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Director
  
Charles Lamont

Production
  
Paramount Pictures

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

7.2/10
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Genre
  
Comedy

Costume design
  
Vera West

Language
  
English

Writer
  
Edmund Joseph
,
Bart Lytton

Release date
  
3 November 1944

Based on
  
story by Joseph and Lytton

Cast
  
Maria Montez
,
Ann Blyth
,
Jack Oakie
,
Turhan Bey
,
Susanna Foster

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Bowery to broadway 1944


Bowery to Broadway is a 1944 American film starring Maria Montez, Jack Oakie, and Susanna Foster. Donald O'Connor and Peggy Ryan also had a small specialty act, and it was the only film they were in together where they didn't have a name or character.

Contents

The movie was made to showcase the singing talent at Universal. Montez only has a small role.

Cast

  • Maria Montez as Marina
  • Jack Oakie as Michael O'Rourke
  • Susanna Foster as Peggy Fleming Barrie
  • Turhan Bey as Ted Barrie
  • Ann Blyth as Bessie Jo Kirby
  • Donald Cook as Dennis Dugan
  • Louise Allbritton as Lillian Russell
  • Frank McHugh as Joe Kirby
  • Rosemary DeCamp as Bessie Kirby
  • Leo Carrillo as P.J. Fenton
  • Andy Devine as Father Kelley
  • Evelyn Ankers as Bonnie Latour
  • Thomas Gomez as Tom Harvey
  • Richard Lane as Walter Rogers
  • George Dolenz as George Henshaw
  • Mantan Moreland as Alabam
  • Ben Carter as No-more
  • Maude Eburne as Mame Alda
  • Robert Warwick as Cliff Brown
  • Donald O'Connor as Specialty Number
  • Peggy Ryan as Specialty Number
  • unbilled players include Milton Kibbee, George Meeker, Snub Pollard and Wilbur Mack

    • Production

    Filming started 1 May 1944. It was a rare non "exotic" role for Maria Montez.

    Selected Songs

  • "Under the Bamboo Tree"
  • "Yip-I-Addy-I-Ay"
  • "Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nelly"
  • "My Song of Romance"
  • "Montevideo"
  • "He Took Her for a Sleighride in the Good Old Summertime" - with Donald O'Connor and Peggy Ryan
  • "There'll Always Be a Moon" - sung by Susanna Foster
  • "Under the Bamboo Tree" - sung by Louise Allbritton as Lillian Russell

    • References

    Bowery to Broadway Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    Bowery to Broadway IMDb


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