Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)

Country: USA
Director: Norman Taurog
Production Co: MGM
Genre: Musical
Rating: 7.4/10
Length: 102 mins

Storyline

Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brent 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.—Stephan Eichenberg

Plot Keywords

dancing, tap dancing, new york city, manhattan new york city, show business, love triangle, broadway manhattan new york city, sequel

Short Review

(The) final number "Begin the Beguine" is perhaps one (Astaire's) most graceful set pieces, but the film itself feels rather tired, and the formula for these large scale showbiz musicals that dazzled in the 1930s was beginning to wear thin.