The Broadway Melody( 1929)

TV-MAMusicRomanceDrama

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All talking. All singing. All dancing.

Overview

The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfield's shows. When Eddie meets Queenie, he soon falls in love with her—but she is already being courted by Jock Warriner, a member of New York high society. Queenie eventually recognizes that, to Jock, she is nothing more than a toy, and that Eddie is in love with her.

Top Billed Cast

Charles King
Eddie Kearns
Anita Page
Queenie Mahoney
Bessie Love
Hank Mahoney
Betty Arthur
Chorus Dancer (uncredited)
J. Emmett Beck
Babe Hatrick (uncredited)
Nacio Herb Brown
Pianist (uncredited)
James Burrows
Singer (uncredited)
Eddie Bush
Quartet Guitarist and Singer (uncredited)
Ray Cooke
Bellhop (uncredited)
Drew Demorest
Turpe - Costumer (uncredited)
Edward Dillon
Dillon - Stage Manager (uncredited)
Mary Doran
Flo (uncredited)
Arthur Freed
Bystander in Rehearsal Room (uncredited)
Paul Gibbons
Quartet Guitarist and Singer (uncredited)
James Gleason
Music Publisher (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Francis Zanfield (uncredited)
Ches Kirkpatrick
Quartet Guitarist and Singer (uncredited)
Carla Laemmle
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Eddie Lang
Guitar Player in Band (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Party Guest (uncredited)
Angella Mawby
One of the Mawby Triplets (uncredited)
Claudette Mawby
One of the Mawby Triplets (uncredited)
Claudine Mawby
One of the Mawby Triplets (uncredited)
Charlotte Merriam
Flapper in Pearl Necklace (uncredited)
Joyce Murray
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Blanche Payson
Wardrobe Lady (uncredited)
Alice Pitman
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Jed Prouty
Uncle Jed (uncredited)
Marshall Ruth
Stew - Mr. Zanfield's Assistant (uncredited)
Bill Seckler
Quartet Guitarist and Singer (uncredited)
Kenneth Thomson
Jock Warriner (uncredited)
Diana Verne
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Hotel Housekeeper (uncredited)
Alice Weaver
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Dorothy Coonan Wellman
Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jul 27 2025

“Eddie” (Charles King) invites his girlfriend “Hank” (Bessie Love) and her sister “Queenie” (Anita Page) to join a show being staged by legendary producer “Zanfeld” (Eddie Kane) on Broadway. That’s about as simple as the plot gets because quite swiftly he switches his allegiance to the other sister but she’s a decent sort of gal and tries to return the attentions of socialite “Jock” (Kenneth Thomson). Those attentions are really only skin deep, though, and as we watch we all too readily realise where the real love story lies. Whilst all of this melodrama is playing out, director Harry Beaumont ...