42nd Street

42nd Street

42nd Street is a 1933 American Warner Bros. musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon with choreography by Busby Berkeley. The songs were written by Harry Warren and Al Dubin , and the script was written by Rian James and James Seymour, with Whitney Bolton , from the novel by Bradford Ropes. The film is a backstage musical, and was very successful at the box office.42nd Street was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1934, and in 1998 it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or...
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quick facts
Release date:1933
Directed by:Lloyd Bacon, Busby Berkeley
Runtime:89 Minutes
Producer:Darryl F. Zanuck, Hal B. Wallis
Editor:Frank Ware, Thomas Pratt, Thomas Pratt
Music by:Harry Warren, Al Dubin
Cinematography:Sol Polito
Screenplay by:Bradford Ropes, Rian James, James Seymour
Estimated budget:$439,000
Genre:Musical

Cast of 42nd Street

Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers
Ann 'Anytime Annie' Lowell
Born:July 16, 1911
Died:Apr. 25, 1995
George Brent
George Brent
Born:Mar. 15, 1899
Died:May 26, 1979
Una Merkel
Una Merkel
Born:Dec. 10, 1903
Died:Jan. 2, 1986
Dick Powell
Dick Powell
Born:Nov. 14, 1904
Died:Jan. 2, 1963
Warner Baxter
Warner Baxter
Born:Mar. 29, 1889
Died:May 7, 1951
Guy Kibbee
Guy Kibbee
Born:Mar. 6, 1882
Died:May 24, 1956

Honors and Awards

YearAward Nomination
1933 Academy Award for Best Picture, Warner Bros. Entertainment
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Film director of 42nd Street

Lloyd Bacon
Lloyd Bacon
Born: December 4, 1889
Died: November 15, 1955

Lloyd Francis Bacon was a screen, stage, and vaudeville actor and film director. Bacon was born in San Jose California, the son of actor Frank Bacon, later the co-author and star of the long running Broadway show 'Lightnin' , and Jennie Bacon. He was not related to actor Irving Bacon whom he...
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The French Line 1954 Musical
Walking My Baby Back Home 1953 Musical
The Great Sioux Uprising 1953 Western
The I Don't Care Girl 1953 Musical
The Frogmen 1951 Action
Call Me Mister 1951 Musical
Golden Girl 1951 Musical
The Fuller Brush Girl 1950 Comedy
Kill the Umpire 1950
The Good Humor Man 1950 Adventure
It Happens Every Spring 1949 Comedy
Mother Is a Freshman 1949 Comedy
Miss Grant Takes Richmond 1949 Comedy
You Were Meant for Me 1948 Musical
Give My Regards to Broadway 1948 Musical
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I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now 1947 Musical
Home Sweet Homicide 1946
Wake Up and Dream 1946
Captain Eddie 1945
The Fighting Sullivans 1944
Sunday Dinner for a Soldier 1944
Action in the North Atlantic 1943 Action
Silver Queen 1942 Western
Larceny, Inc. 1942 Comedy
Wings for the Eagle 1942
Affectionately Yours 1941 Comedy
Footsteps in the Dark 1941 Comedy
Honeymoon for Three 1941
Navy Blues 1941
Brother Orchid 1940 Comedy
Knute Rockne, All American 1940 Biography
Three Cheers for the Irish 1940
Invisible Stripes 1939
The Oklahoma Kid 1939 Western
Wings Of The Navy 1939
Espionage Agent 1939 Action
A Child Is Born 1939
Indianapolis Speedway 1939 Action
Cowboy from Brooklyn 1938 Comedy
A Slight Case of Murder 1938 Comedy
Boy Meets Girl 1938
Racket Busters 1938
San Quentin 1937 Action
Marked Woman 1937
Ever Since Eve 1937
Submarine D-1 1937 Adventure
Cain and Mabel 1936 Comedy
Gold Diggers of 1937 1936 Musical
Sons o' Guns 1936 Musical
Frisco Kid 1935 Adventure
Broadway Gondolier 1935 Musical
Devil Dogs of the Air 1935 Action
In Caliente 1935 Comedy
The Irish in Us 1935 Comedy
Here Comes the Navy 1934 Comedy
He Was Her Man 1934
Wonder Bar 1934 Musical
6 Day Bike Rider 1934
A Very Honorable Guy 1934 Comedy
Son of a Sailor 1933 Action
42nd Street 1933 Musical
Footlight Parade 1933 Musical
Mary Stevens, M.D. 1933
Picture Snatcher 1933 Adventure
Alias the Doctor 1932
You Said a Mouthful 1932 Comedy
Crooner 1932 Musical
Fireman, Save My Child 1932
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The Famous Ferguson Case 1932
Manhattan Parade 1931 Musical
Honor of the Family 1931 Adventure
Gold Dust Gertie 1931 Comedy
Sit Tight 1931
Fifty Million Frenchmen 1931 Musical
Kept Husbands 1931
Moby Dick 1930 Adventure
The Office Wife 1930
She Couldn't Say No 1930
A Notorious Affair 1930
The Other Tomorrow 1930
Honky Tonk 1929 Musical
Say It with Songs 1929 Musical
No Defense 1929
So Long Letty 1929
Stark Mad 1929 Adventure
The Singing Fool 1928 Musical
The Lion and the Mouse 1928
Pay as You Enter 1928
The Question of Today 1928
Women They Talk About 1928 Comedy
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Busby Berkeley
Busby Berkeley
Born: November 29, 1895
Died: March 14, 1976

Busby Berkeley was a highly influential Hollywood movie director and musical choreographer. Berkeley was famous for his elaborate musical production numbers that often involved complex geometric patterns. Berkeley's works used large numbers of showgirls and props as fantasy elements in...
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Strike Up the Band 1940 Musical
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Music contributors for 42nd Street

Harry Warren
Harry Warren

Harry Warren was an American composer and lyricist. Warren was the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for...
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Filming locations for 42nd Street

New York City
New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    When was the premier of the film "42nd Street"?
  • A:
    The movie was released in February, 1933.
  • Q:
    Who was the director of the movie "42nd Street"?
  • A:
    Lloyd Bacon directed the movie.
  • Q:
    How much was the estimated budget for making the movie "42nd Street"?
  • A:
    $439,000 was the budget for this movie.
  • Q:
    Who played a role in the production of the movie, "42nd Street"?
  • A:
    Darryl F. Zanuck and Hal B. Wallis were the show's producers.
  • Q:
    The movie, "42nd Street" is in what genre?
  • A:
    The film is classified as... Musical and Black-and-white.
  • Q:
    How long is the runtime of the film "42nd Street"?
  • A:
    The runtime for the movie is 89 minutes.
  • Q:
    Who was the distributor of the motion picture, "42nd Street"?
  • A:
    Warner Bros. Entertainment was the movie's distributor.
  • Q:
    Who was the writer of the music for the film 42nd Street?
  • A:
    Harry Warren and Al Dubin composed the music score for the film's soundtrack.
  • Q:
    Which locations were highlighted in the film 42nd Street?
  • A:
    The movie's featured locations include New York.
  • Q:
    What is the runtime of the motion picture "42nd Street"?
  • A:
    The runtime for the movie is 89 minutes.

Quotes

  • Sawyer, you're going out a youngster, but you've got to come back a star!

    - Julian Marsh
42nd Street
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