42nd Street (1933)

Moving on to the 2nd lost post.

Warner Baxter stars as a Broadway director who is afforded one last chance to make a successful show. It is not that he has had failures in the past, it is that the country is coming out of the depression and he has a history of nervous breakdowns. Bebe Daniels stars as the girl new to Broadway who is given a break, and trying to make it to the top. The film is famous and on a number of "Best" lists simply for being the "first." Not the first general musical, but the first musical that takes the audience behind the curtain. Showing how the show comes together, what auditions are like, what rehearsals are like, and traveling to shows.

I'm tired of watching films just because they are the first at something, there are a lot of sub-genres in the film industry to be a first of, and that isn't enough to call your movie good. Boring, slow, and made 90 minutes feel pretty long. Pass on this one.

Vote: 5/10

IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024034/
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