The Broadway Melody
Original title: Broadway Melody
“All talking. All singing. All dancing.”
1929 · 1 h 41 min
Directed by 
Harry Beaumont
Harry BeaumontCast
Bessie Love Anita Page Charles King Eddie Kane J. Emmett Beck Jed Prouty
Credits
Written by: 
Edmund Goulding
Plot
Two vaudeville sisters come to Broadway, where a man falls for one while she is courted by a rich man.
Sinekatalog’s take
The first sound musical to win Best Picture.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.5 / 10 (9,239 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.