Footlight Parade (1933)

movie

(6084)

Country: USA
Genres: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Release: 1933-10-21
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Writers: Manuel Seff , James Seymour
Language: English | French
Stars: James Cagney , Joan Blondell , Ruby Keeler , Dick Powell , Frank McHugh (I) (1898–1981) , Guy Kibbee , Ruth Donnelly , Hugh Herbert , Claire Dodd , Gordon Westcott (1903–1935)
Runtime: 104 min
Awards: 1 win
AKA: Rampelys-paraden (Denmark) , Footlight Parade (Sweden) , Footlight Parade (Austria) , フットライト・パレード (Japan) , Shanghai Lil (Finland) , Nocne motyle (Poland) , Footlight Parade (United Kingdom) , Desfile de candilejas (Spain) , Chester übertrifft sich selbst (Germany) , A rivalda fénye (Hungary) , Güzeller Resmi Geçidi (Turkey) , Footlight Parade (Australia) , Viva le donne (Italy) , Voorspelen (Belgium) , Belezas em Revista (Brazil) , Las deliciosas (Mexico) , Živele žene , Footlight Parade (Canada) , Prologues (Belgium) , Parade im Rampenlicht (Germany) , Prologues (France, French Republic) , Парад в светлините на рампата (Bulgaria) , Η παρέλασις του γυμνού (Greece) , Footlight Parade , I parelasis tou gymnou (Greece) , Mil Apoteoses (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Footlight Parade (United States of America) , Tausend Takte Liebe (Austria) , Prologue (France, French Republic) , Парад в огнях рампы , Rivaldafény parádé (Hungary) , Paradisul dragostei (Romania)
Plot: Chester Kent produces musical comedies on the stage. With the beginning of the talkies era he changes to producing short musical prologues for movies. This is stressful to him, because he always needs new units and his rival is stealing his ideas. He can get an contract with a producer if he is able to stage in three days three new prologues. In spite of great problems, he does it.
IMDB:tt0024028