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Film / 1937
Broadway Melody of 1938
Directed by
Roy Del Ruth
Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. But Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a newcomer. Sally purchases a horse, she used to train when her parents had a farm before the depression and with to ex-vaudevillians, Sonny Ledford and Peter Trott she trains it to win a race, providing the money Steve needs for his show.
The story
Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. But Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a newcomer. Sally purchases a horse, she used to train when her parents had a farm before the depression and with to ex-vaudevillians, Sonny Ledford and Peter Trott she trains it to win a race, providing the money Steve needs for his show.
In the same saga
The Broadway Melody Collection
In release order
Cast
Robert TaylorSteve Raleigh
Eleanor PowellSally Lee
George MurphySonny Ledford
Binnie BarnesCaroline Whipple
Buddy EbsenPeter Trot
Sophie TuckerAlice Clayton
Judy GarlandBetty Clayton
Charles Igor GorinNicki Papaloopas
Raymond WalburnHerman Whipple
Robert BenchleyDuffy
Willie HowardWaiter
Charley GrapewinJames K. Blakeley
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Robert WildhackSneezer
Billy GilbertGeorge Papaloopas
Barnett ParkerJerry Jason
Helen TroyEmma Snipe
Charles ColemanLouis (uncredited)
Gino CorradoBarber #3 (uncredited)
Carole LandisChorus Girl (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Sr.Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
Matt McHughBurt (uncredited)
Marjorie ReynoldsChorus Girl (uncredited)
Maidel TurnerBoarding House Resident (uncredited)
Charles Cahill WilsonHorse Auctioneer (uncredited)
William WorthingtonTheatrical Agent in Montage (uncredited)
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