The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
- Starring:
- Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, (more)
- Director(s):
- Charles Walters
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Barkleys of Broadway
The Barkleys of Broadway became Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers' "reunion" picture purely by accident. Originally conceived as a follow-up to the successful Astaire-Judy Garland vehicle Easter Parade, Barkleys was to have starred Fred and Judy as a successful musical comedy team that breaks up when the female half decides to become a "serious" artist. Just before shooting started, Garland fell ill, Rogers replaced her, and the rest, as they say, is history. The script is as thin as a spider's web, a mere coat-rack upon which to hang several topnotch musical numbers. Fred and Ginger aren't quite as footloose and fancy-free as they were in their RKO heyday, but they still work together seamlessly. The film's highlights include "My One and Only Highland Fling," "You'd Be Hard to Replace," a reprise of "They Can't Take That Away From Me" (originally performed by Astaire and Rogers in Shall We Dance?), and Oscar Levant's keyboard rendition of "The Sabre Dance." The film's least memorable moment is the play-within-a-play wherein Rogers, cast as the young Sarah Bernhardt, passionately recites "The Marseillaise" as an audition piece! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 109 mins
Complete Cast of The Barkleys of Broadway
- Fred Astaire - John Barkley
- Oscar Levant - Ezra Miller
- Gale Robbins - Shirlene May
- George Zucco - The Judge
- Inez Cooper - Pamela Driscoll
- Wilson Wood - Larry
- Lillian West - Guest
- Sherry Hall - Chauffeur
- Frank Ferguson - Mr. Perkins
- Esther Somers - Sarah's Mother
- William Tannen - Doorman at Theater
- Mary Jo Ellis - Clementine
- Helen Eby-Rock - Sarah's Aunt
- Laura Treadwell - Second Woman
- Bess Flowers - Guest in Theater Lobby
- Betty Blythe - Guest in Theater Lobby
- Reginald Simpson - Husband
- Mahlon Hamilton - Apartment Doorman
- Louis Austin - Guest in Theater Lobby
- Roger Moore - First Man
- Ginger Rogers - Dinah Barkley
- Billie Burke - Mrs. Livingston Belney
- Jacques Francois - Jacques Barredout
- Clinton Sundberg - Bert Felsher
- Carol Brewster - Gloria Amboy
- Margaret Bert - Mary the Maid
- Joyce Mathews - Genevieve
- Jack Rice - Ticket Man
- Nolan Leary - Stage Doorman
- George Boyce - Photographer
- Dee Turnell - Blonde
- Larry Steers - Guest
- Allen Wood - Taxi Driver
- Wilbur Mack - Guest
- Hans Conried - Ladislaus Ladi
- Jean Andren - First Woman
- Mimi Doyle - Actress
- Forbes Murray - Guest in Theater Lobby
- Claire Carleton - Marie
- John Albright - Photographer
- Director(s):
- Charles Walters
- Writer(s):
- Betty Comden, Sidney Sheldon, Adolph Green
- Producer(s):
- Arthur Freed
- Categories:
- Romance
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