Comedy ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1933 · 1h 29m

42nd Street

42nd Street poster
Director
Lloyd Bacon
Cast
Warner Baxter as Julian Marsh Bebe Daniels as Dorothy Brock George Brent as Pat Denning Ruby Keeler as Peggy Guy Kibbee as Abner Dillon Una Merkel as Lorraine Fleming
Crew
Sol Polito — Director of Photography Thomas Pratt — Editor Frank Ware — Editor Al Dubin — Original Music Composer Harry Warren — Original Music Composer Rian James — Screenplay
Tagline

The Greatest Musical Hit the Screen Has Ever Known!

Synopsis

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

Trailer 42nd Street — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
philadelphia, pennsylvaniamusicalstage showdirectordogrehearsalbroadwaypre-codefaintingchorus girlevictionfinancial crisis
Key Collaborators
Lloyd Bacon Director Sol Polito Director of Photography Thomas Pratt Editor Frank Ware Editor Al Dubin Original Music Composer Harry Warren Original Music Composer Rian James Screenplay James Seymour Screenplay Bradford Ropes Novel Darryl F. Zanuck Producer Orry-Kelly Costume Design
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