The Barkleys of Broadway

Fred Astaire as Josh Barkley
Ginger Rogers as Dinah Barkley
Oscar Levant as Ezra Miller
Jacques Francois as Jacques Pierre Barredout
Billie Burke as Mrs. Livingston
Gale Robbins as Shirlene May
Inez Cooper as Pamela Driscoll

The dancers from Broadway is an American film musical by Charles Walters from 1949 with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the lead roles. The premiere took place on May 4, 1949. In Germany the film was to be seen on December 29, 1950 for the first time in theaters.

Action

The couple Josh and Dinah Barkley appear together in musicals. Now they have reached the peak of her career. After the premiere of her new show Dinah learns the French playwright Jacques Pierre Barredout. The she wants to convince them to just play tragic roles. But Josh wants to continue his career with his wife.

The producer of the couple, Ezra Miller, them presents the untalented singer Shirlene May to be Dinah's replacement. In a gallery to Dinah outraged about a portrait that she and Josh shows and implies Dinah would be under Josh's command.

On a weekend visit to the Barkley and Miller Manor Barredouts. There the writer working on his new play, which is about the life of the young Sarah Bernhardt. Pamela Driscoll, a second-rate actress, will be with the role of a star. Dinah criticized the occupation, Barredout agrees with her and tells her that she is the better choice.

At home, Josh discovered that Dinah secretly rehearsed the lead role in Barredouts piece. Josh accuses her of having an affair with the Frenchman. The dispute ends in separation of Barkley. While Dinah still rehearsed the main role, Josh performs his show on without his wife.

Because the dramatic compartment for Dinah is unfamiliar, the next sample to a fiasco. Miller then tries to bring together the couple again and letting it occur at a charity event. The appearance of the pair is a complete success. Josh proposes a reunion, but Dinah rejects.

Josh attended the premiere of his wife's stage play. You are a brilliant idea. After the show, Dinah finds out that the many phone calls that have helped her to understand the role of Sarah Bernhardt, not Barredout, but by her husband Josh were out who has been posing as Barredout. Dinah tells Josh that she had fallen in love with the French. When Josh wants to go with a broken heart, she confesses to him that this was only been her revenge for his trickery and they still love him. The two celebrate their reunion with a dance and go as a couple back to the stage.

Background

This is the last film with Astaire and Rogers as a partner. The film, the first color film and the only one for MGM, they turned after a ten year break.
For Rogers Judy Garland was first provided, which turned the very successful film Easter Parade with Astaire. Producer Freed replaced Garland by Rogers after Garland became ill.
The film budget was 2.3 million U.S. dollars. Worldwide he played a 5.4 million U.S. dollars.
Cinematographer Stradling, who was nominated for his work on this film in 1950 for an Oscar for Best Cinematography (Color), won two Oscars in his career (1946 and 1965).
Other Oscar-winning staff were: art director Cedric Gibbons with until then six Academy Awards, five more were added later; Set Decorator Edwin B. Willis with until then three Oscars, five more were added later; Sound engineer Douglas Shearer with until then five Oscars ( to three honorary Oscars ), another Oscar and two special Oscars were added later; Special effects engineer Warren Newcombe with two Oscars, another Oscar came along later; Hermes Pan, the Astaire dances choreographed, with an Oscar.
Art Director Edward C. Carfagno three Academy Awards; : At later Oscar honor came Set decorator Arthur Krams an Oscar; Costume designer Valles an Oscar; Camera technician Sam Leavitt won an Oscar; the conducting committed Adolph German three Academy Awards; the musical director Lennie Hayton with two Oscars.

Criticism

" The simple act is hanger for numerous dance and revue scenes with the famous stars Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. A peppy, colorful entertainment movie. "

Music and dance numbers

Aram Khachaturian: Sabre Dance
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, 1st movement
Harry Warren ( music): Bouncin 'the Blues
You'd be Hard to Replace
Swing Trot
Weekend in the Country [ lyrics 2]
Shoes with Wings On - Here is Fred Astaire dancing with "flying shoes "
Manhattan Down Beat [ lyrics 3]

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