| Broadway Melody Of 1940 | |||||
| Warner Bros. (1940) | |||||
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| Fred Astaire | Johnny Brett | |
| Lynne Carver | Emmy Lou Lee | |
| Ian Hunter | Bert C. Matthews | |
| Frank Morgan | Bob Casey | |
| George Murphy | King Shaw | |
| Eleanor Powell | Clare Bennett | |
| Florence Rice | Amy Blake | |
| Ann Morriss | Pearl Delonge | |
| Trixie Firschke | Juggler | |
| Barbara Jo Allen | Miss Konk | |
| Charlotte Arren | Singer | |
| Irving Bacon | Soda Jerk | |
| Herman Bing | Silhouettist | |
| Gladys Blake | Miss Martin | |
| Mel Blanc | Panhandler |
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| Producer | Jack Cummings
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| Writer | Leon Gordon
George Oppenheimer Walter DeLeon |
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| Musician | Cole Porter
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Absolute Beguiners. Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell Dance the Stunning Begin the Beguine. The job-a career breakthrough-is supposed to go to hoofer Johnny Brett, but a mix-up in names gives it to his partner. Another example of Broadway hopes dashed? Not when Johnny is played by Fred Astaire. Sparkling Cole Porter songs, clever comedy and dance legends Astaire and Eleanor Powell make the final Broadway Melody (co-starring George Murphy) a song to remember. Powell's nautical I Am the Captain and Astaire's blissful I've Got My Eyes On You are more than enough to please any fan. But they're just a warm-up for the leads to tap one number into immortality: Begin the Beguine, introduced by Frank Sinatra in That's Entertainment! with "You can wait around and hope, but you'll never see the likes of this again." |
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