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COMING TO BLU-RAY FROM THE WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION ON AUGUST 25th!
NEW 2026 1080p HD Master from a 4K scan of the best-quality preservation elements!
Subtitles: English SDH
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
During Hollywood’s golden era, a top-flight MGM musical could be counted on to have bright songs, bright stars, and eye–popping spectacle. Broadway Melody of 1938 is a classic example of the extra level of excellence that was the hallmark of MGM’s productions.
Heading a cast bursting with talented performers, radiant Eleanor Powell plays a girl who dreams of making it big on Broadway. On her way to the top, she has two memorable encounters: a racehorse named Stargazer, whose winning ways could help to make her dream come true, and a dashing Broadway producer-composer, Robert Taylor, who makes it all happen. Adding to the festivities are dancers George Murphy and Buddy Ebsen, Vaudeville comedian Willie Howard, and the legendary “red hot momma” Sophie Tucker. As an unforgettable bonus, 15-year-old Judy Garland made movie history with her rendition of “You Made Me Love You” rearranged as “Dear Mr. Gable,” her hymn to Clark Gable that was such a sensation at a studio birthday party for the “King” that studio bosses thought it ideal to include in this film. Other songs include “Yours and Mine,” “Follow in My Footsteps,” and “Feeling Like a Million.”
Brighten your life with the tuneful extravaganza of Broadway, Melody of 1938!
- MGM Shorts That Mothers Might Live and Romance of Celluloid
- Fitzpatrick Traveltalks short Glimpses of Peru
- MGM Cartoon Pipe Dreams
- Audio only:
- MGM “Good News of 1938” radio show originally broadcast November 4, 1937.
- Radio Trailer “Leo is On the Air”
- Audio-only musical outtakes
- Audio-only musical alternate takes
- Original theatrical trailer.
Was not expecting this!!!
Wow! Two in a row! I thought this would be released long before “Lily Mars”, due to its star cast. WAC is very unpredictable.
That said, “Till the Clouds Roll By” should’ve been out a decade ago or longer. My suspicion is there must be some sort of holdup with the Kern estate.
That could be. There’s something – maybe they don’t have enough of the 3-strip negatives. Usually it’s one of the early ones to be released in any new format.
Neither was I – a pleasant surprise!