| Director | Robert Z. Leonard |
|---|---|
| Producer | Robert Z. Leonard |
| Story | Lew Lipton John Taintor Foote Hans Kraly |
| Screenplay | Charles Lederer |
| Starring | Jeanette MacDonald Lew Ayres Ian Hunter |
| Music | Herbert Stothart Edward Ward (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Oliver T. Marsh |
| Editing | Harold F. Kress W. Donn Hayes (uncredited) |
| Studio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Released | April 7, 1939 |
| Runtime | 114 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,284,000[1] |
| Gross | $617,000 (Domestic earnings)[1] $617,000 (Foreign earnings)[1] |
Broadway Serenade (also known as Serenade) is a 1939 musical drama film distributed by MGM, produced and directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The screenplay was written by Charles Lederer, based on a story by Lew Lipton, John Taintor Foote and Hanns Kräly. The music score is by Herbert Stothart and Edward Ward.
Cast
- Jeanette MacDonald as Mary Hale
- Lew Ayres as James Geoffrey 'Jimmy' Seymour
- Ian Hunter as Larry Bryant
- Frank Morgan as Cornelius Collier, Jr.
- Wally Vernon as Joey, the Jinx
- Rita Johnson as Judith 'Judy' Tyrrell
- Virginia Grey as Pearl
- William Gargan as Bill Foster
- Katharine Alexander as Harriet Ingalls
- Al Shean as Herman
- Esther Dale as Mrs. Olsen, the Landlady
- Franklin Pangborn as Gene, Collier's Composer
- E. Alyn Warren as Everett
- Paul Hurst as Reynolds, a Drunk
- Frank Orth as Mr. Fellows
- Esther Howard as Mrs. Fellows
- Leon Belasco as Squeaker, the Violinist
- Kitty McHugh as Kitty, Mary's Maid
- Kenny Stevens as Singer
- Ray Walker as Denny Madison
- Claude King as Mr. Gato
References
- ^ Turk, Edward Baron. Hollywood Diva: A Biography of Jeanette MacDonald. (University of California Press, 1998)
External links
- Broadway Serenade at IMDb
- Broadway Serenade at the British Film Institute[better source needed]