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Two Tickets to Broadway ()


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Nancy Peterson and her friends want to get a spot on Bob Crosby's TV show, but their agent has linked them.

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Dan Carter
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Nancy Peterson
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Hannah Holbrook (as Gloria De Haven)
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Lew Conway
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Joyce Campbell
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S.F. (Foxy) Rogers
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Harry, Palace Deli
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Leo, Palace Deli
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Willard Glendon
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Sailor on Bus
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Bob Crosby
The Charlivels ...
The Charlivels
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Man in Bus Terminal (uncredited)
Marie Allison ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Charlotte Alpert ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Suzanne Ames ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Joan Arnold ...
Secretary (uncredited)
Walter Bacon ...
Townsman (uncredited)
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Commuter at Terminal (uncredited)
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Usher (uncredited)
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Showgirl (uncredited)
Larry Barton ...
Waiter (uncredited)
Mary Bayless ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
Don Blackman ...
Porter with Nancy's Bag (uncredited)
Carol Brewster ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Shirley Buchanan ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Elizabeth Burgess ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Gwen Caldwell ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Showgirl (uncredited)
Herman Cantor ...
Annoyed Doorman (uncredited)
Mildred Carroll ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
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Ad-Lib Woman (uncredited)
Jack Chefe ...
Charlivels Manager (uncredited)
Dick Cherney ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
Georgia Clancy ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Eileen Coghlan ...
Ad-Lib Woman (uncredited)
James Conaty ...
Deli Customer (uncredited)
Jean Corbett ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Showgirl / Passerby on Sidewalk (uncredited)
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Midget in Deli (uncredited)
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Showgirl in Deli (uncredited)
Buris De Jong ...
Ad-Lib Man (uncredited)
Jack Deery ...
Man on Street (uncredited)
Millicent Deming ...
Receptionist (uncredited)
Maura Donatt ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Man on Escalator (uncredited)
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Doorman (uncredited)
Jeane Dyer ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Showgirl (uncredited)
Richard Elmore ...
Crew Member (uncredited)
Carmelita Eskew ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Tony Felice ...
Ad-Lib Man (uncredited)
Charles Fogel ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
Joanne Frank ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Barbara Freking ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Dennis McGiven (uncredited)
Jack Gargan ...
Dispatcher (uncredited)
Fred L. Gillett ...
1st Bus Driver (uncredited)
Mary Gleason ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Vincent Graeff ...
Cheerleader (uncredited)
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Texan (uncredited)
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Soldier in Nightclub (uncredited)
Bobbie Hale ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Showgirl (uncredited)
Charlete Hardy ...
Woman (uncredited)
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Agent Punching Conway (uncredited)
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Showgirl (uncredited)
Ralph Hodges ...
Hot Rod Passenger (uncredited)
Marilyn Johnson ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Joanne Jordan ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Ken Kane ...
Cameraman (uncredited)
Lola Kendrick ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Shirley Kimball ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Western Union Girl (uncredited)
Rosemary Knighton ...
Ad-Lib Woman (uncredited)
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Showgirl (uncredited)
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Showgirl (uncredited)
Ann Kramer ...
Woman in Evening Gown (uncredited)
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Well-Dressed Man in Deli (uncredited)
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Showgirl (uncredited)
Barbara Logan ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Robert Locke Lorraine ...
Benefit Guest (uncredited)
Evelyn Lovequist ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Victoria Lynn ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Bus Terminal Guard Arresting Carter (uncredited)
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Commuter at Terminal (uncredited)
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Deli Customer (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
Maurice Marks ...
Man on Street (uncredited)
Gene Marshall ...
Ad-Lib Man (uncredited)
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Showgirl (uncredited)
William Meader ...
Charlie (uncredited)
Ann Melton ...
Woman in Evening Gown (uncredited)
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Showgirl (uncredited)
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Man on Street (uncredited)
Norval Mitchell ...
Mr. Peterson (uncredited)
Noreen Mortensen ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Charlie (uncredited)
Martha O'Brian ...
Midget (uncredited)
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Passerby on Street (uncredited)
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Man on Street (uncredited)
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Showgirl (uncredited)
Lillian O'Malley ...
Commuter at Terminal (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal ...
Woman on Escalator (uncredited)
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Bus Passenger Behind Sailor (uncredited)
June Paul ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Joseph Paz ...
Showboy in Deli (uncredited)
Marg Pemberton ...
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Michael Pierce ...
Hot Rod Passenger (uncredited)
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Mrs. Darling (uncredited)
Les Raymaster ...
Commuter at Terminal (uncredited)
Marty Rhiel ...
Ad-Lib Man (uncredited)
Joel Robinson ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Clark Ross ...
Commuter at Terminal (uncredited)
Walter Scharf ...
Conductor: overture (uncredited)
Hazel Shaw ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Tall Brunette in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
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Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Miles Shepard ...
Cop in Park (uncredited)
Marilyn Simms ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Helen Spring ...
Mrs. Peterson (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
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Showgirl (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
Frieda Stoll ...
Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
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Boardinghouse Maid (uncredited)
Shirley Tegge ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Barbara Thatcher ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Bob Thom ...
Cop in Park (uncredited)
Beverly Thomas ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Marie Thomas ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Showgirl (uncredited)
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2nd Bus Driver (uncredited)
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Showgirl (uncredited)
Lillian West ...
Old Lady (uncredited)
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Showgirl (uncredited)
Linda Williams ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Maxine Willis ...
Secretary (uncredited)
Shirley Withney ...
Showgirl (uncredited)
Barbara Worthington ...
Showgirl (uncredited)

Directed by

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James V. Kern

Written by

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Sid Silvers ... (screen play by) and
Hal Kanter ... (screen play by)
 
Sammy Cahn ... (based on a story by)

Produced by

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Howard Hughes ... producer (uncredited)
Norman Krasna ... producer (uncredited)
Jerry Wald ... producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Walter Scharf ... (music score)

Cinematography by

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Edward Cronjager ... director of photography
Harry J. Wild ... director of photography (as Harry Wild)

Editing by

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Harry Marker

Editorial Department

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Morgan Padelford ... color consultant: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Carroll Clark
Albert S. D'Agostino

Set Decoration by

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Harley Miller ... (set decorations)
Darrell Silvera ... (set decorations)

Costume Design by

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Michael Woulfe ... (gowns)
Adele Balkan ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Mel Berns ... makeup artist
Larry Germain ... hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Fred Fleck ... assistant director (uncredited)
Sam Ledner ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Clem Portman ... sound
Earl A. Wolcott ... sound (as Earl Wolcott)
John Aalberg ... sound recordist (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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C. Bakaleinikoff ... musical supervisor
Eliot Daniel ... vocal arrangements
Leo Robin ... lyrics
Jule Styne ... composer - songs
Hal Borne ... vocal arranger: Tony Martin's numbers (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Busby Berkeley ... musical numbers created and directed by
Howard Hughes ... presenter
Busby Berkeley ... choreographer (uncredited)
Larry Ceballos ... dance director (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Young and inexperienced Nancy Peterson leaves her hometown of Pelican Falls, Vermont, to try to make it big on Broadway. Along the way, she meets Hannah Holbrook, Joyce Campbell and S.F. "Foxy" Rogers, three struggling and starving chorines who are heading back to New York after a disastrous run on a showboat in Vermont. In New York, Nancy also meets baritone Dan Carter, who is thinking about heading back to his hometown of Denver after two years of getting nowhere on Broadway. Beyond meeting Nancy, what Hannah, Joyce, Foxy and Dan also have in common is that they are each represented by Lou Conway, a somewhat shyster of an agent who relies on the good-natured if somewhat reluctant funding of local deli owners Leo and Harry to advance Hannah, Joyce, Foxy and Dan's careers. Regardless, Hannah loves Lou, the two who are engaged. To appease most specifically Dan, Lou comes up with his latest scheme to make his name known to the public: move to a new medium - television - by getting him a spot on Bob Crosby's variety show, which requires not just Dan singing, but a complete act with four pretty and talented chorines backing him up. Dan and the four girls agree, especially after Dan runs into Dennis McGiven, Bob Crosby's producer, who as much as guarantees Dan such a spot if the act is good. As Dan and the girls prepare a routine, what they are unaware of is that Dennis McGiven was not who he appeared, but was a plant by Lou to further the scheme. All Lou has to do is get Dan and the girls really onto the show. In the process of rehearsals, Dan and Nancy fall in love. But it may all fall apart if their professional aspirations cannot be met by Lou, or if some misunderstandings come to pass because of Lou's swindle. Written by Huggo

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Taglines An eyeful...an earful...an armful of the BIG TOWN! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Les coulisses de Broadway (France)
  • Dos billetes para Broadway (Spain)
  • Camí a Broadway (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Luces de Broadway (Spain)
  • Luces de Broadway (Argentina)
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  • 106 min
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Trivia The roles played by Charles Dale and Joe Smith were orginally intended for Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, who had to drop out of the film due to an illness contracted by Laurel while filming Utopia (1950). See more »
Goofs When Janet Leigh takes the newspaper clipping from her mirror (after seeing Bob Crosby), you can see that the back of the clipping is unprinted. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Toutes les histoires (1989). See more »
Soundtracks Are You a Beautiful Dream? See more »
Quotes Lew Conway: I admit I told a few little white lies...
Nancy Peterson: Little white lies?
Lew Conway: All right then, great big purple ones.
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