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Broadway Through a Keyhole (1933)

Broadway Through a Keyhole poster
Original title
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Directed by
Lowell Sherman
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A New York City speakeasy owner gets involved with a Broadway performer and a gangster. The story shows the romance and danger behind the scenes of the theater world.

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What happens

Broadway Through a Keyhole, also billed as Broadway Thru a Keyhole, is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film produced by Twentieth Century Pictures and released by United Artists. New York City speakeasy proprietress Texas Guinan appears as a fictionalized version of herself in the film (this was her last film role -- Guinan died three days after the film's opening.) The film also features early appearances by Lucille Ball, Ann Sothern, and Susan Fleming. The film is based on an original story by Broadway columnist Walter Winchell. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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