The read
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money to keep their show going.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do.
183 audience votes
Key crew
- Mervyn LeRoyDirector
- Erwin S. GelseyScreenplay
- James SeymourScreenplay
- Al DubinOriginal Music Composer
- Harry WarrenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Warren WilliamLawrence
- Joan BlondellCarol
- Aline MacMahonTrixie
- Ruby KeelerPolly
- Dick PowellBrad
- Guy KibbeePeabody
- Ned SparksBarney
- Ginger RogersFay
- Etta Moten'Remember My Forgotten Man' Singer (uncredited)
- Charles Cahill WilsonDeputy (uncredited)
- Busby BerkeleyCall Boy (uncredited)
- Charles LaneSociety Reporter (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
mistaken identitymusicalgreat depressionsongwriterpre-codehard timeschorus girlbroadway musicalhidden identityshow girls