Broadway is a 1942 The year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, Casablanca. film about Broadway theatre Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City. Along with London's West End theatre, Broadway theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of with George Raft George Raft was an American film actor identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s, Pat O'Brien O'Brien was born William Joseph Patrick O'Brien to an Irish American Catholic family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served as an altar boy at Gesu Church while growing up near 13th and Clybourn streets. O'Brien attended Marquette Academy with fellow actor Spencer Tracy, and later attended Marquette University. Reportedly he also served with Jack, Janet Blair, Broderick Crawford Crawford was born William Broderick Crawford in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Lester Crawford and Helen Broderick, who were both vaudeville performers. His father appeared in films in the 1920s and '30s; his mother had a minor career in Hollywood comedies, Marjorie Rambeau, Anne Gwynne, and S.Z. Sakall. Raft plays himself, recalling an incident early in his pre-movie career as a dancer. The movie was directed by William A. Seiter.
Another biographical treatment of Raft was mounted almost two decades later with The George Raft Story, this time featuring another actor (Ray Danton Ray Danton also known as Raymond Danton was a smooth looking radio, film, stage, and television actor, director, and producer whose most famous role was The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960). He was married to actress Julie Adams from 1955–1974) as Raft.
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George Raft George Raft was an American film actor identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s ... Himself, George Raft George Raft was an American film actor identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s Pat O'Brien O'Brien was born William Joseph Patrick O'Brien to an Irish American Catholic family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served as an altar boy at Gesu Church while growing up near 13th and Clybourn streets. O'Brien attended Marquette Academy with fellow actor Spencer Tracy, and later attended Marquette University. Reportedly he also served with Jack ... Dan McCorn Janet Blair ... Billie Moore Broderick Crawford Crawford was born William Broderick Crawford in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Lester Crawford and Helen Broderick, who were both vaudeville performers. His father appeared in films in the 1920s and '30s; his mother had a minor career in Hollywood comedies ... Steve Crandall Marjorie Rambeau ... Lillian (Lil) Rice Anne Gwynne ... Pearl S.Z. Sakall ... Nick Edward Brophy ... Porky Marie Wilson Katherine Elisabeth Wilson , better known by her stage name, Marie Wilson, was an Academy Award-nominated American radio, film, and television actress ... Grace Gus Schilling ... Joe Ralf Harolde ... Dolph Arthur Shields ... Pete Dailey Iris Adrian ... Maisie Janet Warren ... Ruby (as Elaine Morey) Dorothy Moore ... Ann
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