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The Broadway Melody

The Broadway Melody (1929)

1h 41m | PG-13

⭐ 5.2 / 10

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.

Director: Harry Beaumont

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: Music, Romance, Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Charles King

Charles King

as Eddie Kearns

Anita Page

Anita Page

as Queenie Mahoney

Bessie Love

Bessie Love

as Hank Mahoney

Betty Arthur

Betty Arthur

as Chorus Dancer (uncredited)

J. Emmett Beck

J. Emmett Beck

as Babe Hatrick (uncredited)

Nacio Herb Brown

Nacio Herb Brown

as Pianist (uncredited)