The Broadway Melody
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: June 6, 1929 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
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Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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60
The New YorkerPauline Kael
When talkies were new, this was the musical that everyone went to see.
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Anyone approaching it today will find it horribly dated, badly produced, and filled with uninspired musical numbers and over-the-top performances. This is the kind of movie that turns off children of today's generation from titles made during the early talkie era. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
First musical to win Academy Award reeks of mothballs, but is undeniably the basis of perhaps a hundred others. At least there's an old curiosity shoppe charm and a few classic tunes. Read full review
50
The New York TimesMordaunt Hall
The story was written by Edmund Goulding, and it is one that has not taxed his imagination severely, for it merely concerns the shattered illusions and hopes of two small-time dancing and singing girls who, having been successful in their sphere, decide to give Broadway the benefit of their talents. Read full review
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