42nd Street ( film ) - wikipedia 42nd Street ( film ) 42nd Street Theatrical release poster Directed by Lloyd Bacon Busby Berkeley ( musical numbers ) Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck ( uncredited ) Written by Rian James James Seymour Whitney Bolton ( uncredited ) Based on 42nd Street ( 1932 novel ) by Bradford Ropes Starring Warner Baxter Ruby Keeler Dick Powell Ginger Rogers Music by Harry Warren ( music ) Al Dubin ( lyrics ) Cinematography Sol Polito Edited by Thomas Pratt Frank Ware Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Release date March 11, 1933 ( 1933 - 03 - 11 ) Running time 89 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $439,000 Box office $2,250,000 42nd Street is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film, directed by Lloyd Bacon. The choreography was staged by Busby Berkeley. The songs were written by Harry Warren ( music ) and Al Dubin ( lyrics ). The script was written by Rian James and James Seymour, with Whitney Bolton, who was not credited, from the 1932 novel of the same name by Bradford Ropes. This backstage musical was very successful at the box office and is now considered a classic by many. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 1998, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant ''. In 2006, it ranked 13th on the American Film Institute 's list of best musicals. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Musical numbers 5 Reception and legacy 6 Awards and honors 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Plot Naive newcomer Peggy makes her first faux pas, antagonizing tough director Julian It is 1932, the depth of the Depression, and noted Broadway producers Jones ( Robert McWade ) and Barry ( Ned Sparks ) are putting on Pretty Lady, a musical starring Dorothy Brock ( Bebe Daniels ). She is involved with wealthy Abner Dillon ( Guy Kibbee ), the show 's `` angel '' ( financial backer ), but while she is busy keeping him both hooked and at arm 's length, she is secretly seeing her old vaudeville partner, out - of - work Pat Denning ( George Brent ). Julian Marsh ( Warner Baxter ) is hired to direct, even though his doctor warns that he risks his life if he continues in his high - pressure profession ; despite a long string of successes he is broke, a result of the 1929 Stock Market Crash. He must make his last show a hit, in order to have enough money to retire on. Cast selection and rehearsals begin amidst fierce competition, with not a few `` casting couch '' innuendos flying around. Naïve newcomer Peggy Sawyer ( Ruby Keeler ), who arrives in New York from her home in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is duped and ignored until two experienced chorines, Lorraine Fleming ( Una Merkel ) and Ann `` Anytime Annie '' Lowell ( Ginger Rogers ), take her under their wing. Lorraine is assured a job because of her relationship with dance director Andy Lee ( George E. Stone ) ; she also sees to it that Ann and Peggy are chosen. The show 's juvenile lead, Billy Lawler ( Dick Powell ), takes an immediate liking to Peggy, as does Pat. When Marsh learns about Dorothy 's relationship with Pat, he sends some thugs led by his gangster friend Slim Murphy ( Tom Kennedy ) to rough him up. That, plus her realization that their situation is unhealthy, makes Dorothy and Pat agree not to see each other for a while, and he gets a stock job in Philadelphia. Rehearsals continue for five weeks to Marsh 's complete dissatisfaction until the night before the show 's opening in Philadelphia, when Dorothy breaks her ankle. By the next morning Abner has quarreled with her and wants Julian to replace her with his new girlfriend, Annie. She, however, tells him that she ca n't carry the show, but the inexperienced Peggy can. With 200 jobs and his future riding on the outcome, a desperate Julian rehearses Peggy mercilessly ( vowing `` I 'll either have a live leading lady or a dead chorus girl '' ) until an hour before the premiere. Billy finally gets up the nerve to tell Peggy he loves her ; she enthusiastically kisses him. Then Dorothy shows up and wishes her luck, telling her that she and Pat are getting married. The show goes on, and the last twenty minutes of the film are devoted to three Busby Berkeley production numbers : `` Shuffle Off to Buffalo '', `` ( I 'm ) Young and Healthy '', and `` 42nd Street ''. The show is a hit. As the theater audience comes out Julian stands in the shadows, hearing the comments that Peggy is a star and he ( Marsh ) does not deserve the credit for it. Plot note In the original Bradford Ropes ' novel Julian and Billy are lovers. Since same - sex relationships were unacceptable in films by the moral standards of the era, the film substituted a romance between Billy and Peggy. Cast Warner Baxter as Julian Marsh Bebe Daniels as Dorothy Brock George Brent as Pat Denning Ruby Keeler as Peggy Sawyer Guy Kibbee as Abner Dillon Una Merkel as Lorraine Fleming Ginger Rogers as Ann Lowell Ned Sparks as Barry Dick Powell as Billy Lawler Allen Jenkins as Mac Elroy, the stage manager Edward J. Nugent as Terry, a chorus boy Robert McWade as Jones George E. Stone as Andy Lee Toby Wing as Blonde in `` Young and Healthy '' Number Cast notes The film 's uncredited cast included Guy Kibbee 's brother Milton, Ruby Keeler 's two sisters, Louise Beavers, Lyle Talbot, George Irving, Lynn Browning and Charles Lane. Dubin and Warren, who actually wrote the film 's songs, made cameo appearances. Dorothy strings the `` angel '' along, but her heart belongs to her old partner, Pat. Production The film was Ruby Keeler 's first, and the first time that Berkeley, Warren and Dubin had worked for Warner Bros. Director Lloyd Bacon was not the first choice to direct -- he replaced Mervyn LeRoy when LeRoy became ill. LeRoy was dating Ginger Rogers at the time, and had suggested to her that she take the role of `` Anytime Annie ''. Actors who were considered for lead roles when the film was being cast include Warren William and Richard Barthelmess for the role of Julian Marsh, eventually played by Warner Baxter ; Kay Francis and Ruth Chatterton instead of Bebe Daniels for the role of Dorothy Brock ; Loretta Young as Peggy Sawyer instead of Ruby Keeler ; Joan Blondell instead of Ginger Rogers for Anytime Annie ; Glenda Farrell for the role of Lorraine, played by Una Merkel, and Frank McHugh instead of the diminutive George E. Stone as Andy, the dance director. The film began production on 5 October 1932. The shooting schedule ran for 28 days at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California. The total cost of making it has been estimated to be $340,000 -- $439,000. Musical numbers All songs have music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Al Dubin. `` You 're Getting To Be A Habit With Me '' -- sung by Bebe Daniels ( Video on YouTube ) `` It Must Be June '' -- sung by Bebe Daniels, Dick Powell and the chorus `` Shuffle Off to Buffalo '' Song Clip -- sung and danced by Ruby Keeler and Clarence Nordstrom, with Ginger Rogers, Una Merkel and the chorus `` Young and Healthy '' -- sung by Dick Powell and the chorus `` 42nd Street '' -- sung and danced by Ruby Keeler, and sung by Dick Powell ( Video on YouTube ) Also, a `` Love Theme '', written by Harry Warren, is played under scenes between Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell, and Bebe Daniels and George Brent. It has no title or lyrics, and is unpublished. Also, the instrumental piece playing during many dance regearsals and during the opening of the show is an instrumental piano piece that Harry Warren wrote, titled `` Pretty Lady. '' Also, a special patter with different music was written for the song `` Forty - Second Street '' and the production number of same, with music by Warren and lyrics by Dubin. It was cut for unknown reasons from the finished film, but an unlublished manuscript of this still exists. Reception and legacy The film premiered in New York on 9 March 1933 at the Strand Theatre, and went into general release two days later, becoming one of the most profitable ones of the year, bringing in an estimated gross of $2,300,000. It received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Sound Recording, and was named one of the 10 Best Films of 1933 by Film Daily. Mordaunt Hall of The New York Times called the film `` invariably entertaining '' and, `` The liveliest and one of the most tuneful screen musical comedies that has come out of Hollywood ''. The New York World - Telegram described it as `` A sprightly entertainment, combining, as it did, a plausible enough story of back - stage life, some excellent musical numbers and dance routines and a cast of players that are considerably above the average found in screen musicals. '' `` Every element is professional and convincing '', wrote Variety. `` It 'll socko the screen musical fans with the same degree that Metro 's pioneering screen musicals did. '' John Mosher of The New Yorker called it `` a bright movie '' with `` as pretty a little fantasy of Broadway as you may hope to see '', and praised Baxter 's performance as `` one of the best he has given us '', though he described the plot as `` the most conventional one to be found in such doings. '' Warner already had a follow - up of sorts -- Gold Diggers of 1933 -- in production before the film 's release, and the success of both films permitted a higher budget and more elaborate production numbers in Warner 's next follow - up, Footlight Parade. By the time of Busby Berkeley 's death in 1976, the film had become revered as the archetypal backstage musical, the one that `` gave life to the clichés that have kept parodists happy '', as critic Pauline Kael wrote. Awards and honors A tracking shot between dancers ' legs Academy Award nominations Best Picture Best Sound -- Nathan Levinson American Film Institute recognition 2004 -- AFI 's 100 Years... 100 Songs : `` 42nd Street '', # 97 2005 -- AFI 's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes : `` Sawyer, you 're going out a youngster, but you 've got to come back a star ! '', # 87 2006 -- AFI 's Greatest Movie Musicals -- # 13 See also 42nd Street, the Broadway musical 42nd Street, the actual street in New York City References Jump up ^ Warner Bros records Popular Filmgoing in 1930s Britain : A Choice of Pleasures By John Sedgwick p 168 Jump up ^ Quigley Publishing Company `` The All Time Best Sellers '', International Motion Picture Almanac 1937 - 38 ( 1938 ) p 942, accessed 19 April 2014 Jump up ^ `` WHICH CINEMA FILMS HAVE EARNED THE MOST MONEY SINCE 1914 ? ''. The Argus. Melbourne : National Library of Australia. 4 March 1944. p. 3 Supplement : The Argus Weekend Magazine. Retrieved 6 August 2012. ^ Jump up to : TCM `` 42nd Street '' ( 1933 ) Notes ^ Jump up to : IMDb `` 42nd Street '' ( 1933 ) Trivia Jump up ^ IMDb Business Data for `` 42nd Street '' Jump up ^ TCM `` 42nd Street '' ( 1933 ) Overview Jump up ^ IMDb Soundtracks Jump up ^ IMDb Awards for `` 42nd Street '' ( 1933 ) Jump up ^ AllMovieGuide 42nd Street Awards Jump up ^ Hall, Mordaunt ( March 10, 1933 ). `` Movie Review : 42nd Street ''. The New York Times. Retrieved December 8, 2014. Jump up ^ `` New York Reviews ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles : Wilkerson Daily Corp. March 15, 1933. p. 2. Jump up ^ `` 42d Street ''. Variety. New York : Variety, Inc. March 14, 1933. p. 14. Jump up ^ Mosher, John ( March 18, 1933 ). `` The Current Cinema ''. The New Yorker. p. 62. Jump up ^ Bianco, Anthony ( 2004 ). Ghosts of 42nd Street : A History of America 's Most Infamous Block. New York : Harper Collins. p. 217. ISBN 0 - 688 - 17089 - 7. Jump up ^ `` The 6th Academy Awards ( 1934 ) Nominees and Winners ''. oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011 - 08 - 07. 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Question: who sings shuffle off to buffalo in 42nd street
Answer: Ruby Keeler