Movies Like Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)

Broadway Melody of 1940 is a 1940 comedy, music, romance film from Norman Taurog with a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Broadway Melody and Broadway Melody of 1936.

Comedy Music Romance

The Broadway Melody

1929

The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfield's shows. When Eddie meets Queenie, he soon falls in love with her—but she is already being courted by Jock Warriner, a member of New York high society. Queenie eventually recognizes that, to Jock, she is nothing more than a toy, and that Eddie is in love with her.

5.2

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Broadway Melody of 1936

1935

Lovely, gifted Irene Foster hopes that her childhood sweetheart-turned Broadway producer Robert Gordon will recognize her--and her talent. Gordon is too busy sparring with a dirt-dishing gossip columnist to notice, but his wisecracking, heart-of-gold secretary certainly does. She and Irene must use their wits to show him what he's missing!

6.4

MagicScore

My Fair Lady

1964

A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.

7.5

MagicScore

Top Hat

1935

Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel room, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace.

7.2

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White Christmas

1954

Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romantically involved with the beautiful Haynes sisters who comprise a sister act.

7.2

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It Started with Eve

1941

A young man asks a hat check girl to pose as his fiancée in order to make his dying father's last moments happy. However, the old man's health takes a turn for the better and now his son doesn't know how to break the news that he's engaged to someone else, especially since his father is so taken with the impostor.

7.2

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The Band Wagon

1953

A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.

7.1

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The Music Man

1962

Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' bandleader to raise money before he can skip town.

7.1

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An American in Paris

1951

Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.

7.0

MagicScore

#10

On the Town

1949

Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.

7.0

MagicScore

#11

Roberta

1935

Football player John Kent tags along as Huck Haines and the Wabash Indianians travel to an engagement in Paris, only to lose it immediately. John and company visit his aunt, owner of a posh fashion house run by her assistant, Stephanie. There they meet the singer Scharwenka (alias Huck's old friend Lizzie), who gets the band a job. Meanwhile, Madame Roberta passes away and leaves the business to John and he goes into partnership with Stephanie.

7.0

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#12

Calamity Jane

1953

Sharpshooter Calamity Jane takes it upon herself to recruit a famous actress and bring her back to the local saloon, but jealousy soon gets in the way.

7.0

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#13

Funny Face

1957

A shy Greenwich Village book clerk is discovered by a fashion photographer and whisked off to Paris where she becomes a reluctant model.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

It's Always Fair Weather

1955

Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. They keep their word only to discover how far apart they've grown. But the reunion sparks memories of youthful dreams that haven't been fulfilled -- and slowly, the three men reevaluate their lives and try to find a way to renew their friendship.

7.0

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#15

High Society

1956

With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.

6.9

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#16

Road to Morocco

1942

Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar.

6.9

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#17

Anchors Aweigh

1945

Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.

6.8

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#18

Show Boat

1936

Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

Road to Rio

1947

Scat Sweeney and Hot Lips Barton, two out of work musicians, stow away onboard a ship bound for Rio, after accidentally setting fire to the big top of a circus. They then get mixed up with a potential suicide Lucia, who first thanks them, then unexpectedly turns them over to the ship's captain. When they find out that she has been hypnotized, to go through a marriage of convenience, when the ship reaches Rio, the boys turn up at the ceremony, in order to stop the wedding, and to help catch the crooks.

6.8

MagicScore

#20

Annie Get Your Gun

1950

Gunslinger Annie Oakley romances fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler as they travel with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Broadway Melody of 1940?

The top films similar to Broadway Melody of 1940 by MovieMagicScore are The Broadway Melody (5.2), Broadway Melody of 1936 (6.4), My Fair Lady (7.5). Each shares comedy/music/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Broadway Melody of 1940 worth watching?

Broadway Melody of 1940 holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10 from 38 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Broadway Melody of 1940?

Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) is a comedy, music, romance film directed by Norman Taurog, starring Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy.

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This ranked list pairs Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940), a comedy and music and romance film from Norman Taurog, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Fred Astaire take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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