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42nd Street
TrailerDespire his poor health, successful Broadway director Julian Marsh still produces a new show with the financial help from a rich older man, who is in love with the star of the show, Dorothy Brock. But at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star...Actors: Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Ginger Rogers, Ned Sparks, Dick Powell, Allen Jenkins, Edward J. Nugent, ...»Director: Lloyd BaconCountry: United StatesDuration: 89 minQuality: HDRelease: 1933IMDb: 7.30 CommentsSort By- Newest
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Actors of "42nd Street"
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Characters of "42nd Street"
Julian MarshPlayed by: Warner BaxterDorothy BrockPlayed by: Bebe DanielsPat DenningPlayed by: George BrentPeggy SawyerPlayed by: Ruby KeelerAbner DillonPlayed by: Guy KibbeeLorraine FlemingPlayed by: Una MerkelAnnPlayed by: Ginger RogersBarryPlayed by: Ned SparksBilly LawlerPlayed by: Dick Powell -
Directors of "42nd Street"
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Creators of "42nd Street"
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Critic Reviews of "42nd Street"
Chicago ReaderOctober 16, 2007This 1933 film is the best known of the Warner Brothers Depression-era musicals, though it doesn't compare in dash and extravagance to later entries in the cycle.
New York TimesAugust 08, 2006The liveliest and one of the most tuneful screen musical comedies that has come out of Hollywood.
Time OutJanuary 26, 2006Berkeley choreographs chorines and camera with mischievous dexterity.
Classic Film and TelevisionNovember 30, 2015Film benefits from great musical numbers and its portrait of the show's director, one of the few well-developed gay characters in a 1930's Hollywood film.
CinePassionSeptember 02, 2012The careful building of the eye-level proscenium that's exploded by swooping cinematic music
Clothes on FilmJune 17, 2009A deliciously funny musical; racy and light years ahead of its time.
Filmcritic.comApril 08, 2006Of Golden Age musicals, 42nd Street is about as close to the archetype as they come.
Movie MetropolisMarch 22, 2006...the film that practically invented every backstage musical cliché we know today...remains a remarkable achievement for a film over seven decades old.
EmanuelLevy.ComAugust 26, 200542nd Street may not be the best backstage musical ever made, but it's certainly the most enjoyable and durable in appeal--find out why.
Goatdog's MoviesFebruary 15, 2004The strength of a musical is its songs, and this film had a mixed bag.
Ozus' World Movie ReviewsJanuary 11, 2004One can't say enough good things about what Busby Berkeley did for the musical.
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