42nd Street (Keep Case)

42nd Street (Keep Case)
by Lloyd Bacon

42nd Street (Keep Case)
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Actor: Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Guy Kibbee, Ruby Keeler, Warner Baxter
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Sol Polito
Editor: Frank Ware
Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck
Writer: Bradford Ropes
Writer: James Seymour
Writer: Rian James
Writer: Whitney Bolton
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-03-21
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video

Movie Reviews of 42nd Street (Keep Case)

Movie Review: Fresh and fun
Summary: 5 Stars

This was the first Busby Berkely musical I've seen and the first time I'd seen Ruby Keeler. I was delighted at the quality of the film. It was certainly of its time but so smart and funny in a totally uncorny way. All the stars are first rate. I disagree with some of the reviewers who complain that Keeler couldn't act and that her dancing was clunky. Others have explained her wooden-shoe style and its origins in the speakeasies of the day. I found her youth and lack of sophistication to be perfect for the role. She held her own with a lot of more experienced actors, just as her character did....and came out a star. I thorougly enjoyed her in every scene. William Powell, looking very average-boy-next-door, was her perfect counterpart.

The plot is just involved enough to keep you from dozing off, the songs are wonderful, and the energy and enthusiasm of the whole cast picks you up and makes you want to dance. This must have been great medicine for folks during the Depression.

Summary of 42nd Street (Keep Case)

When the leading lady of a Broadway musical breaks her ankle, she is replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show.
Set during the depression, this is the granddaddy of backstage musicals in which the understudy finally gets a chance to shine. It may seem a little clich? now, but in 1933 this was hot stuff. All that behind-the-scenes atmosphere feels very genuine, and the script is more acerbic than you might expect.

A sickly Julian Marsh (Warner Baxter) puts his all into what may be his last show, only to face a disaster when leading lady Dorothy Brock (Bebe Daniels) sprains her ankle. Thank heavens for ingenue Peggy Sawyer (Ruby Keeler), who steps in at the last minute. The vivacious soundtrack includes "Shuffle off to Buffalo," and the still-catchy title tune. Best of all are those extravagant, kaleidoscopic dance numbers by Busby Berkeley, then in his prime. --Rochelle O'Gorman

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