The Barkleys of Broadway
1949 film by Charles Walters / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Barkleys of Broadway is a 1949 American Technicolor musical comedy film from the Arthur Freed unit at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that reunited Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers after ten years apart. Directed by Charles Walters, the screenplay is by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Sidney Sheldon, the songs are by Harry Warren (music) and Ira Gershwin (lyrics) with the addition of "They Can't Take That Away from Me" by George and Ira Gershwin, and the choreography was created by Robert Alton and Hermes Pan. Also featured in the cast were Oscar Levant, Billie Burke, Jacques François and Gale Robbins. It is the last film that Astaire and Rogers made together, and their only film together in color. Rogers came in as a last-minute replacement for Judy Garland, whose frequent absences due to a dependence on prescription medication cost her the role.
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The Barkleys of Broadway | |
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Directed by | Charles Walters |
Written by |
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Produced by | Arthur Freed |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Harry Stradling |
Edited by | Albert Akst |
Music by | Music:
Ira Gershwin |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $2.2 million[1] |
Box office | $4.4 million[1] |