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Broadway to Hollywood (1933)

Broadway to Hollywood poster
Directed by
Willard Mack
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A married couple of vaudeville performers navigate the changing entertainment world over decades. The story follows their son as he tries to make it on stage himself.

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What happens

Broadway to Hollywood is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film directed by Willard Mack, produced by Harry Rapf, cinematography by Norbert Brodine and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film features many of MGM's stars of the time, including Frank Morgan, Alice Brady, May Robson, Madge Evans, Jimmy Durante, Mickey Rooney, and Jackie Cooper. Brothers Moe Howard and Curly Howard of The Three Stooges appear—without Ted Healy and without Larry Fine—almost unrecognizably, as Otto and Fritz, two clowns in makeup. It was the first film to feature Nelson Eddy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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