Broadway Melody of 1940

Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)

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MGM's third follow-up to its landmark Broadway Melody is short on story, but that's okay, since the plot is merely a clothesline upon which to hang sleek and opulent musical production numbers by Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell -- particularly a breathless and eye-popping gloriously black-and-white… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 52 min.
Directed By
Norman Taurog
Written By
Leon Gordon, George Oppenheimer
Genres
Musical & Performing Arts, Classics
In Theaters
Feb 9, 1940 Wide
On DVD
Apr 22, 2003
MGM Home Entertainment

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  • Sean Axmaker, Seanax.com

    ... another ridiculous story that justifies itself in the historic one-time-only pairing of MGM's Queen of Tap Powell and the cinematic grace incarnate Fred Astaire.

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  • Randy T


    This just in: A crack team of research scientists have determined that it is physiologically impossible to have the blues and watch a Fred Astaire dance routine at the same time. :)

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