42ND STREET (FILM)

'''42nd Street''' is a 1933 musical film, set on the famous Manhattan street of that name, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. The script was written by Rian James and James Seymour, from the novel by Bradford Ropes. The film was directed by Lloyd Bacon with choreography by Busby Berkeley. The songs were written by Harry Warren with lyrics by Al Dubin.
The film is a fast-paced, backstage movie musical, one that changed the film musical forever and was so financially successful that it saved Warner Bros. Studios from bankruptcy. Many decades later, in 1980, it was made into a hit stage musical of the same name.
The film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
In 2006 this film ranked #13 on the American Film Institute's list of best musicals.

Contents

Production

Cast and crew

Songs

See also

External links

Production

Cast and crew

The film is a musical with a large cast, including Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Ginger Rogers, Ned Sparks and Dick Powell, among others.

Songs

★ "Forty-Second Street"

★ "It Must Be June"

★ "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" Song Clip

★ "Young and Healthy"

★ "You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me"

See also

★ 42nd Street (musical)

★ 42nd Street (the street in New York City)

External links

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★ ''42nd Street'' quotes at MovieWavs.com