The Barkleys of Broadway

The Barkleys of Broadway is a 1949 film about a married musical team who splits up so the wife can become a serious actress.

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

Directed by Charles Walters. Written by Betty Comden.

M·G·M's New Technicolor Musical Hit  (taglines)

Ezra Millar

• Thank you. I'm touched, the piano's touched, and Tchaikovsky's touched.
• I find that girl completely resistible.

Dialogue

Josh Barkley: Well, gotta go put on the old feed bag!

Dinah Barkley: What kind of talk is that? "Gotta go put on the old feedbag!"

Josh Barkley: Can I help it if that guy brings out the gangster in me?

Taglines

• Joyously Together Again!
• M·G·M's New Technicolor Musical Hit

Cast

• Fred Astaire — Josh Barkley
• Ginger Rogers — Dinah Barkley
• Oscar Levant — Ezra Miller
• Billie Burke — Mrs Livingston Belney
• Gale Robbins — Shirlene May
• Jacques François — Jacques Pierre Barredout
• Clinton Sundberg — Bert Felsher
• Inez Cooper — Pamela Driscoll
• George Zucco — The Judge
• Hans Conried — Ladislaus Ladi

External links

• The Barkleys of Broadway quotes at the Internet Movie Database
• The Barkleys of Broadway at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Barkleys of Broadway at Allmovie