20 movies like Broadway Melody of 1938, ordered by similarity : Gold Diggers of 1933(1933), Broadway Melody of 1936(1935), On the Avenue(1937), Swing Time(1936), Top Hat(1935), Easter Parade(1948), Ready, Willing and Able(1937), Holiday Inn(1942), Thanks a Million(1935), You'll Never Get Rich(1941), Born to Dance(1936), 42nd Street(1933) ...
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
110 Minutes
Robert Taylor Eleanor Powell Judy Garland George Murphy Binnie Barnes Buddy Ebsen Sophie Tucker Raymond Walburn Robert Benchley Charley Grapewin Robert Wildhack
songwriter dancer producer wealthy woman partner horse trainer cheery playful engaging new york city broadway theater baltimore racetrack train stage musical revue financial crisis dance romance deception
Steve Raleigh wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee, however his wife Caroline Whipple forces Steve to use a known star, not a... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
96 Minutes
Joan Blondell Ruby Keeler Dick Powell Aline MacMahon Guy Kibbee Warren William Ned Sparks Ginger Rogers Sterling Holloway Ferdinand Gottschalk Robert Agnew
showgirl singer songwriter theatrical producer wealthy man brother engaging playful rousing new york city apartment broadway theater poverty wealth show business romance deception song and dance underdog love
A wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
105 Minutes
Jack Benny Eleanor Powell Robert Taylor Una Merkel Sid Silvers Buddy Ebsen June Knight Vilma Ebsen Nick Long Jr. Robert Wildhack Paul Harvey
singer dancer producer widow columnist secretary amusing witty new york city broadway theater dance show business love deception quest rise love rivalry 1930s
Bob Gordon is staging a new Broadway Show. He gets an offer of money by Lillian, if she can dance in his show. Gordon's old class mate Irene, tries to get the leading role in this show, but Lillian insists in getting this part herself.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
90 Minutes
socialite writer singer father daughter playful lighthearted stage backstage new york city theater love triangle unlikely romance humiliation jealousy love rivalry quest 1930s
Broadway producer satirizes an important New York family. The family sues but their daughter falls in love with producer.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
105 Minutes
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Victor Moore Helen Broderick Eric Blore Betty Furness George Metaxa Landers Stevens John Harrington Pierre Watkin Abe Reynolds
dance instructor dancer gambler father friend fiancée amusing lighthearted new york city stage dance gambling romance marriage money rise love 1930s
Roguish gambler/dancer "Lucky" Garnett is challenged by his fiance's father to come up with $25,000 to prove he's worthy of her hand. But after he falls in love with a dance instructor, Lucky'll do anything to keep from earning the bucks.
Musical, Romance
USA
1935
99 Minutes
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Edward Everett Horton Helen Broderick Eric Blore Erik Rhodes
wife butler dancer producer love interest playful charming witty hotel stage bathroom london venice song and dance romance mistaken identity aspirations dance show business quest
An American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
103 Minutes
Judy Garland Fred Astaire Peter Lawford Ann Miller Jules Munshin Clinton Sundberg Richard Beavers Jeni Le Gon Dick Simmons Jimmy Bates
dancer partner chorus girl friend endearing heartwarming charming new york city theater bar dance performance fame new love discovery transformation love 1900s
A nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
93 Minutes
Ruby Keeler Lee Dixon Ross Alexander Allen Jenkins Louise Fazenda Carol Hughes Winifred Shaw Teddy Hart Hugh O'Connell Addison Richards E.E. Clive
producer partner college student actress company president fiancé lighthearted amusing playful new york city docks theater office stage theater acting mistaken identity impersonation romance confession
Two songwriters want to cast a British star in their new show.
Musical, Romance, Comedy, Other
USA
1942
101 Minutes
Bing Crosby Fred Astaire Marjorie Reynolds Virginia Dale Walter Abel Louise Beavers Irving Bacon Marek Windheim
singer dancer innkeeper agent florist charming lighthearted winsome connecticut new york city inn hollywood, calif. love triangle holidays singing dance music rivalry love pursuit
At an inn which is open only on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
87 Minutes
Dick Powell Ann Dvorak Fred Allen Patsy Kelly Raymond Walburn David Rubinoff Benny Baker Andrew Tombes Alan Dinehart Paul Harvey Edwin Maxwell
singer dancer manager politician wife rival playful cheeky engaging bus new york city town rally hotel ambition politics radio romance performance rise
Entertainers enter a political rally to get out of the rain and become part of the show. One of them (Powell) gives a speech in place of the besotted candidate (Walburn) and is chosen to be... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
88 Minutes
Fred Astaire Rita Hayworth Robert Benchley John Hubbard Osa Massen Frieda Inescort Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Donald MacBride
dancer chorus girl captain wife boyfriend producer uplifting lighthearted amusing new york city nightclub army base boot camp jail dance military draft love triangle marriage deception adventure
In order to cover up his philandering ways, a married Broadway producer sets one of his dancers up on a date with a chorus girl for whom he had bought a gift, but the two dancers fall in love for real.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
105 Minutes
Eleanor Powell James Stewart Virginia Bruce Una Merkel Sid Silvers Frances Langford Raymond Walburn Alan Dinehart Buddy Ebsen Juanita Quigley Reginald Gardiner
dancer sailor manager lighthearted playful club city submarine dance show business romance sabotage love pursuit 1930s
Sailor Ted meets at the Lonely Hearts Club of his friend Gunny's wife, Jenny, a girl, Nora Paige, and falls in love. Nora wants to become a dancer on Broadway. Ted rescues the Pekinese of ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
89 Minutes
Ruby Keeler Warner Baxter Bebe Daniels George Brent Dick Powell Guy Kibbee Una Merkel Ginger Rogers Ned Sparks George E. Stone
actress actor director diva engaging spirited playful broadway theater new york city love triangle redemption hope quest love rivalry 1930s
When the leading lady of a Broadway musical breaks her ankle, she is replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show.
Musical
USA
1940
102 Minutes
Fred Astaire Eleanor Powell George Murphy Frank Morgan Ian Hunter Florence Rice Lynne Carver Ann Morriss Trixie Firschke Douglas McPhail
dancer partner producer star amusing endearing new york city broadway theater dance hall dance love teamwork friendship love quest rise 1940s
Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to gives him the name of his partner.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1937
109 Minutes
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Eric Blore Edward Everett Horton Jerome Cowan Ketti Gallian William Brisbane Ann Shoemaker Ben Alexander Emma Young Sherwood Bailey
dancer fan agent husband wife amusing lighthearted paris new york city ship dance show business love marriage love temptation transformation 1930s
A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
110 Minutes
Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Randolph Scott Harriet Hilliard Astrid Allwyn Harry Beresford Russell Hicks Brooks Benedict Ray Mayer Lucille Ball Addison Randall
sailor dancer girlfriend sister charming lighthearted winsome san francisco ship new york city romance dance friendship pursuit love 1930s
A Navy sailor tries to rekindle a romance with the woman he loves while on liberty in San Francisco.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
104 Minutes
Maurice Chevalier Jeanette MacDonald Charles Ruggles Charles Butterworth Myrna Loy C. Aubrey Smith Elizabeth Patterson Ethel Griffies Joseph Cawthorn Ethel Wales Marion Byron
tailor princess viscount widow countess amusing engaging playful france paris castle countryside love deception social standing royalty love forbidden love discovery 1930s
A Parisian tailor finds himself posing as a baron in order to collect a sizeable bill from an aristocrat, only to fall in love with an aloof young princess.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1950
109 Minutes
Judy Garland Gene Kelly Eddie Bracken Gloria DeHaven Marjorie Main Phil Silvers Ray Collins Carleton Carpenter Nita Bieber Hans Conried Paul E. Burns
actress sister dancer housekeeper fiancé cheery lighthearted farm connecticut stage farming sibling rivalry song and dance romance show business transformation love rivalry 1950s
A small-town farmer, down on her luck, finds her homestead invaded by a theatrical troupe invited to stay by her ne'er-do-well sister.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1960
118 Minutes
Marilyn Monroe Yves Montand Tony Randall Frankie Vaughan Wilfrid Hyde-White David Burns Michael David Mara Lynn Dennis King Jr. Joe Besser Madge Kennedy
billionaire actress beautiful woman publicist amusing playful theater new york city mistaken identity deception romance song and dance wealth theater production love transformation 1960s
When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
107 Minutes
Rita Hayworth Gene Kelly Eve Arden Lee Bowman Phil Silvers Leslie Brooks Otto Kruger Jess Barker Anita Colby Curt Bois Edward Brophy
dancer club owner theatrical producer publisher girlfriend boyfriend charming endearing inspiring witty brooklyn, n.y. new york city nightclub fame success dance beauty loyalty love rise
Rusty Parker wins a contest and becomes a celebrated cover girl; this endangers her romance with dancing mentor Danny.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1939
84 Minutes
Lana Turner Richard Carlson Roscoe Karns Ann Rutherford Lee Bowman Leon Errol Monty Woolley Thurston Hall Walter Kingsford Mary Field Chester Clute
dancer college student editor secretary producer publicist lighthearted cheery los angeles movie studio office college newsroom dance hall filmmaking contest impersonation father/daughter relationship journalism dancing
After discovering his star dancer is expecting and can't perform, film producer H.W. Workman and his publicist concoct a scheme to stage a college dance contest to find a new star.