Broadway Melody of 1940
1940 film by Norman Taurog / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Broadway Melody of 1940 is a 1940 MGM film musical starring Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell and George Murphy (Astaire's first male dancing partner on film[1]). It was directed by Norman Taurog and features music by Cole Porter, including "Begin the Beguine".
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Directed by | Norman Taurog |
Written by | Story: Jack McGowan Dore Schary Screenplay: Leon Gordon George Oppenheimer |
Produced by | Jack Cummings |
Starring | Fred Astaire Eleanor Powell |
Cinematography | Oliver T. Marsh Joseph Ruttenberg |
Edited by | Blanche Sewell |
Music by | Darrell Calker Roger Edens Walter Ruick |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Loew's, Inc |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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The film was the fourth and final entry in MGM's "Broadway Melody" series of films, and is notable for being the only on-screen pairing of Astaire and Powell, who were considered the finest film musical dancers of their time.