Footlight Parade is a
1933 musical film which tells the story of a man struggling to replace his earlier career as a
Broadway musical producer with a new career as a creator of short musical films in the era of talkies. But he has a rival who is stealing his work. It stars
James Cagney,
Joan Blondell,
Ruby Keeler,
Dick Powell,
Frank McHugh[?],
Ruth Donnelly[?] and
Guy Kibbee[?].
The movie was written by Manuel Seff[?] and James Seymour[?] from a story by Robert Lord[?] and Peter Milne[?]. It was directed by Lloyd Bacon[?].
The film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.