Footlight Parade (1933)

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Directed by

Lloyd Bacon

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James Cagney
Chester Kent

Joan Blondell
Nan Prescott

Ruby Keeler
Bea Thorn

Dick Powell
Scotty Blair

Frank McHugh
Francis

Guy Kibbee
Silas Gould

Ruth Donnelly
Mrs. Harriet Gould

Hugh Herbert
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Footlight Parade

4 years ago at May 3 2:55

JxSxPx

Of Busby Berkeley’s three 1933 Warner Brothers films, I would place Footlight Parade in the bronze slot with Gold Diggers of 1933 in the gold and 42nd Street in silver. I suppose a lot of the enjoyment one gets out of Footlight Parade is your ability to stomach the likes of Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler in their blushing, virginal pairing roles. Frankly, I’d rather spend a lot more time with Jam... read more

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Description: FOOTLIGHT PARADE is sheer cinematic joy. In this Depression-era romp, a timid stenographer (Ruby Keeler) removes her glasses and—wow!—she’s a star. A gee-whiz tenor (Dick Powell) asserts his independence. Plucky chorines tap, greedy hangers-on get their comeuppances, and an indefatigable producer/dancer (James Cagney) and his girl Friday (Joan Blondell) work showbiz miracles to stage live prologues for talkie houses to keep their company afloat during hard times. “Honeymoon Hotel,” “By a Waterfall,” and “Shanghai Lil” are the shows, directed by Busby Berkeley and filled with imagination-bending sets, startling ... (more)

Tags: Musical (4), Comedy (3), Romance (3), Dance (3), Mouse (3), Fraud (3), Divorce (3), Blackmail (3), Drunkenness (2), Dancer (2), Rehearsal (2), Hypocrisy (2), Audition (2), 1930s (2), New York City (2), B&w (2), Music (2), Brawl (1), Show Business (1), Gold Digger (1)

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