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42nd Street
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42nd Street is a 1933 American musical drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon. Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and Hal B. Wallis for Warner Bros. Entertainment, the movie was written by Rian James and James Seymour. The cast features Warner Baxter, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, and Ginger Rogers. Harry Warren composed the score, while Sol Polito served as director of photography. Jack Okey designed the production and Orry-Kelly handled costumes.
The narrative is set in New York City and follows a producer mounting his final Broadway show, where a chorus girl replaces the star at the last moment. The film was released in the United States on March 11, 1933. It runs for 89 minutes and is presented in black-and-white. The production budget was $439,000, generating $2,281,000 in revenue.
Critical reception includes a 7.3 rating from 13,881 votes on IMDb and a 6.9 average from 215 votes on TMDb. The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Sound. It is categorized under the Pre-Code Hollywood movement and has been referenced by 435 other encyclopedia articles.
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Film · TMDB
6.9Broadway director Julian Marsh needs just one more hit show so he can retire and recover his health. It looks like he just may pull it off until temperamental star Dorthy Brock breaks her ankle on the eve of the show's premiere and has to be replaced by her understudy Peggy.
Cast
- Warner Baxter as Julian Marsh
- Bebe Daniels as Dorothy Brock
- George Brent as Pat Denning
- Ruby Keeler as Peggy
- Guy Kibbee as Abner Dillon
- Una Merkel as Lorraine Fleming
Themes
- philadelphia, pennsylvania
- musical
- stage show
- director
- dog
- rehearsal
- broadway
- pre-code
- fainting
- chorus girl
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Movement
- Pre-Code Hollywood
- Director
- Lloyd Bacon
- Screenwriter
- James Seymour
- Cast member
- Wallis Clark
- Composer
- Harry Warren
- Producer
- Darryl F. Zanuck
- Cinematographer
- Sol Polito
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 89
- FilmAffinity ID
- 506484
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- DanBaxtCred42ndSt1933Trailer.jpg
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- Commons category
- 42nd Street (film)
- publication date
- 1933-01-01
- title
- 42nd Street
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- production designer
- Jack Okey
- executive producer
- Hal B. Wallis
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- Orry-Kelly
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 96%
- capital cost
- 439000
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