Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) (MOD)

Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) (MOD)Lovely, gifted Irene Foster (Eleanor Powell) comes to the Great White Way hoping that childhood sweetheart turned Broadway producer Robert Gordon (Robert Taylor) will recognize her and her talent. He's too busy sparring with a dirt dishing gossip columnist (Jack Benny) to notice, but his wisecracking, heart of gold secretary (Una Merkel) certainly does. She and Irene must use their wits and all of Irene's abilities to show Robert what he's missing.

a sassy backup singer whose promotional efforts propel Bobby's own record of the song to the top of the charts

a cad of such monumental proportions that only George Sanders could play him

flapping his hands and wiggle-waddling in the ways that made him a vaudeville favorite - plays Sam and reteams with his Show Business co-star Joan Davis

sailing under the name Mrs

government officials

Who's responsible for the Dinkenstein monster

The other six are in the hands of lunatics: the hermit

Tom Berenger

The company even goes so far as to hire a streetwise boy from a local orphanage to live with Rawlings

trying to make good in Chalmers

"Kansas shall be free

there's black gold beneath the barren sod