42nd Street (1933)

Summary: When the leading lady of a Broadway musical breaks her ankle, she is replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show.

Release Date: March 11, 1933

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical

Director: Lloyd Bacon

Writers: Rian James

, James Seymour

, Bradford Ropes

Runtime: 1 h 29 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: Warner Bros.

Distributor: Warner Bros., Associated Artists Productions (AAP), United Artists Television, CBS/Fox, MGM/UA Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video, Warner Archive Collection, HBO Max, Magnetic Video, RCA SelectaVision VideoDiscs

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 439,000

-100 - Metacritic % Gap

Gold Diggers of 1935

Summary: Romantic antics abound among the guests at a luxury hotel, including a stage director, an eccentric millionaire, and the daughter of a financial backer.

Release Date: March 15, 1935

Genres: Comedy, Musical

Director: Busby Berkeley

Writers: Manuel Seff

, Peter Milne

, Robert Lord

Runtime: 1 h 35 min

MPAA: G

Production: First National Pictures

Distributor: Warner Bros., Associated Artists Productions (AAP), United Artists, MGM Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

-100 - Metacritic % Gap

Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)

Summary: When two investors inform an opportunistic dancer that they can't fund an elderly stage producer's production, she suggests they get an insurance policy on the producer's life.

Release Date: December 28, 1936

Genres: Comedy, Musical, Romance

Director: Lloyd Bacon