Blatant references to prostitution and hard drug use are
just some of the vices depicted in this 1933 Pre-Code Hollywood classic.
First picture is from Berkeley's, "By a Waterfall"
Excellent sound and picture quality along with a great
story-line in “Footlight Parade” gave this Blue Ray DVD a solid four-star
rating. James Cagney and Joan Blondell, the two headlining actors in this film displayed
great chemistry together.
Cagney sings and dances extremely well in this movie.
The swimming choreography and execution by the highly
talented Busby Berkeley babes is still a cinematic sensation. “Footlight Parade”
showcases a lot of low garbed women.
The Warner Brothers, Merry Melodies cartoons had things
they wouldn’t be allowed to show in today’s children’s programming. A cartoon
bug in one of the animated shows is seen reading a book on how to make love. In
the 1934 cartoon, “Honeymoon Hotel,” a man and woman get in bed together and
wink at the audience, and the calendars shows nine months pass, and a then a
baby winking at the audience.
I’m not a fan of musicals, but “Footlight Parade” more
then worked for me. An awesome Blue Ray to own.
Mark Izzy Schurr
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