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Footlight Parade(1933)
Status: Released
Date: 1933-10-21
69%
90 Votes
Time: 1h 44m
Climaxing Warner Bros.' glittering parade of musicals!
Overview:
A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $703,000.00
Revenue: $2,416,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Footlight Parade
Top 10 Billed Cast
James Cagney
Chester Kent
Joan Blondell
Nan Prescott
Ruby Keeler
Bea Thorn
Dick Powell
Scotty Blair
Frank McHugh
Francis the Dance Director
Guy Kibbee
Silas 'Si' Gould
Ruth Donnelly
Mrs. Harriet Gould
Hugh Herbert
Charlie Bowers
Claire Dodd
Vivian Rich
Gordon Westcott
Harry Thompson
Video Trailer Footlight Parade
Video: Warner Archive Trailer
Warner Archive Trailer
Michael Schlesinger on Footlight Parade
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Warner Archive Trailer - Trailer
Michael Schlesinger on Footlight Parade - Featurette
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