42nd Street is a
1933 film nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Picture. It was written by
Rian James[?] and
James Seymour[?], from the novel by
Bradford Ropes[?], and was directed by
Lloyd Bacon[?]. The film is a fast-paced, backstage movie musical, one that changed the film musical forever and was so financially successful that it saved
Warner Bros. studios from
bankruptcy.
The film is a musical with a large cast, including Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels[?], George Brent[?], Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee[?], Una Merkel[?], Ginger Rogers, Ned Sparks[?] and Dick Powell, among others.
The film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
42nd Street on
Manhattan is known for its theaters, especially near the intersection with
Broadway at
Times Square.