42nd Street

42nd Street (1933)

Approved 11 Mar 1933 • Comedy, Drama, Musical • 1h 29m
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Renowned Broadway producer/director Julian Marsh is hired to put together a new musical revue. It's being financed by Abner Dillon to provide a starring vehicle for his girlfriend, songstress Dorothy Brock. Marsh, who is quite ill, is a difficult task master working long hours and continually pushing the cast to do better. When Brock breaks her ankle one of the chorus girls, Peggy Sawyer, gets her big chance to be the star. She also finds romance along the way.

Lloyd Bacon
Director
Rian James, James Seymour, Bradford Ropes
Writer
Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent
Starring

Language: English
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 2 nominations total
Country: United States
Metacritic Score: 83
DVD Release Date:
Box Office Total:

7.3

IMDb (13215 votes)
96%
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