Broadway

Broadway

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Broadway

"Carl Laemmle's stupendous talking and singing picture."

1929

1h 45m

5.7(16 votes)

Music

Crime

Overview

A naive young dancer in a Broadway show innocently gets involved in backstage bootlegging and murder.

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Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Cast & Crew

15 members

Acting

Glenn Tryon

Roy Lane

Glenn Tryon

Acting

Evelyn Brent

Pearl

Evelyn Brent

Acting

Merna Kennedy

Billie Moore

Merna Kennedy

Acting

Thomas E. Jackson

Dan McCorn

Thomas E. Jackson

Acting

Otis Harlan

'Porky' Thomson

Otis Harlan

Writing

Robert Ellis

Steve Crandall

Robert Ellis

Acting

Marion Lord

Lil Rice

No Image

Acting

Fritz Feld

Mose Levett

Fritz Feld

Acting

George Davis

Joe

George Davis

Acting

Paul Porcasi

Nick Verdis

Paul Porcasi

Acting

Leslie Fenton

'Scar' Edwards

Leslie Fenton

Acting

Arthur Housman

Dolph

Arthur Housman

Acting

Betty Francisco

Mazie

Betty Francisco

Acting

Edythe Flynn

Ruby

No Image

Acting

Florence Dudley

Ann

Florence Dudley

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