Movie
The Barkleys of Broadway
Overview
Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful musical-comedy team, known for their stormy but passionate relationship. Dinah feels overshadowed by Josh and limited by the lighthearted musical roles he directs her in. So she decides to stretch her skills by taking a role in a serious drama, directed by another man.
Details
- Release date
- 1949-05-04
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Fred Astaire as Josh Barkley
- Ginger Rogers as Dinah Barkley
- Oscar Levant as Ezra Millar
- Billie Burke as Mrs. Livingston Belney
- Gale Robbins as Shirlene May
- Jacques François as Jacques Barredout
- George Zucco as Judge
- Clinton Sundberg as Bert Felsher
- Inez Cooper as Pamela Driscoll
- Carol Brewster as Gloria Amboy
- Wilson Wood as Larry
- Margaret Bert as Mary (uncredited)
Crew
- Charles Walters - Director
- Betty Comden - Screenplay
- Adolph Green - Screenplay
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