Broadway Melody of 1938
6.2
110 minutes
8/20/1937
Overview
Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. But Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a newcomer. Sally purchases a horse, she used to train when her parents had a farm before the depression and with to ex-vaudevillians, Sonny Ledford and Peter Trott she trains it to win a race, providing the money Steve needs for his show.
Cast List
Robert Taylor
as Steve Raleigh
Eleanor Powell
as Sally Lee
George Murphy
as Sonny Ledford
Binnie Barnes
as Caroline Whipple
Buddy Ebsen
as Peter Trot
Sophie Tucker
as Alice Clayton
Judy Garland
as Betty Clayton
Charles Igor Gorin
as Nicki Papaloopas
Raymond Walburn
as Herman Whipple
Robert Benchley
as Duffy
Willie Howard
as Waiter
Charley Grapewin
as James K. Blakeley
Robert Wildhack
as Sneezer
Billy Gilbert
as George Papaloopas
Barnett Parker
as Jerry Jason
Helen Troy
as Emma Snipe
Charles Coleman
as Louis (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
as Barber #3 (uncredited)
Carole Landis
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Sr.
as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
Matt McHugh
as Burt (uncredited)
Marjorie Reynolds
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Maidel Turner
as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
as Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
William Worthington
as Theatrical Agent in Montage (uncredited)