Made on Broadway

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Made on Broadway
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Directed by Harry Beaumont
Screenplay byCourtney Terrett
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by Courtney Terrett
Starring Robert Montgomery
Sally Eilers
Madge Evans
Eugene Pallette
C. Henry Gordon
Jean Parker
Cinematography Norbert Brodine
Edited by William S. Gray
Production
company
Distributed by Loew's Inc.
Release date
  • May 19, 1933 (1933-05-19)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Made on Broadway is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and written by Courtney Terrett. The film stars Robert Montgomery, Sally Eilers, Madge Evans, Eugene Pallette, C. Henry Gordon and Jean Parker. The film was released on May 19, 1933, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [1] [2]

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Plot

Jeff, The Broadway Fixer is a man about town and very popular with the ladies. One night, he sees a girl, Mona, jump from the Staten Island Ferry and he dives in after her. Not one to miss an opportunity, before they've been rescued from the drink, he's figuring a way to promote her as a celebrity. No longer despondent, Mona falls in with his scheme and she eagerly takes to her new notoriety Jeff falls in love with his creation, not realizing what a gold digger he has fostered. All the while, his ex wife, Claire, is on the sidelines. dressing and schooling his protege. He gets a call, in the middle of the night, that Mona has shot a man in her bedroom. Jeff rides to the rescue, concocts a story that they can sell to a jury and masterfully steers events to an acquittal. Not done, he destroys the letters that Mona had planned to use for blackmail and saves his favorite client from her clutches. He and ex wife are reunited and all live happily ever after.

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References

  1. "Made on Broadway (1933) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  2. "Made On Broadway". TV Guide. Retrieved November 16, 2014.