Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
"Eleanor Powell - Fred Astaire - In The Finest Broadway Melody Of Them All"

Title: Broadway Melody of 1940
Original Title: Broadway Melody of 1940
Release Date: 1940-02-09
Status: Released
Rating: 6.7/10 (from 37 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Music, Romance, Comedy
Production Companies: Loew's Incorporated, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his partner.
Cast

Fred Astaire
Johnny Brett

Eleanor Powell
Clare Bennett

George Murphy
King Shaw

Frank Morgan
Bob Casey

Ian Hunter
Bert C. Matthews

Florence Rice
Amy Blake

Lynne Carver
Emmy Lou Lee

Ann Morriss
Pearl

Trixie Firschke
Juggler

Libby Taylor
Angel (uncredited)