The Broadway Melody (1929)
| Release Date | 01 February 1929 |
| US Box Office | $3,000,000 |
| Tagline | The pulsating drama of Broadway's bared heart speaks and sings with a voice to stir your soul! |
| Genre | Musical, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono, Silent |
| Color | Black and White, Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Backstage Musical, Showbiz Comedy |
| Mood | High on Emotion |
| Themes | Actor's Life, Sibling Relationships |
| Tones | Bright, Stylized, Lavish, Passionate, Fanciful |
| Tags | Backstage, Broadway, Fame, Love Triangle, Romance, Sister, Star |
The Broadway Melody (also known as The Broadway Melody of 1929) is a 1929 American musical film and the first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. It was one of the first musicals to feature a Technicolor sequence, which sparked the trend of color being used in a flurry of musicals that would hit the screens in 1929-1930. Today the Technicolor sequence is presumed lost and only a black and white copy survives in the complete film. The film was the first musical released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was Hollywood's first all-talking musical.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Edward Dillon
Stage Manager
J. Emmett Beck
Babe Hatrick
Marshall Ruth
Stew, Mr. Zanfield's assistant
Drew Demorest
Turpe, costumer
Nacio Herb Brown
Pianist
James Burrows
Singer
Ray Cooke
Bellhop
Eddie Lang
Guitar player in band
Director
Writer
Edmund Goulding
Norman Houston
Sarah Y. Mason
Earl Baldwin
uncredited
Producer
Harry Rapf
producer
Lawrence Weingarten
producer
Original Music
Nacio Herb Brown
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Cinematographer
Editor
Sam Zimbalist
William LeVanway
Art Director
Costume Designer
David Cox
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Sound Department
G.A. Burns
sound technician
O.O. Ceccarini
sound technician
Louis Kolb
sound technician
Wesley C. Miller
sound technician
Camera and Electrical Department
Louis Kolb
gaffer
Other Crew
George Cunningham
choreographer
Production Company
MGM-International Dist.
Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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Nothing's New Video
Warner Home Video
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