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Yet another 1933 Warner Bros. musical featuring songs by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, though this time the songs were divided between them and Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal.
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Yet another 1933 Warner Bros. Creator/WarnerBros musical featuring songs by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, though this time the songs were divided between them and Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal.
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This is, of course, all just an excuse for big {{Busby Berkeley Number}}s.
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Creator/JamesCagney stars as Chester Kent, a musical theater director whose career is greatly threatened by the invention of talking motion pictures. Kent, casting about for a means of saving his job, hits on the idea of creating live musical numbers to be shown as "prologues" to main features in movie theaters. Creator/JoanBlondell co-stars as his long-suffering secretary Nan Prescott, with Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell as two of his cast members.
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Creator/JamesCagney stars as Chester Kent, a musical theater director whose career is greatly threatened by the invention of talking motion pictures. Kent, casting about for a means of saving his job, hits on the idea of creating live musical numbers to be shown as "prologues" to main features in movie theaters. Creator/JoanBlondell co-stars as his long-suffering secretary Nan Prescott, with Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell Creator/DickPowell as two of his cast members.
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* CallForward: In a meta sense, as Chester Kent basically comes up with the idea for ''Theater/{{Cats}}'' some forty-odd years before the real show.
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* CallForward: In a meta sense, as Chester Kent basically comes up with the idea for ''Theater/{{Cats}}'' ''Theatre/{{Cats}}'' some forty-odd years before the real show.
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''Footlight Parade'' was directed by Lloyd Bacon, with Berkeley directing the giant musical numbers. The movie that Kent's partners take him to see is a real film, ''The Telegraph Trail'', starring an obscure B-movie actor named Creator/JohnWayne.
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''Footlight Parade'' was directed by Lloyd Bacon, with Berkeley Creator/BusbyBerkeley directing the giant musical numbers. The movie that Kent's partners take him to see is a real film, ''The Telegraph Trail'', starring an obscure B-movie actor named Creator/JohnWayne.
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Busby Berkeley's musicals were not what had trouble with the censors; the entire pre-code era did.
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* MoralGuardians: Charlie, the irritating, buffoonish in-house censor. Obviously a TakeThat, since Berkeley musicals had problems with the censors.
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* MoralGuardians: Charlie, the irritating, buffoonish in-house censor. Obviously a TakeThat, since Berkeley musicals pre-codes had problems with the censors.
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Creator/JamesCagney stars as Chester Kent, a musical theater director whose career is greatly threatened by the invention of talking motion pictures. Kent, casting about for a means of saving his job, hits on the idea of creating live musical numbers to be shown as "prologues" to main features in movie theaters. Joan Blondell Creator/JoanBlondell co-stars as his long-suffering secretary Nan Prescott, with Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell as two of his cast members.
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* BusbyBerkeleyNumber: And they are impressive. As was typical for Berkeley, they are far more ornate than one would ever see on a stage, much less in a movie theater; WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief on the part of the audience is duly necessitated.
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* BusbyBerkeleyNumber: And they are impressive. As was typical for Berkeley, they are far more ornate than one would ever see on a stage, much less in a movie theater; once again, WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief on the part of the audience is duly necessitated.
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* BusbyBerkeleyNumber: And they are impressive. As was typical for Berkeley, they are far more ornate than one would ever see on a stage, much less a movie theater.
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* BusbyBerkeleyNumber: And they are impressive. As was typical for Berkeley, they are far more ornate than one would ever see on a stage, much less in a movie theater.theater; WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief on the part of the audience is duly necessitated.
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* VideoCredits: At the beginning, as was standard for Warner Bros. productions at that time.
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* VideoCredits: At the beginning, as was standard for Warner Bros. productions at that time.time?
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Yet another 1933 Creator/WarnerBros musical featuring songs by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, though this time the songs were divided between them and Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal.
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Creator/JamesCagney stars as Chester Kent, a musical theater director whose career is greatly threatened by the invention of talking motion pictures. Kent, casting about for a means of saving his job, hits on the idea of creating live musical numbers to be shown as "prologues" to main features in movie theaters. Joan Blondell stars co-stars as his long-suffering secretary Nan Prescott, and with Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell as some two of his cast members.
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Yet another 1933 Creator/WarnerBros musical featuring songs by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, though this time the songs were divided between them and Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal. It stars Kahal.
Creator/JamesCagney stars asstage musical director Chester Kent. Kent is Kent, a musical theater producer director whose career is greatly threatened by the invention of talking motion pictures. Kent, casting about for a means of saving his job, hits on the idea of creating live musical numbers to be shown as "prologues" to main features in movie theaters. Joan Blondell stars as his long-suffering secretary Nan Prescott, and Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell as some of his cast members.
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Yet another 1933 Creator/WarnerBros musical featuring songs by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, though this time the songs were divided between them and Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal. It stars Creator/JamesCagney as stage musical director Chester Kent. Kent is a musical theater producer whose career is greatly threatened by the invention of talking motion pictures. Kent, casting about for a means of saving his job, hits on the idea of creating live musical numbers to be shown as "prologues" to main features in movie theaters. Joan Blondell stars as his long-suffering secretary Nan Prescott, and Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell as some of his cast members.
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The movie that Kent's partners take him to see is a real film, ''The Telegraph Trail'', starring an obscure B-movie actor named Creator/JohnWayne.
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''Footlight Parade'' was directed by Lloyd Bacon, with Berkeley directing the giant musical numbers. The movie that Kent's partners take him to see is a real film, ''The Telegraph Trail'', starring an obscure B-movie actor named Creator/JohnWayne.
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* BusbyBerkeleyNumber: And they are impressive. As was typical for Berkeley, they are far more ornate than one would ever see on a stage, much less a movie theatre.
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* BlowingSmokeRings: Apolinaris the movie theater owner is doing this when Gould and Frazer are begging him to sign a contract.
* BusbyBerkeleyNumber: And they are impressive. As was typical for Berkeley, they are far more ornate than one would ever see on a stage, much less a movietheatre.theater.
* BusbyBerkeleyNumber: And they are impressive. As was typical for Berkeley, they are far more ornate than one would ever see on a stage, much less a movie
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* ObliviousToLove: Chester is amazingly slow to figure out that Nan is in love with him.
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Yet another 1933 WarnerBros Creator/WarnerBros musical featuring songs by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, though this time the songs were divided between them and Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal. It stars James Cagney Creator/JamesCagney as stage musical director Chester Kent, Joan Blondell as his long-suffering secretary Nan Prescott, and Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell as some of his cast members. In a failing business, they try to find success creating live musical numbers to be shown as "prologues" to main features in movie theaters.
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BusbyBerkeleyNumber: And they are impressive. As was typical for Berkeley, they are far more ornate than one would ever see on a stage, much less a movie theatre.
* CallForward: In a meta sense, as Chester Kent basically comes up with the idea for ''Theater/{{Cats}}'' some forty-odd years before the real show.
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--> '''Nan''': I know Miss Bi--Rich, if you remember.
* GirlFriday: Nan to Chester Kent. She's crazy in love with him but he doesn't notice.
* CallForward: In a meta sense, as Chester Kent basically comes up with the idea for ''Theater/{{Cats}}'' some forty-odd years before the real show.
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--> '''Nan''': I know Miss Bi--Rich, if you remember.
* GirlFriday: Nan to Chester Kent. She's crazy in love with him but he doesn't notice.
* UsefulNotes/HollywoodAccounting: InUniverse. Kent's partners are using accounting tricks to scam him out of the profits of their business.
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* TheMole: Harry Thompson: Thompson. "Swell. Move it babe while I give it to Gladstone."" Then Thompson's girlfriend after Thompson quits to go to Gladstone.
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* TheMusicalMusical: Another typical Berkeley plot device, as Kent is busy coming up with various musical prologues.
* MoralGuardians: Charlie, the irritating, buffoonish in-house censor. Obviously a TakeThat, since Berkeley musicals had problems with the censors.
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Yet another 1933 WarnerBros. musical featuring songs by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, though this time the songs were divided between them and Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal. It stars James Cagney as stage musical director Chester Kent, Joan Blondell as his long-suffering secretary Nan Prescott, and Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell as some of his cast members. In a failing business, they try to find success creating live musical numbers to be shown as "prologues" to main features in movie theaters.
This is, of course, all just an excuse for big {{Busby Berkeley Number}}s.
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* BusbyBerkeleyNumber
* GirlFriday: Nan to Chester Kent.
* TheGlassesGottaGo: if Ruby Keeler wants to be a showgirl.
* GoldDigger: The optimistically named Vivian Rich.
* ItWillNeverCatchOn: "Aw, talking pictures, it's just a fad."
* LastSecondWordSwap: "I know Miss B- Rich, if you remember."
* MeLoveYouLongTime: The "Shanghai Lil" number.
* TheMole: Harry Thompson: "Swell. Move it babe while I give it to Gladstone."
* SassySecretary: Nan Prescott.
* SmithicalMarriage: ''en masse'', in the "Honeymoon Hotel" number.
This is, of course, all just an excuse for big {{Busby Berkeley Number}}s.
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!!Provides Examples Of:
* BusbyBerkeleyNumber
* GirlFriday: Nan to Chester Kent.
* TheGlassesGottaGo: if Ruby Keeler wants to be a showgirl.
* GoldDigger: The optimistically named Vivian Rich.
* ItWillNeverCatchOn: "Aw, talking pictures, it's just a fad."
* LastSecondWordSwap: "I know Miss B- Rich, if you remember."
* MeLoveYouLongTime: The "Shanghai Lil" number.
* TheMole: Harry Thompson: "Swell. Move it babe while I give it to Gladstone."
* SassySecretary: Nan Prescott.
* SmithicalMarriage: ''en masse'', in the "Honeymoon Hotel" number.
