Broadway Melody of 1936

Director: Roy Del Ruth Roy Del Ruth

Overview

In this film, Jack Benny is cast as a Walter Winchell type who carries on a feud with Broadway producer Robert Taylor. Into this fray comes Taylor's childhood sweetheart Eleanor Powell, who wants a role in Taylor's upcoming production. Already under fire from Benny for exhibiting favoritism, Taylor says no.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/14/2020
UPC:	0883929712281
Original Release:	1935
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:41:00
Sales rank:	20,464

Special Features

Vintage Short Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs; Classic Cartoon To Spring Audio-Only Bonus: Leo Is On the Air Radio Promo; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jack Benny	Bert Keeler
Robert Taylor	Robert Gordon
Eleanor Powell	Irene Foster
Una Merkel	Kitty Corbett
Sid Silvers	Snoop Blue
Buddy Ebsen	Ted Burke,Sally Burke
June Knight	Lillian Brent
Nick Long Jr.	Basil Newcombe
Robert Wildhack	Snorer
Paul Harvey	Managing Editor
Frances Langford	Herself
Harry Stockwell	Himself
Eddie Tamblyn	Bellhop
Buddy Williams	Porter

Technical Credits

Moss Hart

Roy Del Ruth	Director
John W. Considine Jr.	Producer
Moss Hart	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Broadway Melody of 1936 benefits from writer Moss Hart's insider view of stage life, though the movie is little more than an handsomely mounted excuse for MGM to produce yet another glossy musical extravaganza. The film features pleasant performances from Robert Taylor and Eleanor Powell, though it's Jack Benny, as a thinly disguised version of Walter Winchell, who has many of the story's best moments. The tunes are fresh, and Dave Gould's Oscar-winning choreography shines, particularly on "I've Got a Feeling You're Fooling."" As was often the case in the mid-1930s, MGM could afford to assemble an all-star team behind the camera: director Roy Del Ruth, songwriters Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown, musical director Alfred Newman, and sound engineer Douglas Shearer. Producer John Considine wisely chose to dress his leading ladies in gowns from Adrian, giving the production a glossy, high-class look.