Footlight Parade (1933)

NR ★ 6.9/10 104 min Comedy, Music United States English

Director: Lloyd Bacon

Screenplay by: Manuel Seff, James Seymour
Lyricists: Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Harry Warren, Al Dubin
Writer: Peter Milne
Story by: Robert Lord

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Climaxing Warner Bros.' glittering parade of musicals!

Description

A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.

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Top Cast

James Cagney Chester Kent

Joan Blondell Nan Prescott

Ruby Keeler Bea Thorn

Dick Powell Scotty Blair

Frank McHugh Francis the Dance Director

Guy Kibbee Silas 'Si' Gould

Ruth Donnelly Mrs. Harriet Gould

Hugh Herbert Charlie Bowers

Footlight Parade Appears on 4 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #929

Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #109

National Film Registry

National Film Registry #231

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies

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