The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)

Name: The Barkleys of Broadway
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1949-05-04
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant, Billie Burke, Gale Robbins

Joyously together again!

ComedyRomance

Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful musical-comedy team, known for their stormy but passionate relationship. Dinah feels overshadowed by Josh and limited by the lighthearted musical roles he directs her in. So she decides to stretch her skills by taking a role in a serious drama, directed by another man.

Release Date: May 4, 1949
Runtime: 1h 48m
Rating: 6.9/10 (52 votes)

Director: Charles Walters

Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant, Billie Burke, Gale Robbins, Jacques François, George Zucco, Clinton Sundberg

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

dance husband wife relationship musical dance team stage actress husband and wife act

IMDb

Budget: $2M
Revenue: $4M

Full Cast (20 people)

Fred Astaire as Josh Barkley
Ginger Rogers as Dinah Barkley
Oscar Levant as Ezra Millar
Billie Burke as Mrs. Livingston Belney
Gale Robbins as Shirlene May
Jacques François as Jacques Barredout
George Zucco as Judge
Clinton Sundberg as Bert Felsher
Inez Cooper as Pamela Driscoll
Carol Brewster as Gloria Amboy
Wilson Wood as Larry
Margaret Bert as Mary (uncredited)
Claire Carleton as Marie (uncredited)
Lorinne Crawford as Cleo Fernby (uncredited)
Mary Jo Ellis as Clementine (uncredited)
Joyce Mathews as Genevieve (uncredited)
Frank Ferguson as Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
Roberta Johnson as Henrietta (uncredited)
Dick Gordon as Audience Member (uncredited)
Patrick Miller as Bobby Soxer (uncredited)

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Reviews

John Chard - 7/10

I find that girl completely resistible. The Barkleys of Broadway is directed by Charles Walters and written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. It stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant, Billie Burke, Gale Robbins and Jacques François. Music is by Lennie Hayton and cinematography by Harry Stradling Sr. Fred and Ginger play the Barkleys, a successful husband and wife musical comedy tea...

May 7, 2015