The Broadway Melody

The Broadway Melody

All talking. All singing. All dancing.

Directed by Harry Beaumont

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1929101 min5.1 / 10

A vibrant early musical romance centered on sisterhood and show business ambition, where a chorus girl must choose between social climbing and genuine love.

The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfield's shows. When Eddie meets Queenie, he soon falls in love with her—but she is already being courted by Jock Warriner, a member of New York high society. Queenie eventually recognizes that, to Jock, she is nothing more than a toy, and that Eddie is in love with her.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Broadway Melody easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is The Broadway Melody violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is The Broadway Melody scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does The Broadway Melody end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Broadway Melody sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity33

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Broadway Melody

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Broadway Melody

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Broadway Melody, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Broadway Melody, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Broadway Melody, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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