Broadway to Hollywood

Broadway to Hollywood

Broadway to Hollywood

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Broadway to Hollywood

"The star-studded cavalcade of the theatre!"

1933

1h 25m

5.0(6 votes)

Music

Drama

Romance

Overview

In this through-the-years saga about a show business family, the fame of husband and wife vaudeville headliners of the 1880s is eclipsed by their son.

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Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Alice Brady

Alice Brady

Lulu Hackett

Frank Morgan

Frank Morgan

Ted Hackett

Jackie Cooper

Jackie Cooper

Ted Hackett Jr. as Child

Russell Hardie

Russell Hardie

Ted Hackett Jr.

Madge Evans

Madge Evans

Anne Ainsley

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Ted Hackett III as Child

Eddie Quillan

Eddie Quillan

Ted Hackett III

Jimmy Durante

Jimmy Durante

Jimmy

May Robson

May Robson

Veteran Actress

Fay Templeton

Production Number Singer - Edited from The March of Time (1930) (archive footage)

Creative team

Directed by: Willard Mack
Jules White
Written by: Willard Mack
Edgar Allan Woolf

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