Backdrop

Broadway to Hollywood

In this through-the-years saga about a show business family, the fame of husband and wife vaudeville headliners of the 1880s is eclipsed by their son.

1933 |1h 25m |  Music, Drama, Romance

Cast

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Alice Brady

Lulu Hackett

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Frank Morgan

Ted Hackett

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Jackie Cooper

Ted Hackett Jr. as Child

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Russell Hardie

Ted Hackett Jr.

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Madge Evans

Anne Ainsley

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Mickey Rooney

Ted Hackett III as Child

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Eddie Quillan

Ted Hackett III

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Jimmy Durante

Jimmy

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May Robson

Veteran Actress

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Tad Alexander

Cousin David

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Edward Brophy

Joe Mannion

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Ruth Channing

Wanda

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William Collier Sr.

Vaudeville Act (archive footage)

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Marie Dressler

Vaudeville Act (archive footage)

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Claire Du Brey

Aunt Clara

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Nelson Eddy

John Sylvester

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Muriel Evans

Maid

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Lew Fields

In Horse Costume

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Robert Greig

'Diamond Jim' Brady

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Tenen Holtz

Booking Agent

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Curly Howard

Fritz the Clown

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Jean Howard

Grace - Chorus Girl

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Moe Howard

Otto the Clown

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Frank Jenks

Call Boy

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Isabelle Keith

Jenny Carter - Girl in Movie Clip

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Louis Mann

Vaudeville Act (archive footage)

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Edwin Maxwell

Rockwell

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Una Merkel

Flirt in Audience

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Helen Parrish

Cousin

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Edward Peil Sr.

Stage Manager

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Billy Sullivan

Undetermined Role

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Forrest Taylor

Conway - Film Director

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Joe Weber

In Horse Costume

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Leo White

Joe Weber

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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