The Broadway Melody

Rating: 3/5

For some of these Best Picture entries, I will be doing somewhat micro-reviews. This could be because, perhaps I don't feel there is much to say, the movie has aged rather poorly, or it just may not have enough content to warrant a full review. For The Broadway Melody, there's nothing inherently wrong with the movie at all, just doesn't have a lot going on.

A decent musical, but nothing overly special.

I can only assume that this won an Academy Award for Best Picture because it was really one of, if not the first of its kind. Otherwise, it doesn't seem much better than your typical MGM musical from the classic Hollywood days. Not that that's an overly negative comment, because I myself love a good musical.

1930 Best Picture Winner-The Broadway Melody