Backdrop

Broadway Melody of 1940

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.

1940 |1h 42m |  Music, Romance, Comedy

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Cast

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Fred Astaire

Johnny Brett

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Eleanor Powell

Clare Bennett

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George Murphy

King Shaw

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Frank Morgan

Bob Casey

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Ian Hunter

Bert C. Matthews

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Florence Rice

Amy Blake

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Lynne Carver

Emmy Lou Lee

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Ann Morriss

Pearl

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Trixie Firschke

Juggler

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Libby Taylor

Angel (uncredited)

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George Chandler

Mr. Jones (uncredited)

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Gladys Blake

Miss Martin (uncredited)

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Mary Field

Second Bride (uncredited)

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Irving Bacon

Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)

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James Flavin

Clancy (uncredited)

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Joe Yule

Dan (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Carol Adams

Dancer (uncredited)

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Barbara Jo Allen

Ms. Konk (uncredited)

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Bobby Barber

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Herman Bing

Silhouettist (uncredited)

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Mel Blanc

Panhandler (uncredited)

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Don Brodie

Barker (uncredited)

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Paul E. Burns

Waiter (uncredited)

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Joseph Crehan

Ballroom Manager (uncredited)

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Hal K. Dawson

O'Grady (uncredited)

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Edgar Dearing

Policeman (uncredited)

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Sayre Dearing

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Jean Del Val

Italian Waiter (uncredited)

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Eddie Hall

Guest at First Wedding (uncredited)

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Henry Hebert

Theatregoer (uncredited)

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Shep Houghton

Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

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Arthur Stuart Hull

Actor in Top Hat (uncredited)

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Alphonse Martell

French Dancer (uncredited)

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Frank McLure

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Douglas McPhail

Masked Singer (uncredited)

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Jack Mulhall

George (uncredited)

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John T. Murray

Ham Actor (uncredited)

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Wanda Perry

Bridesmaid (uncredited)

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Suzanne Ridgway

Nightclub Dancer / Chorine at Rehearsal (uncredited)

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Cyril Ring

Show Backer at Rehearsal / Nightclub Headwaiter (uncredited)

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Gertrude Simpson

Stage Mother (uncredited)

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Walter Soderling

Justice (uncredited)

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Larry Steers

Theatregoer (uncredited)

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William Tannen

Harmon (uncredited)

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Russell Wade

Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)

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E. Alyn Warren

Pop (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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