Footlight Parade

1933 · 104 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 6,318 VOTES · DIR. Lloyd Bacon, Busby Berkeley

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Overview

A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,520 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:59 - What a laugh. - Yeah?
00:05:52 I see, practically name your own price.
00:08:53 with the ash cans and a board fence.
00:11:40 The Iceland unit's in trouble, cupidal man married the leading lady.
00:15:04 This is a prosperity unit. Some life and some pep.
00:18:20 Gladstone.
00:22:26 "Soldier Girl Unit, Bull Fighters, Blue Girls...
00:26:26 I'd adore it.
00:30:11 Don't forget about our luncheon engagement, Chester.
00:34:06 Ah, and we are here
00:38:12 I know I'll make good. But if I fail-
00:41:31 He knows, he knows
00:45:41 tables, radios, statues, more tables, sofas, pianos.
00:49:41 Here, drink this.
00:53:11 Come on, girls.
00:57:30 Old Faithful's gone blank on me completely.
01:01:20 There's something phony here. How'd you get it?
01:04:54 I won't take a check. You'll stop payment on it.
01:09:14 How about a little celebration
01:14:38 At the Honeymoon Hotel
01:20:10 There's a whippoorwill that's calling
01:31:14 - I'm too nervous. - Get on! Get out there and do it!
01:36:32 He can knock them down
20:00:00 - Charge it to production costs as usual.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,520
Dialogue density14.6 lines / min
First line00:01:59
Final line20:00:00

Production Record

DirectorLloyd Bacon, Busby Berkeley
LanguageEnglish
Budget$703,000
Revenue$2,416,000
IMDb votes6,318