Main Street to Broadway

Main Street to Broadway

103 mins | Romance, Music | Oct. 12, 1953

In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspiration when his agent convinces a stage star to take his next effort. When he returns to Broadway, his girl stays behind and starts seeing a local businessman.

Main Street to Broadway

103 mins | Romance, Music | Oct. 12, 1953

Main Street to Broadway
In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspiration when his agent convinces a stage star to take his next effort. When he returns to Broadway, his girl stays behind and starts seeing a local businessman.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Cinema Productions
Original title Main Street to Broadway
Directors Dolores Rubin, Tay Garnett
Writers Robert E. Sherwood, Samson Raphaelson

Cast

Tommy Morton

as Tony Monaco

Mary Murphy

as Mary Craig

Agnes Moorehead

as Mildred Waterbury

Herb Shriner

as Frank Johnson

Rosemary DeCamp

as Mrs. Harry Craig

Clinton Sundberg

as Mr. Harry Craig

Ethel Barrymore

as Self

Gertrude Berg

as Tony's Neighbor

Shirley Booth

as Self

Louis Calhern

as Self

Leo Durocher

as Self

Faye Emerson

as Self

Rex Harrison

as Self

Helen Hayes

as Self

Joshua Logan

as Self

Mary Martin

as Self

Lilli Palmer

as Self

Richard Rodgers

as Self

John Van Druten

as Self

Cornel Wilde

as Self

Bill Rigney

as Self

Chris Durocher

as Self

Arthur Shields

as Actor in Fantasy Sequence

Florence Bates

as Mrs. Bessmer in Fantasy Sequence

Madge Kennedy

as Mrs. Cope in Fantasy Sequence

Carl Benton Reid

as Judge Robbins in Fantasy Sequence

Frank Ferguson

as Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence

Robert Bray

as Lawyer in Fantasy Sequence

Frank Albertson

as Self (uncredited)

Grace Albertson

as Self (uncredited)

Brooks Atkinson

as Self (uncredited)

Vivian Blaine

as Self (uncredited)

Perry Botkin Sr.

as Ukelele Player (uncredited)

John Mason Brown

as Critic (uncredited)

Constance Carpenter

as Self (uncredited)

June Collyer

as Self (uncredited)

Stuart Erwin

as Self (uncredited)

Jack Gilford

as Box Office Clerk (uncredited)

Dolly Haas

as Self (uncredited)

Dorothy Hammerstein

as Self (uncredited)

Nedda Harrigan

as Self (uncredited)

Al Hirschfeld

as Self (uncredited)

Sam Jaffe

as Self (uncredited)

Mike Lally

as Mailman (uncredited)

Jessie Royce Landis

as Self (uncredited)

Lawrence Langner

as Self (uncredited)

Jeffrey Lynn

as Self (uncredited)

Archer MacDonald

as Graham (uncredited)

Elsa Maxwell

as Self (uncredited)

Joan McCracken

as Self (uncredited)

Gilbert Miller

as Self (uncredited)

Ward Morehouse

as Self (uncredited)

B.S. Pully

as Self (uncredited)

Lydia Reed

as Self (uncredited)

Dorothy Rodgers

as Self (uncredited)

Jo Ann Sayers

as Bride in Musical Number (uncredited)

Arthur Schwartz

as Self (uncredited)

Maureen Stapleton

as Self (uncredited)

Regis Toomey

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Leon Tyler

as Boy Actor (uncredited)

Charles Williams

as Bartender (uncredited)

Estelle Winwood

as Self (uncredited)

Peggy Wood

as Self (uncredited)