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It isn't very witty - although it's supposed to be - and it isn't really satire, in the sense of Singin' in the Rain or The Band Wagon.
Don Druker, Chicago Reader
The Barkleys of Broadway
Joyously together again!
1949 · 1h 48m · PASSED
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Charles Walters
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The Barkleys of Broadway
Overview
Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful musical-comedy team, known for their stormy but passionate relationship. Dinah feels overshadowed by Josh and limited by the lighthearted musical roles he directs her in. So she decides to stretch her skills by taking a role in a serious drama, directed by another man.
Director and cast
- Charles Walters Director
- Fred Astaire as Josh Barkley
- Ginger Rogers as Dinah Barkley
- Oscar Levant as Ezra Millar
- Billie Burke as Mme Livingston Belney
- Gale Robbins as Shirlene May
- Jacques François as Jacques Barredout
- George Zucco as le juge
- Clinton Sundberg as Bert Felsher
- Inez Cooper Cast
- Carol Brewster Cast
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