The Barkleys of Broadway

6.8

108 minutes

5/4/1949

Overview

Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful musical-comedy team, known for their stormy but passionate relationship. Dinah feels overshadowed by Josh and limited by the lighthearted musical roles he directs her in. So she decides to stretch her skills by taking a role in a serious drama, directed by another man.

Cast List

Fred Astaire
as Josh Barkley
Ginger Rogers
as Dinah Barkley
Oscar Levant
as Ezra Millar
Billie Burke
as Mme Livingston Belney
Jacques François
as Jacques Barredout
Gale Robbins
as Shirlene May
George Zucco
as The Judge
Clinton Sundberg
as Bert Felsher
Inez Cooper
as Pamela Driscoll
Carol Brewster
as Gloria Amboy
Wilson Wood
as Larry
Margaret Bert
as Mary
Claire Carleton
as Marie
Lorinne Crawford
as Cleo Fernby
Mary Jo Ellis
as Clementine
Joyce Mathews
as Genevieve
Frank Ferguson
as Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
Roberta Johnson
as Henrietta (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
as Audience Member (uncredited)