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Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933)
Racketeer Frank Rocci is smitten with Joan Whelan, a dancer at Texas Guinan's famous Broadway night spot. He uses his influence to help her get a starring role in the show, hoping that it will also get Joan to fall in love with him. After scoring a hit, Joan accepts Frank's marriage proposal, more out of gratitude than love. The situation gets even stickier when she falls for a handsome band leader during a trip to Florida. Can she tell Frank she's in love with someone else?
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Racketeer Frank Rocci is smitten with Joan Whelan, a dancer at Texas Guinan's famous Broadway night spot. He uses his influence to help her get a starring role in the show, hoping that it will also get Joan to fall in love with him. After scoring a hit, Joan accepts Frank's marriage proposal, more out of gratitude than love. The situation gets even stickier when she falls for a handsome band leader during a trip to Florida. Can she tell Frank she's in love with someone else?
Rating:NR
Genre:Romance, Music, Drama
Written By:Gene Towne, C. Graham Baker
In Theaters:11/2/1933
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:20th Century Pictures
Cast
Lowell Sherman
Director
Constance Cummings
Joan Whelan
Russ Columbo
Clark Brian
Paul Kelly
Frank Rocci
Blossom Seeley
Sybil Smith
Gregory Ratoff
Max Mafoofski
Texas Guinan
Tex Kaley
Hugh O'Connell
Chuck Haskins
Hobart Cavanaugh
Peanuts Dinwiddie
Abe Lyman
Orchestra leader
Frances Williams
Frances Williams
Eddie Foy Jr.
Joan's partner
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