The Broadway Melody (1929)
Directed by Harry Beaumont · 101 min · Music, Romance, Drama
28.6 TOPICAL score · #3,669 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfield's shows. When Eddie meets Queenie, he soon falls in love with her—but she is already being courted by Jock Warriner, a member of New York high society. Queenie eventually recognizes that, to Jock, she is nothing more than a toy, and that Eddie is in love with her.
The Broadway Melody (1929, directed by Harry Beaumont) has a TOPICAL score of 28.6 - ranked 3,669 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on audience. It won 1 award from 3 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Critics: 42% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.1/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 5.1/10 (180 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 53 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics42% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.1/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 5.1/10 (180 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 3 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Picture
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 53 languages
- Still read6,932 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Charles King, Anita Page, Bessie Love, Betty Arthur