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   The Broadway Melody, also known as The Broadway Melody of 1929, is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film and the first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.

2. www.classicmoviehub.com › blog › the-broadway-melody“The Broadway Melody” (1929): The Musical that Paved the Way ...

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   May 5, 2019 · But The Broadway Melody didn’t bomb — it revolutionized talkies and made musicals popular. The film is about two sisters Queenie (Anita Page) and Hank (Bessie Love) who travel from the Midwest to New York with dreams of making it big on Broadway.

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   Nov 27, 2023 · Reeling Backward: The Broadway Melody (1929) Though derided by some as a hopelessly outdated relic, the first musical Oscar winner for Best Picture remains a surprisingly gritty and daring romantic triangle story.

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   Feb 21, 2013 · The Astor Theatre, in Times Square at Broadway and 45th Street, played host to ‘The Broadway Melody’ for an entire year. Some might have thought that deeply ironic, as the Astor had once been a legitimate stage that permanently switched to motion pictures in 1925.

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   Feb 28, 2015 · The Broadway Melody was a true pioneer, however, one of the rare beasts in Hollywood: an original idea. Movies like Singin’ in the Rain and even Chicago owe a debt of gratitude to the movie musical that started it all.

   • Director: Harry Beaumont

   • Primary Cast: Charles King, Anita Page, Bessie Love

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   Mar 21, 2022 · The Broadway Melody Of 1929. With the Oscars just around the corner, the Film Threat writers review films during a time when the Best Picture was actually the Best Picture. Upon its release on June 12, 1929, The Broadway Melody was a smashing success, making quite a tidy profit for MGM.

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   Did the Broadway Melody bomb?

   • But The Broadway Melody didn’t bomb — it revolutionized talkies and made musicals popular. The film is about two sisters Queenie (Anita Page) and Hank (Bessie Love) who travel from the Midwest to New York with dreams of making it big on Broadway.

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   When was the Broadway Melody made?

   • The Broadway Melody, also known as The Broadway Melody of 1929, is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film and the first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.

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   Why was the Broadway Melody so popular?

   • Upon its release on June 12, 1929, The Broadway Melody was a smashing success, making quite a tidy profit for MGM. At the time, critics hailed it as innovative, engaging, and holding appeal for just about everyone. Now, I’m sure you are thinking, “How is an innocuous romantic musical innovative?”

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   Was the Broadway Melody a good movie?

   • The Broadway Melody was the number-one box office hit for 1929, and it’s important to remember that this film was the first of its kind. Plenty of backstage musicals followed and copied what was good about it while tossing out the rest, and by most accounts they did it better—including 42nd Street and Gold Diggers of 1933.

   The Broadway Melody (1928-29) | The Best Picture Project

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   Where was 'the Broadway Melody' filmed?

   • The movie was produced at astonishing speeds; filming began in October 1928 and was ready for its two-city premiere ( Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, the Astor Theatre in New York) by early February. The Astor Theatre, in Times Square at Broadway and 45th Street, played host to ‘The Broadway Melody’ for an entire year.

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   Did 'the Broadway Melody' win a Best Picture Oscar?

   • But Oscar voters went carefree for their second Best Picture winner. Additionally, ‘The Broadway Melody’ became the first sound picture to be awarded the Best Picture Oscar. And the first of a great many to find inspiration in that great big city on the opposite coast.

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8. archive.nerdist.com › best-picture-the-broadwayBest Picture: THE BROADWAY MELODY (1928/1929) — Nerdist

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   They kind of bomb their audition, but when Queenie steps in for an injured ingenue, her beauty attracts the attention of a notable New York millionaire named Jacques Warriner (Kenneth...