La canzone di Broadway

Titolo originale: The Broadway Melody

1929
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1h 40min

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Charles King, Bessie Love, and Anita Page in La canzone di Broadway (1929)

Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaA pair of sisters from the vaudeville circuit try to make it big time on Broadway, but matters of the heart complicate the attempt.A pair of sisters from the vaudeville circuit try to make it big time on Broadway, but matters of the heart complicate the attempt.A pair of sisters from the vaudeville circuit try to make it big time on Broadway, but matters of the heart complicate the attempt.

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Vincitore di 1 Oscar
- 5 vittorie e 2 candidature totali

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Bessie Love

Harriet 'Hank' Mahoney

Anita Page

Queenie Mahoney

Charles King

Eddie Kearns

Eddie Kane

Francis Zanfield

J. Emmett Beck

Babe Hatrick

Jed Prouty

Uncle Jed

Kenneth Thomson

Jacques Warriner

The Angeles Twins

Chorus Girls
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Betty Arthur

Chorus Dancer
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Nacio Herb Brown

Pianist
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James Burroughs

Singer
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Eddie Bush

Quartet Guitarist and Singer
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Ray Cooke

Bellhop
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Dorothy Coonan Wellman

Chorus Girl
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Drew Demorest

Turpe - Costumer
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Edward Dillon

Dillon - Stage Manager
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Mary Doran

Flo
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Arthur Freed

Bystander in Rehearsal Room
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A silent version was also released, as many cinemas hadn't yet acquired sound equipment in 1929.

Blooper
The guitar player in the song "Broadway Melody" cannot be heard playing until he tilts his guitar slightly (possibly towards the mic).

Citazioni
Eddie Kearns: Hank, did you see Queenie? What's the matter Hank, aren't ya happy? Wasn't Queenie great? Aren't ya proud of her?
Hank Mahoney: Oh, of course, Eddie. I'm glad to see her make good. Oh, but, gee, we ain't never had to get by on our legs before.
Eddie Kearns: Oh, that don't mean nothin', Hank. Those guys are not going to pay ten bucks to look at your face; this is Broadway!
Hank Mahoney: Yeah, "Broad's way!"

Versioni alternative
The "Wedding of the Painted Doll" musical sequence was originally presented in Technicolor. All color prints of this sequence are lost, so later reissues and DVD release present the sequence in black and white.

Connessioni
Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)

Colonne sonore
The Broadway Melody
(1929) (uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Arthur Freed
Played during the opening credits and often in the score
Performed many times by various cast including Nacio Herb Brown (piano), Charles King,
Anita Page, Bessie Love and chorus girls

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Great Acting, Good Music

This is NOT a bad film. It's a 1929 musical that won an Oscar for best film as well as nominations for direction (Harry Beaumont) and lead actress, Bessie Love. It was the number ONE hit of 1929. Central to this film is Love's great performance as Hank Mahoney, the older sister in a musical act trying to make it on Broadway. The plot is pretty sophisticated for 1929. Bessie Love is in love with a singer (Charles King) who falls for younger sister, gorgeous Anita Page. Rather than hurt her sister, Page starts running around with a scummy playboy (Kenneth Thomson).

The truth comes out and Love backs off in a heart-breaking scene, giving up King and the act, and clears the way for Page and King. Two great songs: The Broadway Melody and You Were Meant for Me, both nicely done by Charles King. Love and Page are also fun in The Boy Friend song, in which Bessie Love gets to cut loose and dance in a full-fledged number. Another song, The Wedding of the Painted Dolls, is truly bizarre, and possibly the most over produced musical number you'll EVER see! But I like the music.

Yes, yes, you've seen all this before, but remember this is a 1929 talkie. The opening number is wonderful, with Charles King introducing The Broadway Melody. That's James Gleason as the music publisher. And keep your eyes on Rosie (no idea who played her) with her swinging beads. Blanche Payson plays "the big woman" in charge of the dressing room, who has a terrific scene with the gay designer (Drew Demorest). Mary Doran, Eddie Kane, Ray Cooke, and Jed Prouty have roles and that's composer Nacio Herb Brown at the piano. I love this film! I love the music. Bessie Love is SO GOOD in this film, you wonder why her talkie career didn't go better. Anita Page is also good and has a couple of terrific dramatic scenes. Charles King is a good singer but his acting was hammy. The three stars also appeared in Hollywood Revue of 1929. And yes, Bessie Love had been in films since the teens and was already a veteran of 15 years when she made this film. Catch her in Intolerance and The Lost World.