Broadway tune 1936
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Broadway tune 1936 |
| Original title | Broadway Melody of 1936 |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1935 |
| length | 101 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Roy Del Ruth |
| script | Jack MacGowan based on a story by Moss Hart |
| production | John W. Considine Jr. ( Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ) |
| music | Nacio Herb Brown ; Arthur Freed |
| camera | Carl Rosher |
| cut | Blanche Sewell |
| occupation | |
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Broadway Melody 1936 is a 1935 American revue film directed by Roy Del Ruth .
action
Robert "Bob" Gordon wants a new Broadway - show them on the stage, but suffers from shortage of money. Then he receives an offer of money from the young widow Lillian Brent on the condition that she can dance in his new show. The journalist Bert Keeler gets this information and writes about it in his column in a slightly insulting way. Gordon's old classmate Irene Foster, a tap dancer from Albany also strives for the lead role in the show, but Lillian insists to assume this role themselves. For this reason, Irene Forster, Bert Keeler and Gordon's secretary Kitty Corbett start a little game so that Irene can get the lead role.
Remarks
The film was the second in a four-part series of Broadway Melodies , which ended in 1940 with the Broadway Melody 1940 .
The vocal part of Eleonor Powell was taken over by Marjorie Lane , the second wife of actor Brian Donlevy , whom Eleonor Powell also " doubled " in the film Born To Dance (1936) .
Awards
Dave Gould won the first (of a total of only three times) the Oscar for best dance director at the 1936 Academy Awards . In addition, the film itself was nominated for Best Picture and Moss Hart for Best Original Story.
Reviews
The Lexicon of International Films writes: “Errors and confusions in the environment of a show producer. An evergreen of the American musical. "
synchronization
The German dubbed version was created for television in 1977.
| role | actor | German Dubbing voice |
|---|---|---|
| Bert Keeler | Jack Benny | Horst Sachtleben |
| Irene Foster | Eleanor Powell | Viktoria Brams |
| Robert Gordon | Robert Taylor | Christian Quadflieg |
| Hornblow | Robert Wildhack | Christian Marshal |
Web links
- Broadway Melody of 1936 in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Broadway Melody 1936. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed April 7, 2017 .
- ↑ Broadway melody 1936 in the German dubbing index