The Broadway Melody (1929)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Broadway_Melody_(1940)
gptkb:The_Broadway_Melody_of_1936
gptkbp:art_style gptkb:Cedric_Gibbons
gptkbp:aspect_ratio 1.37:1
gptkbp:audience positive reviews
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture
gptkbp:box_office $4 million
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Charles_A._King
gptkb:Anita_Page
gptkb:Bessie_Love
gptkbp:character_appearance Adrian
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:John_E._Seitz
gptkbp:color black-and-white
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Nacio_Herb_Brown_Jr.
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced future musicals
gptkbp:director gptkb:Harry_Beaumont
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:MGM
gptkbp:film_score gptkb:Nacio_Herb_Brown_Jr.
gptkbp:film_series gptkb:The_Broadway_Melody_series
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:musical
George Hively
early sound film
a love story set in the world of musical theater.
inspired later musical films
gptkbp:follows The Broadway Melody (1929) (film series)
gptkbp:genre gptkb:musical
gptkbp:has_cameo gptkb:Louis_Armstrong
gptkb:Benny_Goodman
gptkb:Al_Jolson
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Broadway Melody (1929)
gptkbp:influenced Hollywood musicals of the 1930s
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy considered a classic
gptkbp:notable_song gptkb:Singin'_in_the_Rain
gptkb:You_Were_Meant_for_Me
gptkb:The_Broadway_Melody
gptkbp:precedes gptkb:The_Broadway_Melody_of_1936
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Harry_Beaumont
gptkbp:release_date gptkb:1929
gptkbp:release_format gptkb:musician
gptkbp:release_region gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:remake gptkb:The_Broadway_Melody_of_1936
gptkbp:restoration preserved by the Library of Congress
gptkbp:runtime 100 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by Adelaide Heilbron
gptkbp:studio gptkb:MGM
gptkbp:themes show business