42nd Street

42nd Street

Director: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Warner Baxter
Warner Baxter
, Bebe Daniels
Bebe Daniels
, George Brent
George Brent
, Ruby Keeler
Ruby Keeler
Lloyd Bacon
42nd Street

42nd Street

Director: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Warner Baxter
Warner Baxter
, Bebe Daniels
Bebe Daniels
, George Brent
George Brent
, Ruby Keeler
Ruby Keeler
Lloyd Bacon

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Overview

For the first time in film, choreographer Busby Berkely really cut loose and pulled out all the stops to create breathtakingly decadent dance numbers in the classic behind-the-scenes musical 42nd Street. The plotline centers on the professional and romantic travails of Peggy Sawyer, a talented young understudy/chorus girl who gets her big break after the star of an upcoming Broadway extravaganza has an accident as a result of jealousy stemming from various romantic shenanigans involving the director Julian Marsh, who wants one more hit before he retires, the show's lecherous backer Abner Dillon, who has the hots for the show's luscious star Dorothy Brock and her former vaudeville partner Pat Denning whom Dorothy still loves. Peggy, who got the part thanks to her pals Ann Lowell, Lorraine Fleming and Billy Lawler, inadvertently stirs up trouble when she begins going out with Pat. This hurts Billy, who has a terrible crush upon Peggy, and infuriates Dorothy who hits the bottle and attempts to deck Peggy but only ends up in a different kind of cast--an ankle cast. This leaves Marsh in a terrible fix and he frantically searches the chorus for a new leading lady. He chooses Ann, but she has a better idea and turns him to Peggy. After much work and considerable worry, the show turns out to be a tremendous success and everyone involved leaves happy.

Product Details

Release Date: 03/21/2006
UPC: 0012569678521
Original Release: 1933
Source: STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [B&W]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:29:00
Sales rank: 34,918

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Warner Baxter Julian Marsh
Bebe Daniels Dorothy Brock
George Brent Pat Denning
Ruby Keeler Peggy Sawyer,Chorus Girl,Chorus Girl
Dick Powell Billy Lawler
Guy Kibbee Abner Dillon,News Spreader,News Spreader
Una Merkel Lorraine Fleming
Ginger Rogers Ann Lowell,Chorus Girl
George E. Stone Andy Lee
Harry Akst Jerry,Jerry
Harry Warren Songwriter,Composer
Al Dubin Songwriter,Songwriter,Composer
Robert McWade Al Jones
Ned Sparks Thomas Barry
Eddie Nugent Terry Neil
Allen Jenkins Mac Elory
Clarence Nordstrom `Shuffle Off to Buffalo' Groom
Henry B. Walthall The Actor
Toby Wing `Young and Healthy' Girl,Chorus Girl
Tom Kennedy Slim Murphy
Wallis Clark Dr. Chadwick
Jack LaRue A Mug
Louise Beavers Pansy
Dave O'Brien Chorus Boy
Patricia Ellis Secretary
George Irving House Doctor
Charles Lane An Author
Rolfe Sedan Stage Aide
Harry Seymour Aide
Joan Barclay Chorus Girl
Ann Hovey Chorus Girl,Chorus Girl
Renee Whitney Chorus Girl
Dorothy Coonan Chorus Girl
June Glory Chorus Girl
Jayne Shadduck Chorus Girl
Adele Lacey Chorus Girl
Loretta Andrews Chorus Girl
Margaret La Marr Chorus Girl
Mary Jane Halsey Chorus Girl
Ruth Eddings Chorus Girl
Edna Callaghan Chorus Girl
Patricia Farnum Chorus Girl
Maxine Cantway Chorus Girl
Lynn Browning Chorus Girl
Donna Mae Roberts Chorus Girl
Lorena Layson Chorus Girl
Alice Jans Chorus Girl
Eve Marcy Chorus Girl
Evelyn Joice Chorus Girl
Agnes Ray Chorus Girl
Grace Tobin Chorus Girl
Kermit Maynard Dancer Who Catches Girl
Lyle Talbot Geoffrey Waring
Busby Berkeley Actor
Dorothy White Dancer

Technical Credits
Lloyd Bacon Director
Rian James Screenwriter
James Seymour Screenwriter
Hal B. Wallis Producer
Darryl Zanuck Producer
Whitney Bolton Screenwriter
Nathan Levinson Sound/Sound Designer
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