42nd Street

42nd Street

1933 · Movie · 1h 29m · NR

ComedyDramaRomance

"The Greatest Musical Hit the Screen Has Ever Known!"

Overview

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.

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IMDb
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
83/100
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philadelphia, pennsylvaniamusicalstage showdirectordogrehearsalbroadwaypre-codefaintingchorus girlevictionfinancial crisis