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Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell in Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)

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Broadway Melody of 1940

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Edited into

    • Grand Central Murder (1942)

      brief clip seen as backdrop in Mida King montage

Featured in

    • We Must Have Music (Short 1941)

      brief clip featured in montage
    • "MGM Parade" Episode #1.1 (TV Episode 1955)

      George Murphy/Fred Astaire dance number and Garland's "Dear Mr. Gable" number are seen
    • That's Entertainment! (1974)

    • "AFI Life Achievement Award" AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire (TV Episode 1981)

      Musical clip of Astaire
    • Gotta Dance, Gotta Sing (TV Special 1982)

      Clips

Follows

    • The Broadway Melody (1929)

    • Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)

    • Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)

Referenced in

    • From the Ends of the Earth (Short 1939)

      promoted as one of MGM's slate of productions for '40
    • The Philadelphia Story (1940)

      The Cole Porter song "I've Got My Eyes On You'"is played.
    • Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim (TV Special 1967)

      Sinatra sings "I Concentrate On You".
    • Fade to Black (1980)

      Eric makes a reference.
    • Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' (TV Movie 1997)

References

    • The Wizard of Oz (1939)

      In the jazz arrangement of "Begin the Beguine", the female quartet sings the line "in the Merry Land of Oz" (although Cole Porter didn't write it).

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