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42nd Street is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics). The film's numbers were staged and choreographed by Busby Berkeley. It starred an ensemble cast of Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, and Ginger Rogers .
He wrote the music for the first blockbuster film musical, 42nd Street, choreographed by Busby Berkeley, with whom he would collaborate on many musical films. Over a career spanning six decades, Warren wrote more than 800 songs.
42nd Street. “You’re going out a youngster but you’ve got to come back a star!” Few lines better sum up the Golden Age of the Hollywood musical than theater producer Warner Baxter’s command to ingenue Ruby Keeler in this classic Warner Bros. hit that earned nominations for Best Picture and Sound Recording in the sixth year of the Academy Awards.
42nd Street (1933) -- (Movie Clip) Shuffle Off To Buffalo Dramatic climax, Warner Baxter as director Julian Marsh gives the seminal pep talk to understudy Peggy (Ruby Keeler), who comes back a star, with the Al Dubin/Harry Warren song and the Busby Berkeley number, in 42nd Street, 1933.
- Lloyd Bacon, Gordon Hollingshead
- Warner Baxter
Aug 27, 2002 · Busby Berkeley: 42nd Street by Harry Warren released in 2002. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Mar 9, 2007 · But the real star of “42nd Street” is Busby Berkeley, the pixilated genius who choreographed and directed all the musical numbers, including the climactic ballet of “naughty, gaudy, bawdy ...
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Warren and Dubin’s songs shine in this musical, with “Shuffle Off to Buffalo,” “Young and Healthy,” and “42nd Street” especially getting the star treatments as Busby Berkeley’s innovative choreography makes them all the more vivacious.
