Official poster for Footlight Parade (1933)

Footlight Parade

Climaxing Warner Bros.' glittering parade of musicals!

Oct 21, 1933 1h 44mComedyMusic
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A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.

Director
Lloyd Bacon
Signature
Craft · Humour · Tension
Worldwide
$2M
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Craft82
Humour78
Tension42
Drama40
Wonder38
Action34

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A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.

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Box Office & Release

Footlight Parade returned 3.4× its budget worldwide.

Budget
$703,000
Opening weekend
Domestic gross
International gross
Worldwide gross
$2M
Release date
Oct 21, 1933
Runtime
1h 44m
MPAA rating
Language
English
Country
United States of America

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