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Eleanor Powell Dances on ‘The Great White Way’

In this installment of ‘Comparing Classic Cinema,’ we look at four films that celebrate the Broadway musical.
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Eleanor Powell Dances on ‘The Great White Way’
Eleanor Powell, in "Broadway Melody of 1936." MovieStillsDB
Tiffany Brannan
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The first all-sound film to win an Academy Award ever made was “The Broadway Melody” in 1929. It was also MGM’s first musical film and included a Technicolor sequence. It introduced such classic Arthur Freed and Nacio Brown songs as “Broadway Melody,” “You Were Meant for Me,” and “The Wedding of the Painted Doll.” The film won Best Picture at the second Academy Awards ceremony and began Hollywood’s highly successful musical genre.

Lobby card for "Broadway Melody." (MovieStillsDB)
Lobby card for "Broadway Melody." MovieStillsDB
Tiffany Brannan
Tiffany Brannan
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Tiffany Brannan is a 23-year-old opera singer, Hollywood historian, vintage fashion enthusiast, and journalist. Her classic film journey started in 2016 when she and her sister started the Pure Entertainment Preservation Society to reform the arts by reinstating the Motion Picture Production Code. Tiffany launched Cinballera Entertainment in June 2023 to produce original performances which combine opera, ballet, and old films in historic SoCal venues. Having written for The Epoch Times since 2019, she became the host of a YouTube channel, The Epoch Insights, in June 2024.
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