The read
A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 80/100. Scores higher than 83% of the 231 1930s comedy movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic80/100
106 audience votes
Key crew
- Lloyd BaconDirector
- Manuel SeffScreenplay
- James SeymourScreenplay
- Peter MilneWriter
Cast
- James CagneyChester Kent
- Joan BlondellNan
- Ruby KeelerBea
- Dick PowellScotty
- Frank McHughFrancis
- Guy KibbeeGould
- Ruth DonnellyMrs. Gould
- Hugh HerbertBowers
- Claire DoddVivian
- Gordon WestcottHarry Thompson
- Arthur HohlAl Frazer
- Renee WhitneyCynthia Kent
Stills
Movies like Footlight Parade
Themes
musicalproducerpre-code