Broadway Melody of 1936 / Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)

When young Eleanor Powell stepped in front of the movie camera for a little star turn in George White Scandals of 1935, no one could have accurately predicted she’d soon become a huge star, whose incomparable dancing skills made her an audience darling all over the world. Broadway Melody of 1936 instantly established Powell as a big-screen star. Here, she taps the spangled ebullience of Broadway Rhythm, while 15-year-old Judy Garland sings a smitten Dear Mr. Gable to a portrait of Hollywood’s King in Broadway Melody of 1938 and both actresses achieve career breakthroughs. In the Oscar®-winning 1936 romp, Powell plays an Albany girl-next-door who poses as France’s and Broadway’s exotic La Belle Arlette. The 1938 tale has her portraying a horse trainer who’s just as much at ease in taps and tuxedo as she is in riding boots and jodhpurs. Judy steps lively, too, joining Buddy Ebsen for Everybody Sing. These star-making Melodies are merry musicals for every classic fan’s collection.

 BONUS FEATURES: DISC 1 Broadway Melody of 1936 * Vintage short Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs * Classic cartoon To Spring * Audio-only bonus: Leo Is on the Air radio promo * Theatrical trailer

DISC 2 Broadway Melody of 1938 * Oscar-winning short That Mothers Might Live * Classic cartoon Pipe Dreams * Audio-only bonuses: Outtake Songs o Yours and Mine o Your Broadway and My Broadway o Sun Showers * Feelin’ like a Million test recording * Good News of 1938 radio program * Leo Is on the Air radio promo * Theatrical trailer