Broadway director Julian Marsh needs just one more hit show so he can retire and recover his health. It looks like he just may pull it off until temperamental star Dorthy Brock breaks her ankle on the eve of the show's premiere and has to be replaced by her understudy Peggy.
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Movie · Comedy · Drama · NR
1933 · 1h 29m · ★ 57% (17K)
The Greatest Musical Hit the Screen Has Ever Known!
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Starring: Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent
Overview
Broadway director Julian Marsh needs just one more hit show so he can retire and recover his health. It looks like he just may pull it off until temperamental star Dorthy Brock breaks her ankle on the eve of the show's premiere and has to be replaced by her understudy Peggy.
Director
Lloyd Bacon
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Ginger Rogers, Ned Sparks, Dick Powell, Allen Jenkins, Edward Nugent, Robert McWade, George E. Stone, Toby Wing, Louise Beavers, Charles Lane, Wallis Clark, Tom Kennedy, Harry Akst, George Irving