Broadway Bad

• Director: Sidney Lanfield
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Showbiz Drama, Marriage Drama
• Themes: Crumbling Marriages, Actor's Life
• Main Cast: Joan Blondell, Ricardo Cortez, Ginger Rogers, Adrienne Ames, Allen Vincent
• Release Year: 1933
• Country: US
• Run Time: 61 minutes

Plot

Broadway Bad stars Joan Blondell as a wisecracking but goodhearted chorus girl whose husband (Ricardo Cortez) is an abusive lout. Blondell's plight makes the headlines, which results in an upswing in her career. Rather than wallow in self-pity, she trades on the publicity to become a star, while hubby mutters dark promises of revenge. This film was based on the real-life relationship between Broadway star Hal Skelly and a promiscuous young actress who assumed several professional names. Though its cast and subject matter might suggest that Broadway Bad is a Warner Bros. epic, the picture was actually produced and released by Fox Studios. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Joan Blondell - Tony Landers
• Ricardo Cortez - Craig Cutting
• Ginger Rogers - Flip Daly
• Adrienne Ames - Aileen
• Allen Vincent - Bob North

Phil Tead - Joe Flynn; Francis McDonald - Charley Davis; Spencer Charters - Lew Gordon; Ronnie Cosbey - Big Fella; Frederick Burton - Robert North, Sr.; Margaret Seddon - Bixby; Donald Crisp - Darrall; Eddie Kane - A Jeweler; Matty Roubert - Newsboy; Larry Steers - Business Associate; Max Wagner - A Reporter; John Davidson - The Prince; Henry Hall - Bailiff; Harold Goodwin - A Reporter

Credit

Gordon Wiles - Art Director, Earl Luick - Costume Designer, Sidney Lanfield - Director, Paul Weatherwax - Editor, Art Lange - Composer (Music Score), George Barnes - Cinematographer, Maude Fulton - Screenwriter, Arthur Kober - Screenwriter, William Lipman - Short Story Author, A.W. Pezet - Short Story Author

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