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Footlight Parade

1933 · 104 min

A breezy, backstage whirl of rapid-fire banter and dazzling kaleidoscopic dance numbers that leaves you smiling.

Directed by: Lloyd Bacon
Genres: Comedy, Music
Starring: James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler

Tagline: Climaxing Warner Bros.' glittering parade of musicals!
Overview: A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.

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Directed by: Lloyd Bacon
Genres: Comedy, Music
Starring: James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
ambition
love
betrayal
friendship
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, music
Directed by: Lloyd Bacon
Written by: Manuel Seff, James Seymour, Peter Milne
Starring: James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Frank McHugh, Guy Kibbee, Ruth Donnelly, Hugh Herbert
Cinematography: George Barnes
Runtime: 104 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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