Footlight Parade

Footlight Parade
Original 1933 theatrical release poster produced by the Cleveland School and Continental Lithograph Corp. in Cleveland.
Directed byLloyd Bacon
Busby Berkeley
(musical numbers)
Screenplay byManuel Seff
James Seymour
Story byUncredited:
Robert Lord
Peter Milne
Produced byRobert Lord
StarringJames Cagney
Joan Blondell
Ruby Keeler
Dick Powell
CinematographyGeorge Barnes
Edited byGeorge Amy
Music byHarry Warren (music)
Al Dubin (lyrics)
Sammy Fain (music)
Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • September 30, 1933 (1933-09-30) (premiere)
  • October 21, 1933 (1933-10-21) (general)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$703,000 (est.)
Box office$2.4 million

Footlight Parade is a 1933 pre-Code American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics), Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics). The film's numbers were staged and choreographed by Busby Berkeley.

The film starred James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell, with featured appearances by Frank McHugh, Guy Kibbee, Hugh Herbert, and Ruth Donnelly.

The film's screenplay was written by Manuel Seff and James Seymour, based on a story by Robert Lord and Peter Milne.

Footlight Parade was one of the top-grossing motion pictures released in 1933, earning roughly over $1.6 million at the box office.

In 1992, Footlight Parade was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".