42nd Street

1933 · 89 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 13,388 VOTES · DIR. Lloyd Bacon, Busby Berkeley

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Overview

A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,063 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:34 Say, Jones and Barry are doing a show.
00:03:57 - I'll call him back. - He says it's urgent.
00:06:32 - Lorraine has been hitting the bottle. - The peroxide bottle.
00:08:53 Wait till I get my clothes on. I'll show you where it is.
00:11:21 - Do you mind holding Fifi for me? - Turn around now, please.
00:13:52 It'll be the toughest five weeks that you ever lived through.
00:17:13 - Where you sitting? - On a flagpole, dearie. On a flagpole.
00:20:50 ...if we don't do something.
00:23:02 - It was terrible. - You didn't think so then.
00:27:03 Mac, take her outside. Hurry up. Come on, everybody.
00:30:07 Good night, Pat. It was a wonderful evening.
00:33:49 Pat, what are you doing? Please put me down!
00:37:07 We're not going to see each other for a long time.
00:39:56 ...we'll open in your apartment. But right now, it's Philadelphia.
00:45:03 Good night, Mr. Marsh.
00:48:11 Don't just being with me cheer you up?
00:50:43 Wait for me.
00:53:56 Peggy!
00:57:34 - She's got the show tomorrow night! - Not a chance.
00:59:58 Your show's half dancing. She'd kill them.
01:02:38 I can't! I can't...
01:05:55 Well, don't be.
01:08:51 You've got to go on and give and give and give.
200:00:00 blood and sweat depend upon you.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,063
Dialogue density11.9 lines / min
First line00:01:34
Final line200:00:00

Production Record

DirectorLloyd Bacon, Busby Berkeley
LanguageEnglish
Budget$439,000
Revenue$2,281,000
IMDb votes13,388