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Broadway Melody of 1940
Starring: Fred Astaire Director: Norman Taurog

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Format: DVD

Genre: Musicals & The Arts

Average Customer Rating: Rating 4.5
Based on 34 ratings.

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DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 1; USA & Canada
Package Type: Snap Case
Aspect Ratio: Full Frame - 1.33
Single Side - Dual Layer

Audio:

  • Mono 2.0 - English
  • Mono 2.0 - French

Product Description:

The class of the Broadway Melody series with the burnished talents of Astaire and Murphy, and the timeless tunes of Cole Porter. The plot, never the point of these exercises, pits two dancers in a friendly rivalry for the attentions of Powell. This was the only screen appearance together of Astaire and Powell and it makes you wish for more.

Plot Synopsis:

When a casting mixup results in the wrong man getting a major role in a Broadway show, it looks as if the hoofer who deserved the part has lost his shot at stardom. Then the new leading man gets smashed on opening night and someone else has to take his place...

Plot Keywords:

Adventure | Music Video | Musical | Showbiz

Cast and Crew:

Starring Fred Astaire
Directed by Norman Taurog
Produced by Jack Cummings
Cinematography by Oliver T. Marsh & Joseph Ruttenberg
Writen by Leon Gordon & George Oppenheimer
Edited by Blanche Sewell
Composition by Cole Porter
Production Design by Cedric Gibbons
Choreography by Bobby Connolly
Story by Jack McGowan & Dore Schary
Performer Eleanor Powell, George Murphy, Frank Morgan, Douglas MacPhail, Florence Rice & Ian Hunter
Music Direction by Alfred Newman

DVD Details:

  • Label: Warner Home Video
  • Originally Released in: 1940
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 43 minutes
  • Video: Black & White
  • Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
  • Release Date: April 22, 2003
  • OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 19,792
  • Item UPC: 012569570825
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item(s) for International Shipping.

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