The Broadway Melody (1929) ****

The first backstage musical, but also a good melodrama about two sisters in love with the same man. Acting is uneven, but the film has a rough edge. Musical numbers:

"Broadway Melody" **
"Harmony Babies" *
"Broadway Melody" (reprise) **
"Love Boat"
"You Were Meant For Me" **
"Truthful Parson Brown" *
"The Wedding Of The Painted Doll" **
"The Boy Friend" *
"Harmony Babies" (reprise) *