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68% Critic Match
Footlight Parade
“Climaxing Warner Bros.' glittering parade of musicals!”
6.8 / 10• 1933• 1h 44m•NR• English
ComedyMusic
Storyline
A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.
Cast & Crew
James Cagney
Chester Kent
Lead
Joan Blondell
Nan
Ruby Keeler
Bea
Dick Powell
Scotty
Frank McHugh
Francis
Guy Kibbee
Gould
Ruth Donnelly
Mrs. Gould
Hugh Herbert
Bowers
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lloyd Bacon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Footlight Parade is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
