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A married musical team splits up so the wife can become a serious actress.A married musical team splits up so the wife can become a serious actress.A married musical team splits up so the wife can become a serious actress.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 nominations total
Jacques François
- Jacques Pierre Barredout
- (as Jacques Francois)
John Albright
- Look Photographer
- (uncredited)
Jean Andren
- 1st Woman
- (uncredited)
Lois Austin
- Guest in Lobby
- (uncredited)
Dick Baron
- Bobby Soxer
- (uncredited)
Mary Bayless
- Guest in Lobby
- (uncredited)
Margaret Bert
- Mary
- (uncredited)
Betty Blythe
- Guest in Lobby
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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- TriviaFred Astaire had sung "They Can't Take That Away from Me" to Ginger Rogers previously in Shall We Dance (1937), but they had never danced to it. Rogers suggested that they use the song again (this time dancing), and so it was included.
- GoofsIn "Shoes With Wings On" dance, one dancer has his shoes off when trying the tap shoes. When he takes them off and gives them to Fred Astaire's character, the dancer forgets to pick up his shoes when he walks out the door. After that, they are not to be found when the routine continues.
- Quotes
Ezra Millar: Thank you. I'm touched, the piano's touched, and Tchaikovsky's touched.
- ConnectionsEdited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
- SoundtracksThey Can't Take That Away from Me
(1937)
Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Sung by Fred Astaire (uncredited)
Danced by Fred Astaire (uncredited) and Ginger Rogers (uncredited)
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I find that girl completely resistible.
The Barkleys of Broadway is directed by Charles Walters and written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. It stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant, Billie Burke, Gale Robbins and Jacques François. Music is by Lennie Hayton and cinematography by Harry Stradling Sr.
Fred and Ginger play the Barkleys, a successful husband and wife musical comedy team that seems to thrive on feuding. However, one day it goes too far and a break up appears certain when the wife entertains an offer from Jacques François to become a serious actress.
Firsts and lasts here as it was the first film Astaire and Rogers did for MGM, their first in colour, and their last they would make together after reconvening after 10 years - Rogers stepping in when Judy Garland fell to her troubled wayside. The screenplay is pretty thin, serving only as a thin piece of meat to the dance and musical numbers sandwich, but with stand-outs like the wonderful "Shoes with Wings On" and the joyous uplift of 'They Can't Take That Away from Me' to spend time with, it's a film to brighten the darkest of days. 7/10
Fred and Ginger play the Barkleys, a successful husband and wife musical comedy team that seems to thrive on feuding. However, one day it goes too far and a break up appears certain when the wife entertains an offer from Jacques François to become a serious actress.
Firsts and lasts here as it was the first film Astaire and Rogers did for MGM, their first in colour, and their last they would make together after reconvening after 10 years - Rogers stepping in when Judy Garland fell to her troubled wayside. The screenplay is pretty thin, serving only as a thin piece of meat to the dance and musical numbers sandwich, but with stand-outs like the wonderful "Shoes with Wings On" and the joyous uplift of 'They Can't Take That Away from Me' to spend time with, it's a film to brighten the darkest of days. 7/10
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- May 6, 2015
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- You Made Me Love You
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- $2,325,420 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) officially released in Canada in English?
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