The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)

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1h 49min
Comedy, Musical
01 Sep 1949 (Sweden)
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A married musical team splits up so the wife can become a serious actress.

Director:

Charles Walters

Writers:

Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Sidney Sheldon

Stars:

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 nominations.
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Still of Ginger Rogers in The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)

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	Fred Astaire	...	Josh Barkley
	Ginger Rogers	...	Dinah Barkley
	Oscar Levant	...	Ezra Millar
	Billie Burke	...	Mrs. Livingston Belney
	Gale Robbins	...	Shirlene May
	Jacques François	...	Jacques Pierre Barredout (as Jacques Francois)
	George Zucco	...	The Judge
	Clinton Sundberg	...	Bert Felsher
	Inez Cooper	...	Pamela Driscoll
	Carol Brewster	...	Gloria Amboy
	Wilson Wood	...	Larry
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	John Albright	...	Look Photographer (uncredited)
	Jean Andren	...	1st Woman (uncredited)
	Lois Austin	...	Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
	Dick Baron	...	Bobby Soxer (uncredited)
	Mary Bayless	...	Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
	Margaret Bert	...	Mary (uncredited)
	Betty Blythe	...	Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
	George Boyce	...	Look Photographer (uncredited)
	Paul Bradley	...	Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
	Tex Brodus	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	Bobby Brooks	...	Bobby Soxer (uncredited)
	George Calliga	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Claire Carleton	...	Marie (uncredited)
	James Carlisle	...	Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
	Wheaton Chambers	...	Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
	Bill Chatham	...	Chorus Boy (uncredited)
	James Conaty	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Hans Conried	...	Ladislaus Ladi (uncredited)
	Gene Coogan	...	Backstage Guest (uncredited)
	Lorinne Crawford	...	Cleo Fernby (uncredited)
	Marcel De la Brosse	...	Judge (uncredited)
	Helen Dickson	...	Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
	Mimi Doyle	...	Actress (uncredited)
	Helen Eby-Rock	...	Sarah's Aunt (uncredited)
	Mary Jo Ellis	...	Clementine (uncredited)
	Frank Ferguson	...	Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
	Tom Ferrandini	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Bess Flowers	...	Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
	Kenneth Gibson	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	James Gonzalez	...	Exhibit Guest (uncredited)
	Dick Gordon	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Joseph Granby	...	Duke de Morny (uncredited)
	Marion Gray	...	Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
	Sherry Hall	...	Chauffeur (uncredited)
	Mahlon Hamilton	...	Apartment Doorman (uncredited)
	Sam Harris	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Roberta Johnson	...	Henrietta (uncredited)
	Kenner G. Kemp	...	Exhibit Guest (uncredited)
	Edward Kilroy	...	Standee (uncredited)
	Nolan Leary	...	Stage Doorman (uncredited)
	Carl M. Leviness	...	Country Home Guest (uncredited)
	King Lockwood	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Leota Lorraine	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Wilbur Mack	...	Guest (uncredited)
	Alphonse Martell	...	Judge (uncredited)
	Mickey Martin	...	Teenager (uncredited)
	Joyce Mathews	...	Genevieve (uncredited)
	Harold Miller	...	Country Home Guest (uncredited)
	Patrick Miller	...	Bobby Soxer (uncredited)
	Howard M. Mitchell	...	Judge (uncredited)
	Roger Moore	...	1st Man (uncredited)
	Forbes Murray	...	Theater Lobby Guest (uncredited)
	Betty O'Kelly	...	Teenager (uncredited)
	Louis Payne	...	Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
	Paul Power	...	Exhibit Guest (uncredited)
	Bob Purcell	...	Announcer (uncredited)
	Jack Rice	...	Ticket Man (uncredited)
	Jeffrey Sayre	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Reginald Simpson	...	Blonde's Husband (uncredited)
	Esther Somers	...	Sarah's Mother (uncredited)
	Larry Steers	...	Guest (uncredited)
	Amzie Strickland	...	Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
	William Tannen	...	Doorman at Theater (uncredited)
	Butch Terrell	...	Look Photographer / Dancer (uncredited)
	Laura Treadwell	...	2nd Woman (uncredited)
	Dee Turnell	...	Blonde (uncredited)
	Charles Van	...	Bobby Soxer (uncredited)
	Lillian West	...	Guest (uncredited)
	Max Willenz	...	Clerk (uncredited)
	Richard Winters	...	Bobby Soxer (uncredited)
	Allen Wood	...	Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Directed by

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Charles Walters

Written by

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Betty Comden	...	(original screenplay) &
Adolph Green	...	(original screenplay)

Sidney Sheldon	...	(contributor to screen play) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Roger Edens	...	associate producer
Arthur Freed	...	producer

Music by

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Lennie Hayton

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(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Harry Stradling Sr.

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director of photography (as Harry Stradling)

Editing by

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Albert Akst

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film editor

Editorial Department

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Henri Jaffa	...	associate color director: Technicolor
Natalie Kalmus	...	color director: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Edward C. Carfagno	...	(as Edward Carfagno)
Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

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Edwin B. Willis

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(set decorations)

Costume Design by

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Irene	...	(Miss Rogers' Costumes)
Valles	...	(costumes: men)

Makeup Department

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Jack Dawn	...	makeup creator
Sydney Guilaroff	...	hair styles designer
Dorothy Ponedel	...	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Hugh Boswell

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production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Wallace Worsley Jr.

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assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Arthur Krams

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associate set decorator

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer	...	recording director
Charles E. Wallace	...	sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Warren Newcombe

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special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Richard Borland	...	grip (uncredited)
Otto Dyar	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Sam Leavitt	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Frank V. Phillips	...	assistant camera: a (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Irene	...	costumes: Miss Rogers
Joan Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Robert Alton	...	musical numbers staged and directed by
Ira Gershwin	...	lyrics by
Lennie Hayton	...	musical director
Conrad Salinger	...	orchestrator
Robert Tucker	...	vocal arrangements
Harry Warren	...	music by
Leo Arnaud	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Adolph Deutsch	...	additional conductor (uncredited)
Robert Franklyn	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Wally Heglin	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Conrad Salinger	...	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Eylla Jacobs

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script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Robert Alton	...	choreographer
Hermes Pan	...	dance director
Alex Romero	...	assistant choreographer (uncredited)

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (presents)

Distributors

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (United States) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (Norway) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (Argentina) (theatrical)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (2000) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Vídeo (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful (though argumentative) musical-comedy team, yet Dinah chafes as Galatea to her husband's Pygmalion. When serious playwright Jacques Barredout envisions her as a great dramatic actress, Dinah is not hard to persuade. Written by Diana Hamilton Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	astaire-and-rogers stage-show mutual-admiration rolls-royce mob-of-autograph-hounds See All (43) »
Taglines	Joyously Together Again! See more »
Genres	Comedy Musical
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:G Finland:S Germany:6 Netherlands:AL Norway:A (iTunes rating) Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:Approved United States:TV-G (TV rating)

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Also Known As	You Made Me Love You (United States) Entrons dans la danse (France) Vuelve a mí (Spain) Familia Barkley de pe Broadway (Romania) La magia de tus bailes (Mexico) See more »
Runtime	109 min
Country	United States
Language	English French
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Filming Locations	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget

$2,325,420 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Fred Astaire had sung "They Can't Take That Away from Me" to Ginger Rogers previously in Shall We Dance (1937), but they had never danced to it. Rogers suggested that they use the song again (this time dancing), and so it was included. See more »
Goofs	In "Shoes With Wings On" dance, one dancer has his shoes off when trying the tap shoes. When he takes them off and gives them to Fred Astaire's character, the dancer forgets to pick up his shoes when he walks out the door. After that, they are not to be found when the routine continues. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972). See more »
Soundtracks	They Can't Take That Away from Me See more »
Quotes	Ezra Millar: Thank you. I'm touched, the piano's touched, and Tchaikovsky's touched. See more »

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