The Broadway Melody

The Broadway Melody is a 1929 American musical film and the first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. It was one of the first musicals to feature a Technicolor sequence, which sparked the trend of color being used in a flurry of musicals that would hit the screens in 1929-1930. Today the Technicolor sequence is presumed lost and only a black and white copy survives in the complete film. The film was the first musical released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was Hollywood's first all-talking musical. The film was written by Norman Houston and James Gleason from a story by Edmund...
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Release date:	February 1, 1929
Directed by:	Harry Beaumont
Runtime:	110 Minutes
Producer:	Irving Thalberg, Lawrence Weingarten
Editor:	William LeVanway, Sam Zimbalist
Music by:	Nacio Herb Brown, George M. Cohan, Willard Robison, Willard Robison
Cinematography:	John Arnold
Screenplay by:	Edmund Goulding, Norman Houston, James Gleason
Estimated budget:	$379,000
Genre:	Musical

Cast of The Broadway Melody

William Demarest

Born:Feb. 27, 1892

Died:Dec. 28, 1983

Bessie Love

Hank Mahoney

Born:Sept. 10, 1898

Died:Apr. 26, 1986

Anita Page

Born:Aug. 4, 1910

Died:Sept. 6, 2008

Jed Prouty

Born:Apr. 6, 1879

Died:May 10, 1956

Ray Cooke

Charles King

Born:Oct. 31, 1886

Died:Jan. 11, 1944

Honors and Awards

Year	Award Won
1929	Academy Award for Best Picture, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Year	Award Nomination
1929	Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role, Bessie Love
1929	Academy Award for Best Director, Harry Beaumont
1929	Academy Award for Best Picture, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Prequels and sequels to The Broadway Melody

The Broadway Melody

1929

Broadway Melody of 1936

1935

Filming locations for The Broadway Melody

Empire State Building

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
Which awards did the movie "The Broadway Melody" win?
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The film received the and Academy Award for Best Picture.
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Who wrote the script for the movie The Broadway Melody?
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Edmund Goulding wrote the movie's script.
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What is the runtime of the film "The Broadway Melody"?
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The total time for the film is 110 minutes.
Q:
What was the estimated budget for the production of the film "The Broadway Melody"?
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$379,000 was the cost to make this movie.
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Who was the writer of the music for the film The Broadway Melody?
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Nacio Herb Brown, George M. Cohan, Willard Robison and Willard Robison composed the music score for the soundtrack.
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When did the motion picture "The Broadway Melody" debut?
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The movie was released in February, 1929.
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What was the slogan from the motion picture, The Broadway Melody?
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The film's tagline was, "Dramatic Sensation."
Q:
What locations were selected to film scenes in the movie The Broadway Melody?
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Locations used in the movie's production include Empire State Building.
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Which director created the film "The Broadway Melody"?
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Harry Beaumont was the motion picture's director.
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Who was the distributor of the motion picture, "The Broadway Melody"?
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was the film's distributor.

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1930

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