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Broadway Melody of 1940

1940 · 102 min

A charming, light-hearted backstage musical with dazzling dance numbers and a sweet romantic spark.

Tagline
The Finest Broadway Melody Of Them All
Overview
Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his partner.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • friendship
  • ambition
  • identity
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance5
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
music, romance, drama
Directed by
Norman Taurog
Written by
Leon Gordon, George Oppenheimer
Starring
Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy, Frank Morgan, Ian Hunter, Florence Rice, Lynne Carver, Ann Morriss
Cinematography
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Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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