Broadway Hostess is a 1935 American romantic comedy musical film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Wini Shaw, Genevieve Tobin and Lyle Talbot.[1] The film was nominated at the 1935 Academy Awards for the short lived Best Dance Direction category.[2] For which Bobby Connolly was nominated for, along with the film Go into Your Dance.[3][4]

Broadway Hostess
Directed byFrank McDonald
Screenplay byGeorge Bricker
Story byBenjamin M. Kaye (Uncredited)
Produced byBryan Foy
StarringWini Shaw
Genevieve Tobin
Lyle Talbot
CinematographyArthur L. Todd (photography)
Edited byJack Killifer
Music byMort Dixon (Music and lyrics)
Leo F. Forbstein (Musical director)
Allie Wrubel (Music and lyrics)
Ray Heindorf (Music arranger-uncredited)
Production
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Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • December 7, 1935 (1935-12-07)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Shaw plays a small town girl on her rise to stardom as a night club singer who is nevertheless not as fortunate with love. Pianist Tommy falls for her, even though he suspects she's in love with her manager Lucky. Lucky claims he doesn't want to get married, but is in fact in love with socialite Iris, who brings him into her circle of rich snobs, including her brother, a hot-tempered drunk with a huge gambling problem.[5]

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Main

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Uncredited (Incomplete)

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Reviews

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Andre Sennwald of The New York Times gave it a bad review saying it was very clichéd and hard to sit through.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Broadway Hostess". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "Broadway Hostess". Retrieved 26 February 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
  3. ^ "Broadway Hostess". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. New York City. 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "The 8th Academy Awards - 1936". Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Broadway Hostess (1935)". Retrieved 26 February 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
  6. ^ Sennwald, Andre (December 16, 1935). "The Strand Theatre Presents 'Broadway Hostess' -- New Films in German and Spanish". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
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