The Broadway Melody, also known as The Broadway Melody of 1929, is an American pre-Code musical film and the first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
Eddie Kearns (Charles King) sings “The Broadway Melody”, and tells some chorus girls that he brought the Mahoney Sisters vaudeville act to New York to perform it with him in the latest revue being produced by Francis Zanfield (Eddie Kane). Harriet “Hank” Mahoney (Bessie Love) and her sister Queenie Mahoney (Anita Page) are awaiting Eddie’s arrival at their apartment. Hank, the older sister, prides herself on her business sense and talent, while Queenie is lauded for her beauty. Hank is confident they will make it big while Queenie is less eager to put everything on the line to become a star…
Bessie Love and Anita Page in The Broadway Melody directed by Henry Beaumont, 1929 via
Bessie Love, Anita Page and Charles King in The Broadway Melody directed by Henry Beaumont, 1929 via
Bessie Love and Anita Page in The Broadway Melody directed by Henry Beaumont, 1929 via
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