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42nd Street
The Greatest Musical Hit the Screen Has Ever Known!
The Greatest Musical Hit the Screen Has Ever Known!
Comedy, Drama, Romance - 1933
42nd Street
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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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Runtime:
89 min
Release date:
11 Mar 1933
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$439,000
Revenue:
$2,281,000
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
This 1933 film is the best known of the Warner Brothers Depression-era musicals, though it doesn't compare in dash and extravagance to later entries in the cycle.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
16 Oct 2007
fresh:
The liveliest and one of the most tuneful screen musical comedies that has come out of Hollywood.
– Mordaunt Hall,
New York Times,
8 Aug 2006
fresh:
Berkeley choreographs chorines and camera with mischievous dexterity.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
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