42nd Street
“The Greatest Musical Hit the Screen Has Ever Known!”
Broadway director Julian Marsh needs just one more hit show so he can retire and recover his health. It looks like he just may pull it off until temperamental star Dorthy Brock breaks her ankle on the eve of the show's premiere and has to be replaced by her understudy Peggy.
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How 42nd Street performed
Budget
$439,000
Worldwide Gross
$2.3M
Gross Profit
$1.8M
Return
5.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$328K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Julian Marsh
Warner Baxter
Julian Marsh
Dorothy Brock
Bebe Daniels
Dorothy Brock
Pat Denning
George Brent
Pat Denning
Peggy
Ruby Keeler
Peggy
Abner Dillon
Guy Kibbee
Abner Dillon
Lorraine Fleming
Una Merkel
Lorraine Fleming
Ann
Ginger Rogers
Ann
Barry
Ned Sparks
Barry
Billy Lawler
Dick Powell
Billy Lawler
Mac Elroy
Allen Jenkins
Mac Elroy
Terry
Edward Nugent
Terry
Jones
Robert McWade
Jones
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