42nd Street (film)
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| Directed by | Lloyd Bacon |
| Produced by | Darryl Zanuck (uncredited) |
| Written by | Bradford Ropes(novel) Rian James James Seymour |
| Starring | Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Ruby Keeler, Ginger Rogers, Dick Powell |
| Music by | Harry Warren (songs) |
| Cinematography | Sol Polito |
| Editing by | Thomas Pratt Frank Ware |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | February 2, 1933 (premiere) |
| Running time | 89 mins |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $439,000 (estimated) |
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42nd Street is a 1933 musical film, set on the famous Manhattan street of that name, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. The script was written by Rian James and James Seymour, from the novel by Bradford Ropes. The film was directed by Lloyd Bacon with choreography by Busby Berkeley.
The film is a fast-paced, backstage movie musical, one that changed the film musical forever and was so financially successful that it saved Warner Bros. studios from bankruptcy. Many decades later, in 1980, it was made into a hit stage musical of the same name.
The film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
In 2006 this film ranked #13 on the American Film Institute's list of best musicals.
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[edit] Production
[edit] Cast and crew
The film is a musical with a large cast, including Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Ginger Rogers, Ned Sparks and Dick Powell, among others.
[edit] See also
- 42nd Street (musical)
- 42nd Street (the street in New York City)
[edit] External links
- 42nd Street at the Internet Movie Database
- 42nd Street quotes at MovieWavs.com
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