Mr. Broadway (1933 film)

Mr. Broadway is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film written by Abel Green and Ed Sullivan. The film was directed by Johnnie Walker (1894–1949) who was also a silent film actor and producer, and stars Sullivan along with a cast of celebrity walk-ons. It was shot in New York City.

Mr. Broadway
Film poster
Directed byJohnnie Walker
Written byAbel Green
Ed Sullivan
StarringEd Sullivan
Narrated byEd Sullivan
Music byHarold Arlen
Isham Jones
CinematographyFrank Zucker
Edited byMarc Arsch
Production
company
Broadway-Hollywood Productions Ltd.
Distributed byArthur Greenblatt Distribution Service
Release date
  • September 12, 1933 (1933-09-12)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot
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The plot involves a newspaper reporter (Ed Sullivan, aka "Mr. Broadway") gathering material for his column. The plot was patterned on a similar film by columnist Walter Winchell, Broadway Through a Keyhole (1933). The Sullivan film primarily serves as a vehicle for him to escort viewers to various trendy New York nightclubs to watch celebrities.[1]

Cast

The section of the film with Parlo, Desmond, and Moore is taken from an uncompleted film by Edgar G. Ulmer, titled Love's Interlude or The Warning Shadow, and begun in 1932 at Peerless Productions.[2]

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References
  1. Koszarski, Richard. 2004. Fort Lee: The Film Town. Rome, Italy: John Libbey Publishing, pp. 326–327. ISBN 0-86196-653-8
  2. The Films of Edgar G. Ulmer by Bernd Herzongenrath


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