The Broadway Melody (Special Edition)
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Actor: Drew Demarest, J. Emmett Beck, James Burrows, Nacio Herb Brown, Ray CookeBrand: Warner Brothers
Primary Contributor: Love, Bessie
Primary Contributor: Page, Anita
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-02-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Broadway Melody (Special Edition)
Movie Review: the prototype for the MGM musical
Summary: 4 Stars
Sure, it's dated and schlocky and a real relic... but it's also the prototype for the MGM musical, in that it was a "story musical", with the numbers arising from situations in the narrative. Of course, it helps that the narrative is a backstage musical, where two sisters (Anita Page and Bessie Love), fresh from the country, come to New York City to make it on Broadway. Along the way, they encounter heartache and betrayal and tests on their sisterhood, but that way happens to be paved with numbers like "The Wedding of the Painted Doll", "You Were Meant for Me" and "The Broadway Melody". This was the big one for MGM: the all-singing, all-dancing, all-talkie musical which wowed 'em at the box office, and wound up with the Academy Award as Best Picture. To think this is a good movie by any stretch of the imagination takes more imagination than most people would care to give, but it is entertaining, and paved the way for "The Broadway Melody of 1936", "The Broadway Melody of 1938", "The Broadway Melody of 1940" and, finally, "Two Girls on Broadway" (1940), the remake that cast Lana Turner and Joan Blondell as stand-ins for Anita Page and Bessie Love. Though klunkier than any of the others, "The Broadway Melody" has an authentic show biz atmosphere which is certainly nostalgic. And the klunkiness of the numbers must be seen to be believed: the parodies in "Singin' in the Rain" are far more polished than anything in the original.
Summary of The Broadway Melody (Special Edition)
This is the first musical to win a Best Picture Oscar and often is considered the granddaddy of all MGM musicals. Anita Page and Bessie Love star as two sisters in love with the same man.Year: 1929Director: Harry BeaumontStarring: Charles King Anita Page Bessie LoveRunning Time: 100 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSICALS/MUSICALS UPC: 012569528628Drama DVD Video
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