Lord Byron of Broadway
About Lord Byron of Broadway
Roy, a café pianist, turns each romance into a song. When one girl shows him a packet of old love letters, he uses them, then repeats the trick with other women. He builds a vaudeville act with Nancy, whom he finds in a piano store. His friend Joe tries to stop the heart-breaking and dies in the attempt. Roy then agrees to marry Nancy and drop the Broadway pose.
Cast & crew
More about Lord Byron of Broadway
Harry Beaumont and William Nigh directed. The script, by Crane Wilbur and Willard Mack, comes from Nell Martin's novel. Nacio Herb Brown wrote the songs and Arthur Freed the lyrics. Henry Sharp photographed it, with two-color Technicolor sequences, and Anne Bauchens edited it. Sound is Movietone. MGM copyrighted it on February 24, 1930, as LP1088, and released it on February 28, 1930. It is also known as What Price Melody? Charles Kaley, in his first feature lead, plays Roy. Ethelind Terry, also in her first feature, plays Ardis. Marion Shilling plays Nancy and Cliff Edwards plays Joe.
Themes
Reviews
Photoplay wrote that the story was strong enough to carry Technicolor girls, ballets, songs, and effects, and told readers they would like it.
Look
Henry Sharp shot the film in black and white, with two sequences in two-color Technicolor.
Music
Nacio Herb Brown wrote the music and Arthur Freed the lyrics.
Notes
- A Turner library print runs 77 minutes. IMDb also lists an 80-minute version.
- The American release length is 2,195 meters, nine reels.
Scenes
- Roy turns a girl's bundle of old love letters into a hit and then looks for the next one.
- After Joe dies trying to stop him, Roy tells Nancy he will marry her.
Influenced by
- Nell Martin novel
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Lord Byron of Broadway (1930).webm)
