The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
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- Passed
- 1h 49min
- Comedy, Musical
- 01 Sep 1949 (Sweden)
- Movie
A married musical team splits up so the wife can become a serious actress.
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Stars:
Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Fred Astaire | ... |
Josh Barkley
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Ginger Rogers | ... |
Dinah Barkley
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Oscar Levant | ... |
Ezra Millar
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Billie Burke | ... |
Mrs. Livingston Belney
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Gale Robbins | ... |
Shirlene May
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Jacques François | ... |
Jacques Pierre Barredout
(as Jacques Francois)
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George Zucco | ... |
The Judge
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Clinton Sundberg | ... |
Bert Felsher
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Inez Cooper | ... |
Pamela Driscoll
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Carol Brewster | ... |
Gloria Amboy
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Wilson Wood | ... |
Larry
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
John Albright | ... |
Look Photographer (uncredited)
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Jean Andren | ... |
1st Woman (uncredited)
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Lois Austin | ... |
Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
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Dick Baron | ... |
Bobby Soxer (uncredited)
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Mary Bayless | ... |
Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
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Margaret Bert | ... |
Mary (uncredited)
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Betty Blythe | ... |
Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
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George Boyce | ... |
Look Photographer (uncredited)
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Paul Bradley | ... |
Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
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Tex Brodus | ... |
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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Bobby Brooks | ... |
Bobby Soxer (uncredited)
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George Calliga | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Claire Carleton | ... |
Marie (uncredited)
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James Carlisle | ... |
Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
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Wheaton Chambers | ... |
Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
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Bill Chatham | ... |
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
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James Conaty | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Hans Conried | ... |
Ladislaus Ladi (uncredited)
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Gene Coogan | ... |
Backstage Guest (uncredited)
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Lorinne Crawford | ... |
Cleo Fernby (uncredited)
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Marcel De la Brosse | ... |
Judge (uncredited)
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Helen Dickson | ... |
Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
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Mimi Doyle | ... |
Actress (uncredited)
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Helen Eby-Rock | ... |
Sarah's Aunt (uncredited)
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Mary Jo Ellis | ... |
Clementine (uncredited)
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Frank Ferguson | ... |
Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
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Tom Ferrandini | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Bess Flowers | ... |
Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
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Kenneth Gibson | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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James Gonzalez | ... |
Exhibit Guest (uncredited)
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Dick Gordon | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Joseph Granby | ... |
Duke de Morny (uncredited)
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Marion Gray | ... |
Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
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Sherry Hall | ... |
Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Mahlon Hamilton | ... |
Apartment Doorman (uncredited)
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Sam Harris | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Roberta Johnson | ... |
Henrietta (uncredited)
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Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Exhibit Guest (uncredited)
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Edward Kilroy | ... |
Standee (uncredited)
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Nolan Leary | ... |
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
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Carl M. Leviness | ... |
Country Home Guest (uncredited)
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King Lockwood | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Leota Lorraine | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Wilbur Mack | ... |
Guest (uncredited)
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Alphonse Martell | ... |
Judge (uncredited)
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Mickey Martin | ... |
Teenager (uncredited)
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Joyce Mathews | ... |
Genevieve (uncredited)
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Harold Miller | ... |
Country Home Guest (uncredited)
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Patrick Miller | ... |
Bobby Soxer (uncredited)
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Howard M. Mitchell | ... |
Judge (uncredited)
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Roger Moore | ... |
1st Man (uncredited)
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Forbes Murray | ... |
Theater Lobby Guest (uncredited)
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Betty O'Kelly | ... |
Teenager (uncredited)
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Louis Payne | ... |
Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
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Paul Power | ... |
Exhibit Guest (uncredited)
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Bob Purcell | ... |
Announcer (uncredited)
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Jack Rice | ... |
Ticket Man (uncredited)
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Jeffrey Sayre | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Reginald Simpson | ... |
Blonde's Husband (uncredited)
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Esther Somers | ... |
Sarah's Mother (uncredited)
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Larry Steers | ... |
Guest (uncredited)
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Amzie Strickland | ... |
Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
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William Tannen | ... |
Doorman at Theater (uncredited)
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Butch Terrell | ... |
Look Photographer / Dancer (uncredited)
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Laura Treadwell | ... |
2nd Woman (uncredited)
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Dee Turnell | ... |
Blonde (uncredited)
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Charles Van | ... |
Bobby Soxer (uncredited)
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Lillian West | ... |
Guest (uncredited)
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Max Willenz | ... |
Clerk (uncredited)
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Richard Winters | ... |
Bobby Soxer (uncredited)
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Allen Wood | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Directed by
Charles Walters |
Written by
Betty Comden | ... | (original screenplay) & |
Adolph Green | ... | (original screenplay) |
Sidney Sheldon | ... | (contributor to screen play) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Roger Edens | ... | associate producer |
Arthur Freed | ... | producer |
Music by
Lennie Hayton | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Harry Stradling Sr. | ... | director of photography (as Harry Stradling) |
Editing by
Albert Akst | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
Henri Jaffa | ... | associate color director: Technicolor |
Natalie Kalmus | ... | color director: Technicolor |
Art Direction by
Edward C. Carfagno | ... | (as Edward Carfagno) |
Cedric Gibbons |
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis | ... | (set decorations) |
Costume Design by
Irene | ... | (Miss Rogers' Costumes) |
Valles | ... | (costumes: men) |
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn | ... | makeup creator |
Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair styles designer |
Dorothy Ponedel | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Hugh Boswell | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wallace Worsley Jr. | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Arthur Krams | ... | associate set decorator |
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
Charles E. Wallace | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Warren Newcombe | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Borland | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Otto Dyar | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Sam Leavitt | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Frank V. Phillips | ... | assistant camera: a (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Irene | ... | costumes: Miss Rogers |
Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Robert Alton | ... | musical numbers staged and directed by |
Ira Gershwin | ... | lyrics by |
Lennie Hayton | ... | musical director |
Conrad Salinger | ... | orchestrator |
Robert Tucker | ... | vocal arrangements |
Harry Warren | ... | music by |
Leo Arnaud | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Adolph Deutsch | ... | additional conductor (uncredited) |
Robert Franklyn | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Wally Heglin | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Paul Marquardt | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Conrad Salinger | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Eylla Jacobs | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Robert Alton | ... | choreographer |
Hermes Pan | ... | dance director |
Alex Romero | ... | assistant choreographer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (presents)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vídeo (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful (though argumentative) musical-comedy team, yet Dinah chafes as Galatea to her husband's Pygmalion. When serious playwright Jacques Barredout envisions her as a great dramatic actress, Dinah is not hard to persuade.
Written by Diana Hamilton |
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Taglines | Joyously Together Again! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $2,325,420 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Fred Astaire had sung "They Can't Take That Away from Me" to Ginger Rogers previously in Shall We Dance (1937), but they had never danced to it. Rogers suggested that they use the song again (this time dancing), and so it was included. See more » |
Goofs | In "Shoes With Wings On" dance, one dancer has his shoes off when trying the tap shoes. When he takes them off and gives them to Fred Astaire's character, the dancer forgets to pick up his shoes when he walks out the door. After that, they are not to be found when the routine continues. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972). See more » |
Soundtracks | They Can't Take That Away from Me See more » |
Quotes |
Ezra Millar:
Thank you. I'm touched, the piano's touched, and Tchaikovsky's touched. See more » |