Broadway Melody of 1936 is a musical film released in
1935, despite the title. It was a followup to the successful
The Broadway Melody, which had been released in
1929. The thin plot involves two women plotting to see which one would star in a new
Broadway musical. The film starred
Jack Benny,
Eleanor Powell[?],
Robert Taylor[?],
Una Merkel[?],
Buddy Ebsen and
June Knight[?].
The film was written by Harry W. Conn[?], Moss Hart, Jack McGowan[?] and Sid Silvers[?]. It was directed by Roy Del Ruth[?].
The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.