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42nd Street (1933)

NR ★ 6.9/10 89 min Comedy, Drama, Romance United States English
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Novel: Bradford Ropes
Screenplay by: Rian James, James Seymour
Lyricists: Harry Warren, Al Dubin
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The Greatest Musical Hit the Screen Has Ever Known!

Description

A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.

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Top Cast

Warner Baxter
Warner Baxter Julian Marsh
Bebe Daniels
Bebe Daniels Dorothy Brock
George Brent
George Brent Pat Denning
Ruby Keeler
Ruby Keeler Peggy
Guy Kibbee
Guy Kibbee Abner Dillon
Una Merkel
Una Merkel Lorraine Fleming
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers Ann
Ned Sparks
Ned Sparks Barry

42nd Street Appears on 6 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #930
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #106
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #1428
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #07

Critic Curated

Indiewire's 65 Best Musical Movies Of All Time
IndieWire #28

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #035

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