Broadway Melody of 1938

6.2
  • Genre: MusicRomance
  • Run time: 110 min
  • Premiere: 1937. August 20.

Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. But Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a newcomer. Sally purchases a horse, she used to train when her parents had a farm before the depression and with to ex-vaudevillians, Sonny Ledford and Peter Trott she trains it to win a race, providing the money Steve needs for his show.

Discover

Robert Taylor

Steve Raleigh

Eleanor Powell

Sally Lee

George Murphy

Sonny Ledford

Binnie Barnes

Caroline Whipple

Buddy Ebsen

Peter Trot

Sophie Tucker

Alice Clayton

Judy Garland

Betty Clayton

Charles Igor Gorin

Nicki Papaloopas

Raymond Walburn

Herman Whipple

Charley Grapewin

James K. Blakeley

Billy Gilbert

George Papaloopas

Barnett Parker

Jerry Jason

Helen Troy

Emma Snipe

Charles Coleman

Louis (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

Barber #3 (uncredited)

Carole Landis

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Boarding House Resident (uncredited)

Matt McHugh

Burt (uncredited)

Marjorie Reynolds

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Maidel Turner

Boarding House Resident (uncredited)

Charles C. Wilson

Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)

William Worthington

Theatrical Agent in Montage (uncredited)

Art

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Camera

William H. Daniels

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Adrian

Costume Design

Directing

Roy Del Ruth

Director

Editing

Production

Jack Cummings

Producer

Sound

Arthur Freed

Original Music Composer

Nacio Herb Brown

Original Music Composer

Leo Arnaud

Music Arranger

Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision

Murray Cutter

Music Arranger

Writing

Jack McGowan

Screenplay