New on Blu-ray: BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940 (1940) Starring Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
Region: Region A/1

Product Description: The job, a career breakthrough, is supposed to go to hoofer Johnny Brett, but a mix up in names gives it to his partner. Another example of Broadway hopes dashed? Not when Johnny is played by Fred Astaire. Sparkling Cole Porter songs, clever comedy and dance legends Astaire and Eleanor Powell make the final Broadway Melody (costarring George Murphy) a film to remember. Powells nautical I Am the Captain and Astaires blissful Ive Got My Eyes on You are more than enough to please any fan. But they are just a warm up for the leads to tap one number into immortality: Begin the Beguine, introduced by Frank Sinatra in Thats Entertainment! with, You can wait around and hope, but you will never see the likes of this again.

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Director: Norman Taurog

Starring: Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy

Genre: Musical

Runtime: 102 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Warner Archive

Home Video Release Date: April 20, 2021