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1940

Broadway Melody of 1940

Directed by Norman Taurog
The Finest Broadway Melody Of Them All

Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his partner.

Duration

1h 42m

Released

February 9, 1940

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6.7

Rating38

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Lists11

Cast64

  • Fred Astaire
  • Eleanor Powell
  • George Murphy
  • Frank Morgan
  • Ian Hunter
  • Florence Rice
  • Lynne Carver
  • Ann Morriss
  • Trixie Firschke

Part ofThe The Broadway Melody Collection

Includes The Broadway Melody (1929), Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935), Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937), and Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940).

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