Broadway Melody of 1936
Broadway Melody of 1936 is a musical film released in
1935, despite the title. It was a followup to the successful
The Broadway Melody, which had been released in
1929. The thin plot involves two women plotting to see which one would star in a new
Broadway musical. The film starred
Jack Benny,
Eleanor Powell,
Robert Taylor, Una Merkel,
Buddy Ebsen and June Knight.
The film was written by Harry W. Conn, Moss Hart, Jack McGowan and Sid Silvers. It was directed by Roy Del Ruth.
The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.