# Footlight Parade (1933)

> A hard-pressed musical producer races to create three dazzling screen prologues while a rival steals his ideas and the talkies transform show business.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/17376

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Comedy, Music
- Director: Lloyd Bacon
- Cast: James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Frank McHugh, Guy Kibbee, Ruth Donnelly, Hugh Herbert
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024028/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: exuberant, witty, theatrical, classic movie night, musical marathon

## Synopsis

A frantic producer races against time to save his career with dazzling musical numbers.

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- [Carefree (1938)](https://ember.film/movie/18473)
- [Swing Time (1936)](https://ember.film/movie/12251)
- [42nd Street (1933)](https://ember.film/movie/2014)
- [Twentieth Century (1934)](https://ember.film/movie/19966)
- [The Broadway Melody (1929)](https://ember.film/movie/45171)
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- [Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)](https://ember.film/movie/2039)

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