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69% Critic Match
42nd Street
“The Greatest Musical Hit the Screen Has Ever Known!”
6.9 / 10• 1933• 1h 29m•NR• English
ComedyDramaRomance
Storyline
Broadway director Julian Marsh needs just one more hit show so he can retire and recover his health. It looks like he just may pull it off until temperamental star Dorthy Brock breaks her ankle on the eve of the show's premiere and has to be replaced by her understudy Peggy.
Cast & Crew
Warner Baxter
Julian Marsh
Lead
Bebe Daniels
Dorothy Brock
George Brent
Pat Denning
Ruby Keeler
Peggy
Guy Kibbee
Abner Dillon
Una Merkel
Lorraine Fleming
Ginger Rogers
Ann
Ned Sparks
Barry
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. 42nd Street is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
