42nd Street

United States, 1933

Film

Here’s your ticket to “Shuffle off to Buffalo” with Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell in this beguiling Busby Berkeley showcase; a bold, enticing feast of choreography and imagination. Warner Baxter stars as Julian Marsh, a tyrannical director of Broadway musicals. When his show’s leading lady, played by Bebe Daniels, breaks her ankle on the eve of opening night, a wide-eyed chorus girl played by Ruby Keeler is thrust into the role. Also stars George Brent, Una Merkel and Dick Powell.

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Credits

director

Lloyd Bacon

producer

Hal B. Wallis

production company

Vitaphone

Warner Bros Pictures

Duration

01:29:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1933

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

305873

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q44662

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