Broadway director Julian Marsh needs just one more hit show so he can retire and recover his health. It looks like he just may pull it off until temperamental star Dorthy Brock breaks her ankle on the eve of the show's premiere and has to be replaced by her understudy Peggy.
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
philadelphia, pennsylvania
musical
stage show
director
dog
rehearsal
broadway
pre-code
fainting
chorus girl
eviction
financial crisis
secret lover
a star is born
Trailer
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3.6 / 5
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Cast
Warner Baxter
Julian Marsh
Bebe Daniels
Dorothy Brock
George Brent
Pat Denning
Ruby Keeler
Peggy
Guy Kibbee
Abner Dillon
Una Merkel
Lorraine Fleming
Ginger Rogers
Ann
Ned Sparks
Barry
Dick Powell
Billy Lawler
Allen Jenkins
Mac Elroy
Edward Nugent
Terry
Robert McWade
Jones
Crew
Lloyd Bacon
Director
Harry Warren
Original Music Composer
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Busby Berkeley
Choreographer
Harry Warren
Lyricist
Hal B. Wallis
Supervising Producer
Popular Reviews
67 reviews
amelia
6.0★ · 05/03/26
every musical trope ever comes from this movie btw
every musical trope ever comes from this movie btw
Kian Roberts
A very archetypal backstage musical which added a new dimension to the genre and spectacularly depicts the hardships of putting on a Broadway show. Not much to say about this one except it's an incredibly bawdy and gaudy representation of musicals meant in the best way possible. Recommended.
A very archetypal backstage musical which added a new dimension to the genre and spectacularly depicts the hardships of putting on a Broadway show. Not much to say about this one except it's an incredibly bawdy and gaudy representation of musicals meant in the best way possible. Recommended.
Kian
7.0★ · 04/03/26
A very archetypal backstage musical which added a new dimension to the genre and spectacularly depicts the hardships of putting on a Broadway show. Not much to say about this one except it's an incredibly bawdy and gaudy representation of musicals meant in the best way possible. Recommended.
A very archetypal backstage musical which added a new dimension to the genre and spectacularly depicts the hardships of putting on a Broadway show. Not much to say about this one except it's an incredibly bawdy and gaudy representation of musicals meant in the best way possible. Recommended.
mary
7.0★ · 11/23/25
The dance numbers at the end of this are one of the reasons I fell in love with movies.
The dance numbers at the end of this are one of the reasons I fell in love with movies.
Brayden
7.0★ · 10/28/25
i enjoyed the musical elements and i thought it was very visually well done
i enjoyed the musical elements and i thought it was very visually well done
