Broadway Melody of 1940

Broadway Melody of 1940

102 mins | Romance, Music | Feb. 9, 1940

Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his partner.

Broadway Melody of 1940

102 mins | Romance, Music | Feb. 9, 1940

Broadway Melody of 1940
Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his partner.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's
Original title Broadway Melody of 1940
Directors Norman Taurog
Writers Jack McGowan, George Oppenheimer, Dore Schary, Leon Gordon

Cast

Fred Astaire

as Johnny Brett

Eleanor Powell

as Clare Bennett

George Murphy

as King Shaw

Frank Morgan

as Bob Casey

Ian Hunter

as Bert C. Matthews

Florence Rice

as Amy Blake

Lynne Carver

as Emmy Lou Lee

Ann Morriss

as Pearl

Trixie Firschke

as Juggler

Libby Taylor

as Angel (uncredited)

George Chandler

as Mr. Jones (uncredited)

Gladys Blake

as Miss Martin (uncredited)

Mary Field

as Second Bride (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

as Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)

James Flavin

as Clancy (uncredited)

Joe Yule

as Dan (uncredited)

Charlotte Arren

as Opera Singer "Arren & Broderick" (uncredited)

Johnny Broderick

as Pianist "Arren & Broderick" (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Carol Adams

as Dancer (uncredited)

Barbara Jo Allen

as Ms. Konk (uncredited)

Bobby Barber

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Herman Bing

as Silhouettist (uncredited)

Mel Blanc

as Panhandler (uncredited)

Don Brodie

as Barker (uncredited)

Paul E. Burns

as Waiter (uncredited)

Chick Collins

as Sailor (uncredited)

James Conaty

as Seated Nightclub Patron

Joseph Crehan

as Ballroom Manager (uncredited)

John Daheim

as Barker (uncredited)

Bobbie Canvin

as Music Maids Member (uncredited)

Jeanne Darrell

as Music Maids Member (uncredited)

Patt Hyatt

as Music Maids Member (uncredited)

Alice Ludes

as Music Maids Member (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

as O'Grady (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

as Policeman (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Jean Del Val

as Italian Waiter (uncredited)

Eddie Hall

as Guest at First Wedding (uncredited)

Henry Hebert

as Theatregoer (uncredited)

Shep Houghton

as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Arthur Stuart Hull

as Actor in Top Hat (uncredited)

Harry Lash

as Barker (uncredited)

Hal Le Sueur

as Casey's Chauffeur (uncredited)

David Lloyd

as Callboy (uncredited)

Alphonse Martell

as French Dancer (uncredited)

Frank McLure

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Douglas McPhail

as Masked Singer (uncredited)

Jack Mulhall

as George (uncredited)

John T. Murray

as Ham Actor (uncredited)

Wanda Perry

as Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Tom Quinn

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway

as Nightclub Dancer / Chorine at Rehearsal (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

as Show Backer at Rehearsal / Nightclub Headwaiter (uncredited)

Mel Ruick

as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Gertrude Simpson

as Stage Mother (uncredited)

Walter Soderling

as Justice (uncredited)

Larry Steers

as Theatregoer (uncredited)

William Tannen

as Harmon (uncredited)

Russell Wade

as Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)

E. Alyn Warren

as Pop (uncredited)

Denny Wilson

as Music Maids Member (uncredited)

Blair Woolstencroft

as Unicyclist (uncredited)