https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/254a50d1-31d6-45b5-8efc-6ed6c86435f5 The Broadway Melody (1929) Director: Harry Beaumont, Writers: Edmund Goulding, Norman Houston, James Gleason, Featuring: Charles King, Anita Page, Bessie Love Synopis: First (and worst) of several 'Broadway Melody of...' musicals, but this one did not state the year. A pair of sisters from the vaudeville circuit try to make it big time on Broadway, but matters of the heart complicate the attempt. Content Warnings: Sex & Nudity: Mild Violence & Gore: None Profanity: None Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking: Mild Frightening & Intense Scenes: None sexually assaulted fat jokes ableist behavior stutterer screaming unconscious alcohol abuse homophobic slurs? (if guy had done doors they'd be 'done in lavender') Music: The Broadway Melody (1929), Music: Nacio Herb Brown /Lyrics: Arthur Freed Played during the opening credits and often in the score Performed many times by various cast including Nacio Herb Brown (piano), Charles King, Anita Page, Bessie Love and chorus girls Give My Regards to Broadway (1904), Written by George M. Cohan In the score for the first scene Harmony Babies (1929), Music: Nacio Herb Brown / Lyrics: Arthur Freed Sung and Danced briefly by Anita Page and Bessie Love Reprised near the end by Mary Doran and Bessie Love Love Boat (1929), Music: Nacio Herb Brown /Lyrics: Arthur Freed Sung by James Burroughs and chorus You Were Meant for Me (1929), Music: Nacio Herb Brown / Lyrics: Arthur Freed Sung by Charles King to Queenie Truthful Parson Brown (1928) Written by Willard Robison Played and Sung by guitarists Eddie Bush, Paul Gibbons, Bill Seckler and Ches Kirkpatrick The Wedding of the Painted Doll (1929), Music: Nacio Herb Brown / Lyrics: Arthur Freed Sung offscreen by James Burroughs and danced by chorus girls The Boy Friend (1929), Music: Nacio Herb Brown / Lyrics: Arthur Freed Sung by Bessie Love and Anita Page and Danced by Page and chorus girls Note that this film entered the public domain on January 1st, 2025. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:13:23 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/254a50d1-31d6-45b5-8efc-6ed6c86435f5 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.