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The Barkleys of Broadway

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6.8/10 • 48

1949-05-041h 48m

ComedyRomance

Joyously together again!

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.

Directors
Charles Walters
Writters
Sidney Sheldon
Editors
Sidney Sheldon, Albert Akst

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  1. Fred Astaire

    Fred Astaire

    Josh Barkley

  2. Ginger Rogers

    Ginger Rogers

    Dinah Barkley

  3. Oscar Levant

    Oscar Levant

    Ezra Millar

  4. Billie Burke

    Billie Burke

    Mme Livingston Belney

  5. Jacques François

    Jacques François

    Jacques Barredout

  6. Gale Robbins

    Gale Robbins

    Shirlene May

  7. George Zucco

    George Zucco

    The Judge

  8. Clinton Sundberg

    Clinton Sundberg

    Bert Felsher

  9. Inez Cooper

    Inez Cooper

    Pamela Driscoll

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John Chard

May 7, 2015

7/10

I find that girl completely resistible. The Barkleys of Broadway is directed by Charles Walters and written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. It stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant, Billie Burke, Gale Robbins and Jacques François. Music is by Lennie Hayton and cinematography by Harry Stradling Sr. Fred and Ginger play the Barkleys, a successful husband and wife musical comedy team that seems to thrive on feuding. However, one day it goes too far and a break up appears certain when the wife entertains an offer from Jacques François to become a serious actress. Firsts and lasts here as it was the first film Astaire and Rogers did for MGM, their first in colour, and their last they would make together after reconvening after 10 years - Rogers stepping in when Judy Garland fell to her troubled wayside. The screenplay is pretty thin, serving only as a thin piece of meat to the dance and musical numbers sandwich, but with stand-outs like the wonderful "Shoes with Wings On" and the joyous uplift of 'They Can't Take That Away from Me' to spend time with, it's a film to brighten the darkest of days. 7/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2,250,000.00
Revenue
$4,421,000.00
Keywords
dancehusband wife relationshipmusicaldance teamstage actresshusband and wife act