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When revered Broadway director Julian Marsh (Warner Baxter) falls on hard times with both his health and his finances, he helms an ambitious musical as a final production before his retirement. His lead actress, Dorothy Brock (Bebe Daniels), is torn between two loves--the show's wealthy backer, Abner Dillon (Guy Kibbee), and the earnest but penniless actor Pat Denning (George Brent) --while aspiring young performer Peggy Sawyer (Ruby Keeler) waits in the wings, hoping for her big break.

1933 · 1h 29m
Director Lloyd Bacon

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When revered Broadway director Julian Marsh (Warner Baxter) falls on hard times with both his health and his finances, he helms an ambitious musical as a final production before his retirement. His lead actress, Dorothy Brock (Bebe Daniels), is torn between two loves--the show's wealthy backer, Abner Dillon (Guy Kibbee), and the earnest but penniless actor Pat Denning (George Brent) --while aspiring young performer Peggy Sawyer (Ruby Keeler) waits in the wings, hoping for her big break.

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Average 7.9
Reviews 26
Fresh 24
Rotten 2

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Studio
Warner Bros.
Released
1933
Run Time
1 hr 29 min
Rated
11
Region of Origin
United States
© 1933 Turner Entertainment Co. All rights reserved.

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Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC), Finnish , French (France) , Norwegian , Portuguese (Brazil) , Spanish (Latin America) , Swedish

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.