Cinematic background from The Broadway Melody 1929 - 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.

The Broadway Melody

1929

Drama, Musical, Romance

Directors:
Harry Beaumont
Writers:
Norman Houston, Earl Baldwin, Edmund Goulding, James Gleason
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Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A black and white photo of a group of men in tuxedos; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – An old black and white photo of a woman; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A man and a woman holding each other's hands; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – An old photo of a woman posing in a dress; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A couple of women standing next to each other on a dance floor; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A group of people standing in a room with confetti; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A man in a black suit and a black hat is talking to a man in a black suit and a black hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A couple of women standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – Two people are hugging each other in a black and white photo; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – Two men in suits and ties holding a cake; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A man in a top hat and cane standing on a stage; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A group of people standing next to a man playing a piano; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A man and a woman kissing each other in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – Two women and a man standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A man and a woman in formal wear and top hats; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – An aerial view of a large city with skyscrapers; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – Two men in tuxedos standing next to each other in front of a crowd of onlookers; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A man standing next to two showgirls in costume; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – An old photo of a man and a woman looking at a piece of paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – An old photo of a woman sitting at a piano; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A black and white photo of a group of people standing around a piano; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – An older man in a suit smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A group of men and women standing next to each other; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A man wearing a suit and a top hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A group of people sitting on top of a couch; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A group of people standing in a room with a piano; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – An old photo of a woman looking up to the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A man kissing a woman on the side of her shoulder; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A group of people that are talking to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A woman sitting in a bath tub with a towel around her neck; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A man standing next to an orchestra with a group of women; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A man and a woman in formal wear are sitting on the ground; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A group of men sitting next to each other in tuxedos; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A man and a woman sitting at a table kissing; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A black and white photo of people dancing in a restaurant; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A black and white photo of a man in a tuxedo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A man sitting at a table in front of a crowd; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – An old photo of a group of people singing; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – An old black and white photo of a woman smiling; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A group of men in tuxedos holding instruments; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A man in a suit and top hat on a stage; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A man and a woman are dancing in front of other people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – Two people hugging each other in front of a piano; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A black and white photo of a busy city street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A black and white photo of a group of women in bathing suits; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A black and white photo of a woman holding a birthday cake; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A man and a woman in formal wear in a black and white photo; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A man in a top hat holding a flute; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – Two men working in an electrical plant; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A couple of women sitting next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A group of people standing around each other in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A man wearing a suit and tie while holding his hands up to his chest; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – A group of people standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Broadway Melody” (1929), directed by Harry Beaumont – An old photo of a woman wearing a hat; Close Up shot, High angle