Footlight Parade (1933) | |
| Director(s) | Lloyd Bacon |
| Producer(s) | Robert Lord (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Dance, Pre-Code Cinema |
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Footlight Parade (1933) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Lloyd Bacon and produced by Robert Lord.
Footlight Parade was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1992.
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On Blu-ray: James Cagney and Joan Blondell in Busby Berkeley's Footlight Parade (1933)
By KC on Sep 12, 2019 From Classic MoviesAll film fans have their cinematic version of comfort food and mine is the musicals of choreographer Busby Berkeley. These busy, bubbly productions full of wit, beauty and excitement are pleasant to have on in the background, but deserving of the most devoted attention. I’m especially fond of ... Read full article
Footlight Parade (1933)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 28, 2019 From 4 Star FilmsThough it still came out in the middle of The Depression, there is a sense that Footlight Parade does not confront the contemporary issues head on?and maybe that causes it to lose some potential power. Because, in a sense, it’s a period piece even if that period is only a few years prior when ... Read full article
Musical Monday: Footlight Parade (1933)
on Jul 30, 2018 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. Poster for Footlight Parade. I’m not sure w... Read full article
Footlight Parade
By Amanda Garrett on Jan 27, 2018 From Old Hollywood FilmsToday, I'm reviewing Footlight Parade (1933). The pre-code musical stars Joan Blondell (left), James Cagney, and Ruby Keeler. This article is part of The Busby Berkeley Blogathon hosted by Hometowns to Hollywood. This is also part of a year-long series of articles celebrating the 100th anniversar... Read full article
"Footlight Parade," or Taps
By David on Jan 22, 2014 From The Man on the Flying TrapezeEverything below this logo is made up. INTEROFFICE MEMO April 12, 1933 FROM: Busby Berkeley TO: Jack Warner Greetings, J.L. First off, let me say I was delighted to see you at the premiere of "Gold Diggers of 1933" the other night along with your new protege, Miss LaTour. I think her studio d... Read full article
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Quotes from
Chester Kent: [to Vivian Rich] I'd rather you sue me than marry me.
Nan Prescott: You scram, before I wrap a chair around your neck!
Vivian Rich: [Angrily] It's three o'clock in the morning - where do you want me to go?
[Nan starts to speak, but Vivian immediately cuts her off]
Vivian Rich: You cheap stenographer...
Nan Prescott: Outside, countess. As long as they've got sidewalks YOU'VE got a job.
[Shoves her out, gives her a swift kick in the rump, and slams the door behind her]
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Facts about
John Garfield is often credited as being an extra in this film, five years before signing a Hollywood contract with Warner Brothers, but researchers are in dispute over whether it is actually Garfield in the shot, which lasts 5/6 of one second onscreen.
Film debut of Dorothy Lamour.
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