# The Broadway Melody (1929)

> Two vaudeville sisters chase Broadway success while shifting affections turn their professional partnership into a tender romantic tangle.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/45171

## Facts

- Runtime: 101 min
- Genres: Music, Romance, Drama
- Director: Harry Beaumont
- Cast: Charles King, Anita Page, Bessie Love, Betty Arthur, J. Emmett Beck, Nacio Herb Brown, James Burrows, Eddie Bush
- TMDB rating: 5.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019729/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, romantic, melodramatic, classic cinema night, musical movie night

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