Broadway Serenade (1939)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Music, Romance
Release: 1939-04-07
Director: Robert Z. Leonard (1889–1968)
Writers: Charles Lederer , Lew Lipton , John Taintor Foote , Hanns Kräly
Language: English
Stars: Jeanette MacDonald , Lew Ayres (1908–1996) , Ian Hunter , Frank Morgan (I) (1890–1949) , Wally Vernon , Rita Johnson , Virginia Grey , William Gargan , Katharine Alexander , Al Shean
Runtime: 114 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Broadway Serenade (Denmark) , Broadway Serenade , Emporte mon coeur (France, French Republic) , Broadway-szerenád (Hungary) , Serenata na Broadway (Brazil) , Broadway Serenade (Sweden) , Se llevó mi corazón (Spain) , Serenada ljubavi , Emporte mon coeur (Belgium) , Sävel, joka yhdisti (Finland) , Irrwege der Liebe (Germany) , Broadway Serenade (United States of America) , Serenade (United Kingdom) , aşkın Sesi (Turkey) , Serenata Fantástica (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Ερωτική σερενάτα (Greece)
Plot: Mary Hale (a singer) and Jimmy Seymour (pianist/composer), are a show biz couple working in The Big Apple in small night clubs hoping to hit it big. One night, Larry Bryant (a Broadway producer) spots Mary and is taken with her beauty and golden voice. Larry Bryant asks her to audition for Mr. Collier and have Jimmy accompany her. After hearing Mary, Collier wants Mary to be in his show. Jimmy encourages a reluctant Mary to go on the road without him. Soon Mary's talent is noticed and her role in the show increases, while Harriet Ingalls the show's original star is pushed out. Ingalls quits promising to seek revenge. After 5 weeks on the road, Mary returns home. Mary is now a big star, while Jimmy's career has gone nowhere, and he feels threatened by Mary's success. Jimmy while waiting for Mary to dress, starts to read a Broadway magazine. Seeing pictures of Mary with Larry, he pours himself a drink and another till he's drunk. Larry stops by, and Ingalls suddenly appears and accuses Mary and Larry of having an affair. Jimmy leaves believing Ingalls' lies. Mary follows Jimmy trying to reason with him - a heated argument occurs. Mary leaves Jimmy and files for divorce. Two years pass and Jimmy now successful goes to see Mary wanting her back, but, he discovers that Mary and Larry are leaving for London that night to get married...
IMDB:tt0031121