Footlight Parade(1933)
Climaxing Warner Bros.' glittering parade of musicals!
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.
Movie: Footlight Parade
Top 10 Billed Cast
Chester Kent
Nan Prescott
Bea Thorn
Scotty Blair
Francis the Dance Director
Silas 'Si' Gould
Mrs. Harriet Gould
Charlie Bowers
Vivian Rich
Harry Thompson
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