The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
| Release Date | 04 May 1949 |
| Budget | $2,000,000 |
| Tagline | Joyously Together Again! |
| Genre | Comedy, Musical, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Musical Comedy, Musical Romance |
| Mood | Mood Enhancers |
| Themes | Opposites Attract, Breakups and Divorces, Dancer's Life |
| Tones | Bright, Warm, Light, Whimsical, Easygoing, Sweet, Upbeat |
| Tags | Audition, Battle Of The Sexes, Break Up [romantic], Broadway, Duo, Reunion, Show Business |
The Barkleys of Broadway is a 1949 musical film from the Arthur Freed unit at MGM that reunited Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers after ten years apart. Directed by Charles Walters, the screenplay is by Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Sidney Sheldon, the songs are by Harry Warren (music) and Ira Gershwin (lyrics) with the addition of "They Can't Take That Away from Me" by George and Ira Gershwin, and the choreography was created by Robert Alton and Hermes Pan. Also featured in the cast were Oscar Levant, Billie Burke, Jacques François and Gale Robbins.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Jacques François
Jacques Pierre Barredout
Inez Cooper
Pamela Driscoll
Wilson Wood
Larry
John Albright
Look Photographer
Jean Andren
First Woman
Lois Austin
Guest in Theater Lobby
Dick Baron
Teen-Ager
Margaret Bert
Mary the Maid
George Boyce
Look Photographer
Bobby Brooks
Teen-Ager
Claire Carleton
Marie
Wheaton Chambers
Guest in Theater Lobby
James Conaty
Audience Extra
Lorraine Crawford
Cleo Fernby
Marcel De la Brosse
Judge
Mimi Doyle
Actress
Mary Jo Ellis
Clementine
Frank Ferguson
Mr. Perkins
Joseph Granby
Duke de Morny
Sherry Hall
Chauffeur
Sam Harris
Audience Extra, Ticket Line Extra
Roberta Johnson
Henrietta
Edward Kilroy
Standee
Nolan Leary
Stage Doorman
Wilbur Mack
Guest
Alphonse Martell
Judge
Mickey Martin
Teen-Ager
Harold Miller
Country Home Guest
Patrick Miller
Teen-Ager
Howard M. Mitchell
Judge
Roger Moore
First Man
Forbes Murray
Guest in Theater Lobby
Bob Purcell
Announcer
Jack Rice
Ticket Man
Jeffrey Sayre
Party Guest
Reginald Simpson
Blonde's Husband
Esther Somers
Sarah's Mother
Larry Steers
Guest
William Tannen
Doorman at Theater
Butch Terrell
Dancer, Look Photographer
Laura Treadwell
Second Woman
Dee Turnell
Blonde
Charles Van
Teen-Ager
Lillian West
Guest
Max Willenz
Clerk
Richard Winter
Teen-Ager
Allen Wood
Taxi Driver
Director
Charles Walters
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Producer
Roger Edens
associate producer
Cinematographer
Harry Stradling Sr.
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Editor
Albert Akst
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Art Director
Edward C. Carfagno
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Set Decorator
Arthur Krams
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Edwin B. Willis
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Costume Designer
Valles
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Makeup Department
Jack Dawn
makeup artist
Dorothy Ponedel
makeup artist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wallace Worsley Jr.
assistant director
Sound Department
Special Effects
Warren Newcombe
special effects
Camera and Electrical Department
Sam Leavitt
camera operator
Music Department
Leo Arnaud
music arranger
Adolph Deutsch
additional conductor
Robert Franklyn
music arranger
Wally Heglin
music arranger
Paul Marquardt
music arranger
Conrad Salinger
orchestrator
Robert Tucker
music arranger: vocal arrangements
Other Crew
Henri Jaffa
associate technicolor color director
Natalie Kalmus
technicolor color director
Irving G. Ries
shoe effects
Alex Romero
assistant choreographer
Production Company
MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Vídeo
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