The Broadway Melody
“All talking. All singing. All dancing.”
The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfield's shows. When Eddie meets Queenie, he soon falls in love with her—but she is already being courted by Jock Warriner, a member of New York high society. Queenie eventually recognizes that, to Jock, she is nothing more than a toy, and that Eddie is in love with her.
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Part of The Broadway Melody Collection
4 films
Cast
35 people
Charles King
Eddie Kearns
Also in
Chasing Rainbows
Merry-Go-Round
Anita Page
Queenie Mahoney
Also in
Jungle Bride
Our Blushing Brides
Bessie Love
Harriet 'Hank' Mahoney
Known for
The Lost World
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Betty Arthur
Chorus Dancer (uncredited)
Also in
Making Good
J. Emmett Beck
Babe Hatrick (uncredited)
Also in
Shadow of the Law
The Unnamed Woman
Nacio Herb Brown
Pianist (uncredited)
James Burrows
Singer (uncredited)
Eddie Bush
Quartet Guitarist and Singer (uncredited)
Also in
Party Girl
Love in the Rough
Ray Cooke
Bellhop (uncredited)
Known for
Spite Marriage
Drew Demorest
Turpe - Costumer (uncredited)
Also in
The Spoilers
Lord Byron of Broadway
Edward Dillon
Dillon - Stage Manager (uncredited)
Known for
The Lonedale Operator
Mary Doran
Flo (uncredited)
Known for
The Divorcee
Harry Beaumont Director · Edmund Goulding Writer John Arnold Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $4.4M · Budget $379K · United States release February 8, 1929
Box office
Budget
$379,000
Worldwide gross
$4,358,000
Gross vs. budget
11.5×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 1, 1929
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · February 8, 1929
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
June 6, 1929 · Theatrical
Japan
January 1, 1930 · Theatrical
Spain
February 8, 1929 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 8, 2016 · Physical
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