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| name = Main Street to Broadway
| name = Main Street to Broadway
| image =
| image = Main Street to Broadway.jpg
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| caption =
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| director = [[Tay Garnett]]
| director = [[Tay Garnett]]
| producer = Lester Cowan
| producer = Lester Cowan
| writer = [[Samson Raphaelson]](writer)<br>[[Robert E. Sherwood]](story)
| writer = [[Samson Raphaelson]] (writer)<br>[[Robert E. Sherwood]] (story)
| starring = [[Mary Murphy (actress)|Mary Murphy]]<br>[[Agnes Moorehead]]
| starring = [[Mary Murphy (actress)|Mary Murphy]]<br>[[Agnes Moorehead]]<br>[[Herb Shriner]]
| music = [[Ann Ronell]]
| music = [[Ann Ronell]]
| cinematography = [[James Wong Howe]]
| cinematography = [[James Wong Howe]]
| editing = [[Gene Fowler, Jr.]]
| editing = [[Gene Fowler, Jr.]]
| distributor = [[MGM]]
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| released = October 13, 1953
| released = {{Film date|1953|10|13}}
| runtime =
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| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget = $1,350,000<ref name="Mannix">{{Citation | title = The Eddie Mannix Ledger | publisher = Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study | place = Los Angeles}}.</ref>
| gross = $444,000<ref name="Mannix"/>
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'''''Main Street to Broadway''''' is a 1953 American [[romance film|romantic]] [[musical film|musical]] [[comedy-drama|comedy-drama film]] by independent producer Lester Cowan, his final credit, in collaboration with The Council of the Living Theatre, which provided tie-up with a number of well-known [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] names. The backstage story features Tom Morton as an aspiring playwright who hopes to stage a Broadway production, [[Mary Murphy (actress)|Mary Murphy]], as a young lady from [[Indiana]], and radio-TV humorist [[Herb Shriner]] in a rare acting role as a hardware store owner.
'''Main Street to Broadway''' is a 1953 [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] musical comedy starring [[Tommy Morton (actor)|Tom Morton]] and [[Mary Murphy (actress)|Mary Murphy]] about an aspiring playwright who hopes to stage a Broadway production starring [[Tallulah Bankhead]]. The "backstage" story features a number of famous Broadway stars playing themselves, including [[Ethel Barrymore]], [[Lionel Barrymore]] (in his last film), [[Gertrude Berg]], [[Shirley Booth]], [[Helen Hayes]], [[Faye Emerson]], [[Joshua Logan]], [[Mary Martin]], [[Lilli Palmer]] and [[John Van Druten]], as well as New York baseball manager [[Leo Durocher]]. In one scene, [[Richard Rodgers]] and [[Oscar Hammerstein II]] supposedly create a new song, "There's Music in You", then perform it for their friends, with Rodgers at the piano and Hammerstein singing the vocals.<ref>[http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/30893/Main-Street-to-Broadway/overview Answers.com]</ref>


[[Tallulah Bankhead]] is featured in a parody sequence of herself. The list of Broadway luminaries also playing themselves, in smaller cameos, includes [[Ethel Barrymore]], [[Lionel Barrymore]] (in his last film), [[Shirley Booth]], [[Louis Calhern]], [[Faye Emerson]], [[Rex Harrison]], [[Helen Hayes]], [[Mary Martin]], [[Lilli Palmer]], [[John Van Druten]] and [[Cornel Wilde]]. Included is New York baseball manager [[Leo Durocher]]. Many others are unidentified, such as [[Vivian Blaine]], glimpsed in a theater lobby.
The black-and-white film, which has a running time of 102 minutes, was directed by [[Gene Fowler Jr.]] and produced by [[Samson Raphaelson]]. Others in the cast include [[Agnes Moorehead]], [[Herb Shriner]], [[Rosemary de Camp]], [[Rex Harrison]], [[Joshua Logan]], [[Arthur Shields]], [[Madge Kennedy]], [[Carl Benton Reid]], [[Frank Ferguson]], [[Robert Bray]], [[Florence Bates]], and [[Henry Fonda]].<ref>[http://www.answers.com/topic/main-street-to-broadway Answers.com]</ref>

In one scene, [[Richard Rodgers]] and [[Oscar Hammerstein II]] create a new song, "There's Music in You", then perform it for their friends, with Rodgers at the piano and Hammerstein singing the vocals.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071118184252/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/30893/Main-Street-to-Broadway/overview Answers.com]</ref> Mary Martin is later seen rehearsing the song for director [[Joshua Logan]].

The black-and-white film, which has a running time of 97 minutes, was directed by [[Tay Garnett]], screenplay by [[Samson Raphaelson]], based on a story [[Robert E. Sherwood]], and photographed by [[James Wong Howe]]. Sequences were filmed in New York, with shots at the Martin Beck and old Empire theaters (the Empire was set to be demolished the year the film was released). Others as story characters include [[Gertrude Berg]], as a landlady, [[Agnes Moorehead]], [[Rosemary de Camp]], [[Arthur Shields]], and, in a fantasy sequence, [[Florence Bates]], [[Madge Kennedy]], [[Carl Benton Reid]], [[Frank Ferguson]], and [[Robert Bray]].

==Plot==
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==Reception==
According to MGM records, the film earned $416,000 in the US and Canada and only $28,000 elsewhere.<ref name="Mannix"/>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{imdb title|id=0046027|title=Main street to Broadway}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0046027|title=Main Street to Broadway}}
* {{amg title|id=30893|title=Main Street to Broadway}}


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Latest revision as of 01:49, 22 December 2024

Main Street to Broadway
Directed byTay Garnett
Written bySamson Raphaelson (writer)
Robert E. Sherwood (story)
Produced byLester Cowan
StarringMary Murphy
Agnes Moorehead
Herb Shriner
CinematographyJames Wong Howe
Edited byGene Fowler, Jr.
Music byAnn Ronell
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • October 13, 1953 (1953-10-13)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,350,000[1]
Box office$444,000[1]

Main Street to Broadway is a 1953 American romantic musical comedy-drama film by independent producer Lester Cowan, his final credit, in collaboration with The Council of the Living Theatre, which provided tie-up with a number of well-known Broadway names. The backstage story features Tom Morton as an aspiring playwright who hopes to stage a Broadway production, Mary Murphy, as a young lady from Indiana, and radio-TV humorist Herb Shriner in a rare acting role as a hardware store owner.

Tallulah Bankhead is featured in a parody sequence of herself. The list of Broadway luminaries also playing themselves, in smaller cameos, includes Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore (in his last film), Shirley Booth, Louis Calhern, Faye Emerson, Rex Harrison, Helen Hayes, Mary Martin, Lilli Palmer, John Van Druten and Cornel Wilde. Included is New York baseball manager Leo Durocher. Many others are unidentified, such as Vivian Blaine, glimpsed in a theater lobby.

In one scene, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II create a new song, "There's Music in You", then perform it for their friends, with Rodgers at the piano and Hammerstein singing the vocals.[2] Mary Martin is later seen rehearsing the song for director Joshua Logan.

The black-and-white film, which has a running time of 97 minutes, was directed by Tay Garnett, screenplay by Samson Raphaelson, based on a story Robert E. Sherwood, and photographed by James Wong Howe. Sequences were filmed in New York, with shots at the Martin Beck and old Empire theaters (the Empire was set to be demolished the year the film was released). Others as story characters include Gertrude Berg, as a landlady, Agnes Moorehead, Rosemary de Camp, Arthur Shields, and, in a fantasy sequence, Florence Bates, Madge Kennedy, Carl Benton Reid, Frank Ferguson, and Robert Bray.

Plot

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Reception

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According to MGM records, the film earned $416,000 in the US and Canada and only $28,000 elsewhere.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^ Answers.com
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