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Summary: Chester Kent produces Musical Comedies on the stage. With the beginning of the talkies aera he changes to producing short musical proluges for movies. But this is stressing him, because he always needs new units and his rival is always stealing his ideas. So he can get an contract with a producer, if he is able to stage in three days three new proluges. In spite of great problems he does it. (imdb)
An uneven film that absolutely takes off in its final third with three outstanding musical set pieces. Exquisite choreography, inventive cinematography, and infectious music breathe life into an otherwise ho-hum film. Cagney is solid, eliciting a few smiles along the way, but the first two-thirds is little more than a set up to the final sequences.
The obvious highlight is "By a Waterfall", a jaw-dropping masterpiece of both choreography and cinematography. The pieces that bookend it aren't quite as dazzling, but still loads of fun. All three big productions are all crammed into the end of the film, which is the film's biggest downfall. The movie needs a little more to break up a somewhat ho-hum plot. There's some witty dialogue, and Cagney is dynamic enough, but the story just seems to go around in circles But it's all enjoyable enough.
Outstanding. One of the best musicals ever produced. Cagney has the perfect role to blend his hardass persona and his dancing skills, and Ruby Keeler looks sooooooooo cute in those glasses and "schoolteacher" dresses. So incredibly fast-paced for a movie this age it feels more like a newspaper picture or some other sort of screwball comedy. And the Busby Berkeley musical numbers are AWESOME. Why did they stop making musicals, again?
James Cagney and the end dancing numbers are awesome and the two get all of the points for Footlight Parade, everything else is a zero. The movie is painfully boring, sexist, and at some times racist. Unless your feeling suicidal stay away.
James Cagney as a businessman/choreographer/singer/dancer/all-around cool ass mofo, cute as a button Ruby Keeler, 4 incredible Berkeley numbers, and quick screwball dialogue makes for a pretty neat movie.
Classic putting-on-a-show musical distinguished by rapid-fire dialogue, New York setting, star performances and some of the best Busby Berkeley numbers.
In a way it feels like two films, starting with a pretty witty comedy with Cagney and Blondell, and capped off by a Busby Berkeley extravaganza. Both are really fun to watch and as usual with Berkeley his finales are mesmerizing.
Exceptional story with a lot a fun characters. The romances are great, the comedy is clever, and the musical numbers are truly magnificent. Also, that's singiest singing I've ever heard from Cagney; the "Shanghai Lil" prologue was amazing! The swimming scene was fantastic as well.
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