Two Girls on Broadway (1940)

  • NR
  • 04/19/1940 (US)
  • Romance
  • 1h 13m

Overview

Eddie Kerns sells his song to a Broadway producer and also lands a job dancing in the musical. He sends for his dance partner-fiancée Molly Mahoney who brings her younger sister Pat. Upon seeing Molly and Pat dance, the producer picks Pat for the show and gives Molly a job selling cigarettes. A wealthy friend of the producer named "Chat" Chatsworth also has his eye on Pat. Pat is teamed with Eddie in the specialty number as Kerns and Mahoney. Pat and Eddie soon realize that they are in love and must tell Molly. Pat balks at hurting Molly and goes out with Chat who already has five ex-wives. Remake of The Broadway Melody (1929).

S. Sylvan Simon

Director

Joseph Fields

Screenplay

Edmund Goulding

Story

Jerome Chodorov

Screenplay

Cast

Lana Turner's headshot

Lana Turner

Pat Mahoney
Joan Blondell's headshot

Joan Blondell

Molly Mahoney
George Murphy's headshot

George Murphy

Eddie Kerns
Kent Taylor's headshot

Kent Taylor

'Chat' Chatsworth
Richard Lane's headshot

Richard Lane

Buddy Bartell
Wallace Ford's headshot

Wallace Ford

Jed Marlowe
Otto Yamaoka's headshot

Otto Yamaoka

Ito
Lloyd Corrigan's headshot

Lloyd Corrigan

Judge

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