The Broadway Melody
1929 · 101 MIN · IMDB 5.5 · 8,442 VOTES · DIR. Harry Beaumont
Overview
The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfield's shows. When Eddie meets Queenie, he soon falls in love with her-but she is already being courted by Jock Warriner, a member of New York high society. Queenie eventually recognizes that, to Jock, she is nothing more than a toy, and that Eddie is in love with her.
Dialogue Timeline - 1,152 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME - EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:27 There it is, Herb. One verse and two choruses.
00:06:04 How high can you count?
00:09:13 No use of us both getting wet.
00:12:31 Yeah, all right. You're in the phone book?
00:15:21 Zanfield's bought my new song, "The Broadway Melody."
00:19:47 But don't worry, I'll fix it.
00:23:43 Hey, come here! Come here, girls!
00:26:48 Yeah, sure.
00:29:53 With appreciation and regards to our agent, Uncle Jed."
00:32:57 - There you are. - Thank you, Mr. Zanfield.
00:39:21 - Terrible. - What are we gonna do about her?
00:44:08 - And this is Stew and Bay. - How do you do?
00:47:20 - Well, and what if I have? - Well, I don't like it.
00:51:34 - A party for me? - Yes.
00:56:40 Queenie, don't be so mean to Eddie.
01:00:26 Good night. I hope you feel better.
01:07:49 You mean it?
01:11:38 ...listen to a lot of smart wisecracks and bum songs.
01:21:18 Well, because it is.
01:24:05 You can't get away with it. I'll kill that guy just as sure as anything.
01:30:22 Wait, Queenie.
01:32:40 Well, if you couldn't stop them from throwing you out...
01:35:57 Say, come on, stupid. Let's run through the act for them.
01:40:16 [ENGLISH]
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,152
Dialogue density11.4 lines / min
First line00:01:27
Final line01:40:16
Production Record
DirectorHarry Beaumont
LanguageEnglish
Budget$379,000
Revenue$4,358,000
IMDb votes8,442