‘The Broadway Melody’ of 1929, establishing an archetype for decades of movie musicals to follow, became the first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. The film won the second Academy award in the year 1930. The film was Hollywood’s first all-talking musical.
‘The Broadway Melody’ was a substantial success. It was the top grossing picture of 1929. The movie was written by Norman Houston and James Gleason from a story by Edmund Goulding, and directed by Harry Beaumont. Its original music was written by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown, including the popular hit “You Were Meant for Me”.
‘The Broadway Melody’, follows the adventures of the Mahoney Sisters, Hank (Bessie Love) and Queenie (Anita Page). Bessie Love was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance.
The movie was mainly appreciated by the jazz lovers of Hollywood.
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