Harriet 'Hank' Mahoney
  • Betty Arthur
    as
    Chorus Dancer (uncredited)
  • J. Emmett Beck
    as
    Babe Hatrick (uncredited)