''Broadway Hostess'' is a 1935 American

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directed by Frank McDonald and starring

Wini Shaw Wini Shaw (c. 1907 – May 2, 1982), sometimes credited as Winifred Shaw, was a 20th century American actress, dancer and singer. Early life She was born as Winifred Lei Momi in about 1907 in San Francisco, the youngest of 13 children of ...

Genevieve Tobin Genevieve Tobin (November 29, 1899 – July 31, 1995) was an American actress. Early years Tobin was born in New York City. Career Tobin's stage debut came in 1912 in ''Disraeli''. She appeared in a few films as a child and formed a doub ...

and

Lyle Talbot Lyle Talbot (born Lisle Henderson, also credited Lysle Talbot; February 8, 1902 – March 2, 1996) was an American stage, screen and television actor. His career in films spanned three decades, from 1931 to 1960, and he performed on a wide ...

. The film was nominated at the

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...

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for the short lived Best Dance Direction category. For which

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was nominated for, along with the film ''

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''.

Plot

Shaw plays a small town girl on her rise to stardom as a night club singer who is nevertheless not as fortunate with love. Pianist Tommy falls for her, even though he suspects she's in love with her manager Lucky. Lucky claims he doesn't want to get married, but is in fact in love with

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Iris, who brings him into her circle of rich snobs, including her brother, a hot-tempered drunk with a huge

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problem.

Cast

Main

* Winifred Shaw as Winnie *

as Iris *

as Lucky *

Allen Jenkins Allen Curtis Jenkins (born Alfred McGonegal; April 9, 1900 – July 20, 1974) was an American character actor, voice actor and singer who worked on stage, film, and television. He may be best known to some audiences as the voice of Officer Charl ...

as Fishcake * Phil Regan as Tommy * Marie Wilson as Dorothy *

Spring Byington Spring Dell Byington (October 17, 1886 – September 7, 1971) was an American actress. Her career included a seven-year run on radio and television as the star of '' December Bride''. She was an MGM contract player who appeared in films from the ...

as Mrs. Duncan-Griswald-Wembly-Smythe *

Joseph King Joseph King may refer to: * Joseph King (politician) (1860–1943), British politician, Member of Parliament for North Somerset 1910–1918 * J. C. King (Joseph Caldwell King, 1900–1977), CIA officer * Joseph E. King (born 1945), American politici ...

as Big Joe Jarvis * Donald Ross as Ronnie Marvin * Frank Dawson as Morse - Iris' Butler * Harry Seymour as Club Intime Emcee

Uncredited (Incomplete)

Ward Bond Wardell Edwin Bond (April 9, 1903 – November 5, 1960) was an American character actor who appeared in more than 200 films and starred in the NBC television series ''Wagon Train'' from 1957 to 1960. Among his best-remembered roles are Bert th ...

as Lucky's Henchman * Richard Powell as Third Member of Quartet in 'Playboy of Paree' Number *

June Travis June Travis (born June Dorothea Grabiner; August 7, 1914 – April 14, 2008) was an American film actress. Background Born June Dorothea Grabiner, she was the daughter of Harry Grabiner, vice-president of the Chicago White Sox in the 1930s. ...

as Mrs. Bannister * Jack Wise as Nightclub Waiter *

Jane Wyman Jane Wyman ( ; born Sarah Jane Mayfield; January 5, 1917 – September 10, 2007). was an American actress. A star of both movies and television, she received an Academy Award for Best Actress, four Golden Globe Awards and nominations for two Pr ...

as a chorus girl

Reviews

Andre Sennwald of ''

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'' gave it a bad review saying it was very clichéd and hard to sit through.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Broadway Hostess 1935 romantic comedy films 1935 musical comedy films 1935 films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films American romantic comedy films American romantic musical films Films directed by Frank McDonald Warner Bros. films 1930s American films English-language romantic comedy films English-language musical comedy films