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42nd Street

“The Greatest Musical Hit the Screen Has Ever Known!”

1933 · 1 h 29 min
Directed by Busby Berkeley
ComedyDramaMusical

Cast

Warner Baxter Bebe Daniels George Brent Ruby Keeler Guy Kibbee Una Merkel

Credits

Written by: Rian James

Plot

A young chorus girl, Peggy Sawyer, gets the lead in a Broadway show when the star breaks her ankle, in the classic backstage musical, where the director tells her "you're going out a youngster, but you've got to come back a star!"

Sinekatalog’s take

A classic backstage musical with spectacular numbers.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (14,052 votes)
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