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Movie Overview
Cast
• Bessie Love
• Anita Page
• Charles King
Director
• Harry Beaumont
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
The Broadway Melody (1928)

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OFCS Rating: 33% Rotten
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3/5
"mainly a curiosity for film buffs who want to see how musicals erupted in the early days of the talkie"  Filmcritic.com  Christopher Null

3/5
"Its function as genre blueprint makes for quite the curiosity. More importantly, it also stands up quite well as a solid evening’s entertainment."  eFilmCritic.com  David Cornelius

C+
"The first musical and sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture creaks from old age."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

6/10
"The Broadway Melody's snarky, wiseacre humor and effervescent charm save it from being completely dated, though the dance production numbers -- pure padding, all -- may try your patience."  Flick Filosopher  MaryAnn Johanson

2/5
"It is abundantly clear that they had not yet figured out how to stage or shoot musical numbers for the screen."  Goatdog's Movies  Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

2/4
"Mediocre performances and poorly-constructed musical numbers are the low points in this modestly interesting all-talking, all-singing production."  Oscar Guy  Wesley Lovell
OFCS Rating: 33% Rotten
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