Broadway Melody of 1938

1937 · 110 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 1,440 VOTES · DIR. Roy Del Ruth

Broadway Melody of 1938 poster

Overview

Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. But Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a newcomer. Sally purchases a horse, she used to train when her parents had a farm before the depression and with to ex-vaudevillians, Sonny Ledford and Peter Trott she trains it to win a race, providing the money Steve needs for his show.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,534 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:03 [MAN SINGS "TOREADOR SONG" FROM "CARMEN"]
00:07:02 ... the ice cream that sticks on a stick until it melts in your mouth.
00:10:29 Star Gazer in front by a head. Now it's Fast Asleep by a nose.
00:14:32 [THUMPING]
00:18:14 All the mob will pay five-fifty
00:24:22 When I was 6 years old. But it was terrible.
00:28:05 You idiot. I was speaking of my family.
00:31:05 - You mean the girl? - Yes. The girl.
00:34:56 Sing a song of sixpence Pocket full of rye
00:38:40 Can't. It's a secret. I'll tell you later.
00:41:56 ...like snores.
00:45:36 - How do you do? - Hello.
00:49:00 You're not doing this because you...
00:52:38 Some of these days
00:56:47 - Glad to see you. - Glad to see you.
01:00:08 Oh. Iook. Sally.
01:06:31 Gee. Thanks. Peter. I don't know what we'd ever do without you.
01:09:32 Hello there. What's going on here?
01:13:53 Now look here. Young lady. You stop thinking...
01:19:14 Ten o'clock in the morning. Girls. Be here on time. No alibis.
01:22:31 Now. You shouldn't have given me a note like that. Steve. That was a mistake.
01:26:46 What made you think of that?
01:31:58 Just like a kitten.
01:43:08 CHORUS [SINGING]: Your Broadway And it's my Broadway

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,534
Dialogue density13.9 lines / min
First line00:02:03
Final line01:43:08

Production Record

DirectorRoy Del Ruth
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,440