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BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD (1933)

Film Pick of the Day
Saturday, July 18, 2026

Fictional show biz saga of the Hackett family, covering three generations. Turn-of-the-century vaudeville headliners Lulu and Ted Hackett bring their young son Ted Jr. into the act, and watch him become the star as vaudeville matures into an American entertainment tradition. The act graduates to Broadway and young Ted's rise to fame is spectacular... and so is his downfall. Lulu and Ted are left to raise their young grandson Ted III, and try to keep him from falling into his father's bad habits when Hollywood beckons.

Moe and Curly Howard cameo as Dutch-accented stage clowns of dubious character (virtually unrecognizable in full clown makeup), who mug a drunken Ted Jr. for his bankroll.

The story is loosely based/inspired by the Cohan and Foy families.

View the original theatrical trailer at TCM.com.

Details

Average Rating:

[ 6.88/10 ]   8 votes
Featuring Moe Howard and Curly Howard (Solo)
Release Date Friday, September 15, 1933
Studio MGM
Production Type Feature Film
Duration 85 min.

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Births

Billy Sullivan
(Actor)
b. 1891

Worcester, MA

Gene Lockhart
(Actor)
b. 1891

London, Ontario, Canada

M. K. Jerome
(Music)
b. 1893

New York, NY

Oliver Cross
(Actor)
b. 1894

New York

Jose Cansino
(Actor)
b. 1900

Madrid, Spain

Lou Breslow
(Actor)
b. 1900

Boston, MA

Russell Trent
(Actor)
b. 1902

Kansas City, MO

Riza Royce
(Actress)
b. 1903

Lancaster, PA

Lloyd Hill
(Gaffer)
b. 1904

Illinois

Irene Wyman
(Animator)
b. 1905

Los Angeles, CA

Clifford Odets
(Director)
b. 1906

Philadelphia, PA

Lupe Velez
(Actress)
b. 1908

San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Harriet Nelson
(Actress)
b. 1909

Des Moines, IA

Hume Cronyn
(Actor)
b. 1911

London, ONT, Canada

Marvin Miller
(Actor)
b. 1913

St. Louis, MO

Red Skelton
(Actor)
b. 1913

Vincennes, IN

Roy Huggins
(Adaptation)
b. 1914

Litelle, WA

Phyllis Brooks
(Actress)
b. 1915

Boise, ID

Jane Frazee
(Actress)
b. 1918

Duluth, MN

Nita Bieber
(Actress)
b. 1926

Los Angeles, CA

Ricardo Lord Cezon
(Actor)
b. 1932

Los Angeles, CA


Deaths

Fayte M. Browne
(Director of Photography)
d. 1952   (56)

Los Angeles, CA

Kit Guard
(Actor)
d. 1961   (67)

Woodland Hills, CA

Barbara Pepper
(Actress)
d. 1969   (54)

Panorama City, CA

Harold Miller
(Actor)
d. 1972   (78)

Los Angeles, CA

Irene Coleman
(Actress)
d. 1975   (61)

Santa Monica, CA

Harry Adams
(Actor)
d. 1977   (89)

San Diego, CA

Meyer Grace
(Actor)
d. 1978   (74)

Woodland Hills, CA

John Maxwell
(Actor)
d. 1982   (64)

Buddy Baer
(Actor)
d. 1986   (71)

Martinez, CA

Betty Pagel
(Casting Director)
d. 1993   (81)

Anaheim, CA

Harold Spina
(Music and Lyrics)
d. 1997   (91)

Edson Stroll
(Actor)
d. 2011   (82)

Marina del Rey, CA


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