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Made on Broadway(1933)
Status: Released
Date: 1933-05-19
70%
3 Votes
Time: 1h 8m
Meet The Smartest Guy On Broadway!
Overview:
A satire about the power of publicity. Robert Montgomery plays Jeff Bidwell, a dashing Broadway press agent who has his own private club where he cultivates the rich and powerful. With the help of his selfless ex-wife (Madge Evans), Jeff molds an illiterate, suicidal young woman (Sally Eilers) into a celebrity socialite.
Languages: English.
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Movie: Made on Broadway
Top 10 Billed Cast
Robert Montgomery
Jeff
Sally Eilers
Mona
Madge Evans
Claire
Eugene Pallette
Terwilliger
C. Henry Gordon
Mayor Starling
Jean Parker
Adele
Bess Flowers
Wardrobe fitter
Billy Gilbert
Commissioner Jerry Allesandro (uncredited)
Ivan Lebedeff
Ramon Salinas
David Newell
O'Neill - Mayor's Secretary
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Overview
A satire about the power of publicity. Robert Montgomery plays Jeff Bidwell, a dashing Broadway press agent who has his own private club where he cultivates the rich and powerful. With the help of his selfless ex-wife (Madge Evans), Jeff molds an illiterate, suicidal young woman (Sally Eilers) into a celebrity socialite.
Release Date
1933-05-19
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3.5 startsTagline
Meet The Smartest Guy On Broadway!
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