The Broadway Melody (1929)
Overview
The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfield's shows. When Eddie meets Queenie, he soon falls in love with her—but she is already being courted by Jock Warriner, a member of New York high society. Queenie eventually recognizes that, to Jock, she is nothing more than a toy, and that Eddie is in love with her.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $379,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $4,358,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.982 |
Directed By
Harry Beaumont
Crew
Harry Beaumont
Edmund Goulding
John Arnold
Lawrence Weingarten
Irving Thalberg
Sam Zimbalist
Harry Rapf
Cedric Gibbons
Douglas Shearer
G.A. Burns
Louis Kolb
Wesley C. Miller
O.O. Ceccarini
George Cunningham
Nacio Herb Brown
Norman Houston
James Gleason
Nacio Herb Brown
Arthur Freed
Sarah Y. Mason
Douglas Shearer
David Cox
TOP CAST
Charles King
Eddie Kearns
Anita Page
Queenie Mahoney
Bessie Love
Hank Mahoney
Betty Arthur
Chorus Dancer (uncredited)
J. Emmett Beck
Babe Hatrick (uncredited)
Nacio Herb Brown
Pianist (uncredited)
James Burrows
Singer (uncredited)
Eddie Bush
Quartet Guitarist and Singer (uncredited)
Ray Cooke
Bellhop (uncredited)
Drew Demorest
Turpe - Costumer (uncredited)
Edward Dillon
Dillon - Stage Manager (uncredited)
Mary Doran
Flo (uncredited)
Arthur Freed
Bystander in Rehearsal Room (uncredited)
Paul Gibbons
Quartet Guitarist and Singer (uncredited)
James Gleason
Music Publisher (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Francis Zanfield (uncredited)
Ches Kirkpatrick
Quartet Guitarist and Singer (uncredited)
Carla Laemmle
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Eddie Lang
Guitar Player in Band (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Party Guest (uncredited)
Angella Mawby
One of the Mawby Triplets (uncredited)
Claudette Mawby
One of the Mawby Triplets (uncredited)
Claudine Mawby
One of the Mawby Triplets (uncredited)
Charlotte Merriam
Flapper in Pearl Necklace (uncredited)
Joyce Murray
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Blanche Payson
Wardrobe Lady (uncredited)
Alice Pitman
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Jed Prouty
Uncle Jed (uncredited)
Marshall Ruth
Stew - Mr. Zanfield's Assistant (uncredited)
Bill Seckler
Quartet Guitarist and Singer (uncredited)
Kenneth Thomson
Jock Warriner (uncredited)
Diana Verne
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Hotel Housekeeper (uncredited)
Alice Weaver
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Dorothy Coonan Wellman
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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