42nd Street
1933 American Warner Bros. musical film
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Summary
42nd Street is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,232 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Lloyd Bacon[3]
- Screenwriter: Rian James[4], James W. D. Seymour[5]
- Composer: Harry Warren[6]
- Movement: Pre-Code Hollywood[7]
- Genre: musical film[8], drama film[9]
- Cast member: Warner Baxter[10], Ruby Keeler[11], Dick Powell[12], Ginger Rogers[13], Bebe Daniels[14], George Brent[15], Una Merkel[16], Ned Sparks[17], Allen Jenkins[18], Ruth Eddings[19], George Irving[20], Charles Lane[21], Dennis O'Keefe[22], Henry B. Walthall[23]
- Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck[24]
- Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[25], Warner Bros. Pictures[26]
- Director of photography: Sol Polito[27]
- Part of: National Film Registry[28]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[29]
- Commons category: 42nd Street (film)[30]
- Distribution format: video on demand[31]
- Review score: 7.7/10[32], 96%[33]
- Color: black-and-white[34]
- Country of origin: United States[35]
- Publication date: January 1, 1933[36]
- Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[37], Netflix[38], Fandango at Home[39]
- Narrative location: New York City[40]
- Film editor: Thomas Pratt[41]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[42], Academy Award for Best Sound[43]
- Executive producer: Hal B. Wallis[44]
- Title: 42nd Street[45]
- Duration: 89 minutes[46]
- Capital cost: 439,000 US dollars[47]
Why It Matters
42nd Street has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]