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The Broadway Melody

1929

Action / Drama / Musical / Romance

The Broadway Melody

1929

Action / Drama / Musical / Romance

Available in: 720p.WEB 1080p.WEB
WEB: same quality as BluRay
BluRay estimated release date: February 08, 2016

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42% TOMATOMETER · 31 reviews

20% AUDIENCE · 1K ratings

5.5/10 · 9.2K

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WEB: same quality as BluRay
BluRay ETA: February 08, 2016

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Plot summary

The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfield's shows. When Eddie meets Queenie, he soon falls in love with her—but she is already being courted by Jock Warriner, a member of New York high society. Queenie eventually recognizes that, to Jock, she is nothing more than a toy, and that Eddie is in love with her.

Director

Harry Beaumont

Top cast

Dorothy Coonan Wellman as Chorus Girl

Bessie Love as Harriet 'Hank' Mahoney

Dorothy Vernon as Hotel Housekeeper

Betty Arthur as Chorus Dancer

Tech specs

720p.WEB 1080p.WEB

921.51 MB

956*720

English 2.0

Passed

Subtitles

23.976 fps

1 hr 40 min

Seeds ...

1.67 GB

1424*1072

English 2.0

Passed

Subtitles

23.976 fps

1 hr 40 min

Seeds 14

Comments 6

segunsaba 849 days ago

Great. Please bring cimarron 1931

monaies 1673 days ago

Thank you so much!

Artist_Ahmed 2073 days ago

Dames 1934 - Broadway Melody of 1940 - Broadway Melody of 1936 - Broadway Melody of 1938

frankf 2074 days ago

This is/was SO good. And, wow, in 1080p. And to think this was filmed in 1928, it's a grand today as it was then.

rekyht 2075 days ago

MANY THANKS!!!

helven 2075 days ago

Cimarron (1931), The Great Ziegfeld (1936) and The Life of Emile Zola (1937) are the only remaining Oscar Best Picture Winners with no 1080p version anywhere. And also The Greatest Show on Erath (1952). Since you just uploaded Cavalcade awhile ago, i'm optimistic you're going to follow through with your great momentum. Keep the quality films in your top priority. Great job YTS!

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6 / 10

“Eddie” (Charles King) invites his girlfriend “Hank” (Bessie

CinemaSerf

“Eddie” (Charles King) invites his girlfriend “Hank” (Bessie Love) and her sister “Queenie” (Anita Page) to join a show being staged by legendary producer…

7 / 10

Early Oft-Maligned Musical Well Worth Viewing

dglink

MGM's "The Broadway Melody" has often been criticized and lampooned, but the film holds up better than its reputation would suggest and has historical, social…

MGM's "The Broadway Melody" has often been criticized and lampooned, but the film holds up better than its reputation would suggest and has historical, social, and entertainment value that merit its viewing. This musical from the early days of sound won the second Best Picture Academy award and the first that went to a sound film. While its technical accomplishments may have impressed audiences in 1929, they are important today only as they show the hurdles that faced an industry in transition. The sound is harsh, which can be expected from early recording techniques, and, like the struggling technicians comically demonstrated in "Singin' in the Rain," sound created several problems for filmmakers. The camera in "The Broadway Melody" rarely moves, most of the scenes are in long-shot or mid-shot, and occasionally characters blur when they walk out of the camera's focal range. Thus, observant viewers can spot in this movie many of the real situations that faced the studios and directors during the sound transition period in the late 1920's. Another interesting aspect of "The Broadway Melody" is social. Like the two fliers in "Wings" from the prior year, the two sisters, who form a stage act that they are attempting to bring to Broadway, openly demonstrate affection in a manner that would raise eyebrows today. The two fliers in "Wings" kissed on the mouth, embraced, and openly showed an affection that could only be interpreted as love, although there was nothing sexual implied. Here too, the two sisters kiss on the mouth, sleep together in each other's arms, and embrace more than even two sisters would be permitted to do within current social norms. Again, there is apparently nothing sexual in their affection, only sibling love. Another changing social norm is the shifting role of gays in film, and a clip from this movie was included in "The Celluloid Closet" to illustrate the change over time. The male dresser in "The Broadway Melody" is a blatant stereotype of the sissy, and the derisive remarks and put downs that he endures from other characters would or should not be tolerated today. However, like the Stepin Fetchit characters that illustrate how African-Americans were once treated on film, the sissy depicted here is a valuable lesson in how minorities were once marginalized and derided in the movies. However, "The Broadway Melody" is of merit not only for historical and social reasons but also for its entertainment value. While the backstage story has become familiar, the plot retains a certain dated interest and is not boring. Some of the songs are familiar from "Singin' in the Rain," where they were sung and performed as well as they ever will be. But nevertheless, hearing these familiar tunes as they were first performed is fun, even if the voices and sound are lacking all around, and the clumsy dance numbers that are often performed to these songs cry out for Busby Berkeley, although they retain a certain clunky charm. While the film is neither the classic that it should be nor the campy dud that its detractors claim, "The Broadway Melody" is definitely worth a look and makes an excellent double feature with "Singin' in the Rain" as a real example of what was spoofed in that musical classic.

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