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      Two Girls on Broadway

      Released Apr 19, 1940 1 hr. 11 min. Musical Comedy List
      Reviews 12% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Two sisters (Lana Turner, Joan Blondell) share romance and a nightclub stage with a song-and-dance man (George Murphy). Read More Read Less

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      Tom M Inexplicable story and ending. Turner is the only reason anyone would watch this to the end. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/07/20 Full Review Audience Member I'll be honest, the main reason to watch this film is the gorgeous Lana Turner, who was just 19 years old when she starred in it. It's not her first film, but it was made just as her career was about to take off. Her acting is a little clumsy in places (as is George Murphy's), but it's a delight to see her dancing, and each of her close-ups. The story is a little thin, and has Joan Blondell and Turner as sisters, who come to New York to try to get jobs on stage with Blondell's slick-talking but affable fiancé, Murphy. Unfortunately, between the two of them, it's only Turner they want, and Blondell is relegated to selling cigarettes. Murphy tries to look out for Turner and shield her from a lecherous playboy (Kent Taylor), but then things get worse for Blondell when Murphy starts falling for Turner himself. There are some nice scenes of Blondell sacrificing herself with a brave face; she does the best she can with the material, and her character is a model of class. Unfortunately, there's also an extended scene with a Japanese butler that has some ugly racism on full display. The film wants to be a comedy, a romance, and a musical, and is pretty average at all three. It's concise at 73 minutes, and I liked seeing Turner and Blondell, but if those two aren't of interest, you should probably skip this one. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Low-key remake of THE BROADWAY MELODY features one good song, "My Wonderful One, Let's Dance." Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Two sisters (Lana Turner, Joan Blondell) share romance and a nightclub stage with a song-and-dance man (George Murphy).
      Director
      S. Sylvan Simon
      Screenwriter
      Joseph Fields, Jerome Chodorov
      Distributor
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
      Production Co
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
      Genre
      Musical, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 19, 1940, Original
      Release Date (DVD)
      Aug 23, 2010