42nd Street 91 years old

The Greatest Musical hit the Screen Has Ever Known!

42nd Street

A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.

Credits

42nd Street Cast

Name Character
Jack La Rue He was 30, 81 years old when he died as Thug (uncredited)
Henry B. Walthall He was 54, 58 years old when he died as Stage Actor (uncredited)
Ginger Rogers She was 21, 83 years old when she died as Ann
Una Merkel She was 29, 82 years old when she died as Lorraine Fleming
Ruby Keeler She was 22, 82 years old when she died as Peggy
Bebe Daniels She was 32, 70 years old when she died as Dorothy Brock
Dennis O'Keefe He was 24, 60 years old when he died as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Dick Powell He was 28, 58 years old when he died as Billy Lawler
Wallis Clark He was 51, 78 years old when he died as Dr. Chadwick (uncredited)
Charles Lane He was 28, 102 years old when he died as Playwright (uncredited)
Lyle Talbot He was 31, 94 years old when he died as Geoffrey Warning (voice) (uncredited)
Guy Kibbee He was 51, 74 years old when he died as Abner Dillon
Ned Sparks He was 49, 73 years old when he died as Barry
Edward Nugent He was 29, 90 years old when he died as Terry
Allen Jenkins He was 32, 74 years old when he died as Mac Elroy
Warner Baxter He was 43, 62 years old when he died as Julian Marsh
George E. Stone He was 29, 64 years old when he died as Andy Lee
Louise Beavers She was 31, 60 years old when she died as Pansy (uncredited)
Tom Kennedy He was 47, 80 years old when he died as Slim Murphy (uncredited)
Robert McWade He was 61, 65 years old when he died as Jones
George Brent He was 28, 75 years old when he died as Pat Denning
Toby Wing She was 17, 85 years old when she died as Partner in "Young & Healthy" Number (uncredited)
Dorothy Coonan Wellman She was 19, 95 years old when she died as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Harry Akst He was 38, 68 years old when he died as Jerry (uncredited)
George Irving He was 58, 86 years old when he died as Hotel Doctor (uncredited)

42nd Street Crew

Name Department
Orry-Kelly as Costume Design. He was 35 (66) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Sol Polito as Director of Photography. He was 40 (67) years old when He died Camera
Jack Okey as Art Direction. He was 43 (73) years old when He died Art
Bradford Ropes as Novel. He was 28 (61) years old when He died Writing
Rian James as Screenplay. He was 33 (53) years old when He died Writing
James Seymour as Screenplay. He was 231 (50) years old when He died Writing
Whitney Bolton as Treatment. Crew
Thomas Pratt as Editor. He was 34 (74) years old when He died Editing
Frank Ware as Editor. He was 39 (39) years old when He died Editing
Busby Berkeley as Choreographer. He was 37 (80) years old when He died Crew
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42nd Street (91 years)

The Greatest Musical hit the Screen Has Ever Known!

  • Release day: Saturday, March 11, 1933
  • Runtime: 89 minutes
  • Budget: 439000.00
  • Revenue: 2281000.00