42nd Street

42nd Street is a 1933 film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. It was written by Rian James[?] and James Seymour[?], from the novel by Bradford Ropes[?], and was directed by Lloyd Bacon[?]. The film is a fast-paced, backstage movie musical, one that changed the film musical forever and was so financially successful that it saved Warner Bros. studios from bankruptcy.

The film is a musical with a large cast, including Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels[?], George Brent[?], Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee[?], Una Merkel[?], Ginger Rogers, Ned Sparks[?] and Dick Powell, among others.

The film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

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42nd Street on Manhattan is known for its theaters, especially near the intersection with Broadway at Times Square.