Broadway Melody of 1940
1 hour 42 minutes1940-02-09
6.7
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Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his partner.
Cast
Fred Astaire
Johnny Brett
Eleanor Powell
Clare Bennett
George Murphy
King Shaw
Frank Morgan
Bob Casey
Ian Hunter
Bert C. Matthews
Florence Rice
Amy Blake
Lynne Carver
Emmy Lou Lee
Ann Morriss
Pearl
Trixie Firschke
Juggler
Libby Taylor
Angel (uncredited)
George Chandler
Mr. Jones (uncredited)
Gladys Blake
Miss Martin (uncredited)
Mary Field
Second Bride (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Orange Stand Counterman (uncredited)
James Flavin
Clancy (uncredited)
Joe Yule
Dan (uncredited)
Charlotte Arren
Opera Singer "Arren & Broderick" (uncredited)
Johnny Broderick
Pianist "Arren & Broderick" (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Carol Adams
Dancer (uncredited)
Barbara Jo Allen
Ms. Konk (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Herman Bing
Silhouettist (uncredited)
Mel Blanc
Panhandler (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Barker (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
Waiter (uncredited)
Chick Collins
Sailor (uncredited)
James Conaty
Seated Nightclub Patron
Joseph Crehan
Ballroom Manager (uncredited)
John Daheim
Barker (uncredited)
Bobbie Canvin
Music Maids Member (uncredited)
Jeanne Darrell
Music Maids Member (uncredited)
Patt Hyatt
Music Maids Member (uncredited)
Alice Ludes
Music Maids Member (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson
O'Grady (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Policeman (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Jean Del Val
Italian Waiter (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Guest at First Wedding (uncredited)
Henry Hebert
Theatregoer (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart Hull
Actor in Top Hat (uncredited)
Harry Lash
Barker (uncredited)
Hal Le Sueur
Casey's Chauffeur (uncredited)
David Lloyd
Callboy (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
French Dancer (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Douglas McPhail
Masked Singer (uncredited)
Jack Mulhall
George (uncredited)
John T. Murray
Ham Actor (uncredited)
Wanda Perry
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Tom Quinn
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Nightclub Dancer / Chorine at Rehearsal (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Show Backer at Rehearsal / Nightclub Headwaiter (uncredited)
Mel Ruick
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Gertrude Simpson
Stage Mother (uncredited)
Walter Soderling
Justice (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Theatregoer (uncredited)
William Tannen
Harmon (uncredited)
Russell Wade
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
E. Alyn Warren
Pop (uncredited)
Denny Wilson
Music Maids Member (uncredited)
