Footlight Parade
“Climaxing Warner Bros.' glittering parade of musicals!”
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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Cast
22 people
James Cagney
Chester Kent
Known for
White Heat
One, Two, Three
Joan Blondell
Nan
Known for
Grease
The Public Enemy
Ruby Keeler
Bea
Known for
42nd Street
Gold Diggers of 1933
Dick Powell
Scotty
Known for
Murder, My Sweet
Pitfall
Frank McHugh
Francis
Known for
Going My Way
The Roaring Twenties
Guy Kibbee
Gould
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
42nd Street
Ruth Donnelly
Mrs. Gould
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Hugh Herbert
Bowers
Known for
Hellzapoppin'
Gold Diggers of 1935
Claire Dodd
Vivian
Also in
In the Navy
Roberta
Gordon Westcott
Harry Thompson
Also in
Heroes for Sale
Private Detective 62
Arthur Hohl
Al Frazer
Known for
Island of Lost Souls
The Whole Town's Talking
Renee Whitney
Cynthia Kent
Also in
Jimmy the Gent
Counsel on De Fence
Lloyd Bacon Director · James Seymour Screenplay Manuel Seff Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.4M · Budget $703K · United States release October 21, 1933
Box office
Budget
$703,000
Worldwide gross
$2,416,000
Gross vs. budget
3.4×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
The Vitaphone Corporation
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 30, 1933
Premiere
United States · October 21, 1933
Theatrical
Brazil
December 18, 1933 · Theatrical
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