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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
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OFCS Rating: 33% Rotten
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