---
title: 'Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Norman Taurog'
released: '1940-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/broadway-melody-of-1940-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032284/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)

1940 · 102 min · Music · United States


## Synopsis

Broadway Melody of 1940 is a 1940 MGM film musical starring Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell and George Murphy. It was directed by Norman Taurog and features music by Cole Porter, including "Begin the Beguine".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Norman Taurog](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-taurog)
- **Screenplay:** [Preston Sturges](https://cinepixo.com/people/preston-sturges), [George Oppenheimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-oppenheimer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cole Porter](https://cinepixo.com/people/cole-porter)
- **Producer:** [Jack Cummings](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-cummings)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph Ruttenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-ruttenberg), [Oliver T. Marsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-t-marsh)

## Cast

- [Bert Moorhouse](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-moorhouse)
- [Jean Del Val](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-del-val)
- [Don Brodie](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-brodie)
- [James Flavin](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-flavin)
- [Lynne Carver](https://cinepixo.com/people/lynne-carver)
- [Frank Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-morgan)
- [Eleanor Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/eleanor-powell)
- [Bess Flowers](https://cinepixo.com/people/bess-flowers)
- [Herman Bing](https://cinepixo.com/people/herman-bing)
- [E. Alyn Warren](https://cinepixo.com/people/e-alyn-warren)
- [William Tannen](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-tannen)
- [Ian Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-hunter)
- [Joseph Crehan](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-crehan)
- [Cyril Ring](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-ring)
- [Mary Field](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-field)

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