The Barkleys of Broadway

Name: The Barkleys of Broadway
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1949-05-04
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant, Billie Burke, Gale Robbins

1949·Movie·108 min·★ 6.9(53)

Comedy Romance More English titles

“Joyously together again!”

Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful musical-comedy team, known for their stormy but passionate relationship. Dinah feels overshadowed by Josh and limited by the lighthearted musical roles he directs her in. So she decides to stretch her skills by taking a role in a serious drama, directed by another man.

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About The Barkleys of Broadway

The Barkleys of Broadway is a 1949 English-language comedy and romance film directed by Charles Walters. The cast is led by Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant. It has a runtime of 1h 48m. Viewers rate it 6.9/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Fawesome.

The Barkleys of Broadway was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and made in United States of America. It was released on May 4, 1949. Made on a budget of about $2 million, it went on to gross $4 million worldwide.

Director: Charles Walters
Writers: Betty Comden, Adolph Green
Release date: May 4, 1949
Original language: English
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $2 million
Box office: $4 million
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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The Barkleys of Broadway cast & crew

The Barkleys of Broadway was directed by Charles Walters and written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green.

The cast features Fred Astaire as Josh Barkley, Ginger Rogers as Dinah Barkley, Oscar Levant as Ezra Millar, Billie Burke as Mrs. Livingston Belney, Gale Robbins as Shirlene May, and Jacques François as Jacques Barredout.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Harry Warren, cinematography is by Harry Stradling Sr., and it was produced by Arthur Freed.

Is The Barkleys of Broadway worth watching?

The Barkleys of Broadway holds an audience score of 6.9/10 from 53 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 48m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and romance, The Barkleys of Broadway is worth a place on your watchlist.

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