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Broadway is a 1929 film directed by Paul Fejos from the play of the same name by George Abbott and Philip Dunning. It stars Glenn Tryon, Evelyn Brent, Paul Porcasi, Robert Ellis, Merna Kennedy and Thomas E. Jackson.
This was Universal's first talking picture with Technicolor sequences. The film was released by the Criterion Collection on Blu-ray and DVD with Paul Fejo's Lonesome on August 2012.
Original Release
08/24/1929
US Release
09/15/1929
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Glenn Tryon | Roy Lane |
| Evelyn Brent | Pearl |
| Merna Kennedy | Billie Moore |
| Thomas E. Jackson | Dan McCorn |
| Robert Ellis | Steve Crandall |
| Otis Harlan | 'Porky' Thompson / 'Porky' Thomson |
| Paul Porcasi | Nick Verdis |
| Marion Lord | Lil Rice |
| Fritz Feld | Mose Levett |
| Leslie Fenton | 'Scar' Edwards |
Directors
Writers
Philip Dunning, George Abbott, Edward T. Lowe Jr., Charles Furthman, Tom Reed
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Glenn Tryon | Roy Lane |
| Evelyn Brent | Pearl |
| Merna Kennedy | Billie Moore |
| Thomas E. Jackson | Dan McCorn |
| Robert Ellis | Steve Crandall |
| Otis Harlan | 'Porky' Thompson / 'Porky' Thomson |
| Paul Porcasi | Nick Verdis |
| Marion Lord | Lil Rice |
| Fritz Feld | Mose Levett |
| Leslie Fenton | 'Scar' Edwards |
| Arthur Housman | Dolph |
| George Davis | Joe the Waiter / Joe |
| Betty Francisco | Mazie |
| Edythe Flynn | Ruby |
| Florence Dudley | Ann |
| Ruby McCoy | Grace |
| Gus Arnheim | Orchestra Leader |
| Mary Bertrand | |
| Edgar Dearing | Crandall Mug at Party |
| Rita Flynn | Chorine |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Carl Laemmle Jr. | Producer |
