| Broadway Melody of 1940 | |
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 1940 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Norman Taurog |
| Written by | Story: Jack McGowan Dore Schary Screenplay: Leon Gordon George Oppenheimer |
| Produced by | Jack Cummings |
| Starring | Fred Astaire Eleanor Powell |
| Cinematography | Oliver T. Marsh Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Edited by | Blanche Sewell |
| Music by | Darrell Calker Roger Edens Walter Ruick |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Loew's, Inc |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Broadway Melody of 1940 is a 1940 MGM film musical starring Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell and George Murphy (Astaire's first male dancing partner on film[1]). It was directed by Norman Taurog and features music by Cole Porter, including "Begin the Beguine".
The film was the fourth and final entry in MGM's "Broadway Melody" series of films, and is notable for being the only on-screen pairing of Astaire and Powell, who were considered the finest film musical dancers of their time.
- ^ Green, Stanley (1999) Hollywood Musicals Year by Year (2nd ed.), pub. Hal Leonard Corporation ISBN 0-634-00765-3 page 92