The Barkleys of Broadway

The Barkleys of Broadway

109 mins | Comedy, Romance | Jan. 1, 1949

Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful musical-comedy team, known for their stormy but passionate relationship. Dinah feels overshadowed by Josh and limited by the lighthearted musical roles he directs her in. So she decides to stretch her skills by taking a role in a serious drama, directed by another man.

The Barkleys of Broadway

109 mins | Comedy, Romance | Jan. 1, 1949

The Barkleys of Broadway
Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful musical-comedy team, known for their stormy but passionate relationship. Dinah feels overshadowed by Josh and limited by the lighthearted musical roles he directs her in. So she decides to stretch her skills by taking a role in a serious drama, directed by another man.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title The Barkleys of Broadway
Directors Charles Walters, Wallace Worsley Jr.
Writers Betty Comden, Sidney Sheldon, Adolph Green

Cast

Fred Astaire

as Josh Barkley

Ginger Rogers

as Dinah Barkley

Oscar Levant

as Ezra Millar

Billie Burke

as Mme Livingston Belney

Jacques François

as Jacques Barredout

Gale Robbins

as Shirlene May

George Zucco

as The Judge

Clinton Sundberg

as Bert Felsher

Inez Cooper

as Pamela Driscoll

Carol Brewster

as Gloria Amboy

Wilson Wood

as Larry

Margaret Bert

as Mary

Claire Carleton

as Marie

Lorinne Crawford

as Cleo Fernby

Mary Jo Ellis

as Clementine

Joyce Mathews

as Genevieve

Frank Ferguson

as Mr. Perkins (uncredited)