Walking Down Broadway (1938)

Released: 1938-03-11 Duration: 1hr 15min

Genres: Drama

Rating 5.7

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SIX GIRLS...whose lives were as exciting...as teeming with heart-catching drama...as Broadway itself!

Overview

Five closely knit showgirls sign a pact to reunite one year after the closing of their Broadway production, but the lives of all five take many different turns, often for the worse.

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Additional Info

Budget	$0.00
Revenue	$0.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	1.112

Directed By

Norman Foster

Crew

Director
Norman Foster

Writer
Robert Chapin

Writer
Karen DeWolf

Editor
Norman Colbert

Story
Mark Hellinger

Producer
Sol M. Wurtzel

Costume Design
Herschel McCoy

Director of Photography
Virgil Miller

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