Winner '28–'29: First Saw It:		The Broadway Melody July 15, 2006, on home video
		Bridesmaids:		Alibi, The Hollywood Revue of 1929, In Old Arizona, The Patriot
		My Vote:		The Hollywood Revue of 1929, but unenthusiastically, and likely because The Patriot is lost
		Overlooked:		The Passion of Joan of Arc, The Docks of New York, The Wind

The Broadway Melody

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Director: Harry Beaumont. Cast: Bessie Love, Anita Page, Charles King, Kenneth Thomson, Jed Prouty, Mary Doran, Eddie Kane, Edward Dillon, Drew Demorest, Nacio Herb Brown, James Gleason. Screenplay: Norman Houston and James Gleason (from a screen story by Edmund Goulding).

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Photo © 1929 Metro Goldwyn Mayer (filched from Alternative Film Guide)

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C+

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Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
★	Best Picture
	Best Director: Harry Beaumont
	Best Actress: Bessie Love

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