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Battle of Broadway is a 1938 American comedy film directed by George Marshall and written by Lou Breslow and John Patrick. The film stars Victor McLaglen, Brian Donlevy, Gypsy Rose Lee, Raymond Walburn, Lynn Bari and Jane Darwell. The film was released on April 22, 1938, by 20th Century Fox.
It was also known as The Battle of Broadway. Louise Hovick performed in burlesque as Gypsy Rose Lee.
- George Marshall, William Eckhardt
- Victor Mclaglen
Battle of Broadway (1938) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Overview. The wealthy owner of a Pennsylvania steel business travels to New York to break up his son's romance with a showgirl. Director George Marshall's 1938 comedy stars Victor McLaglen, Brian Donlevy, Gypsy Rose Lee, Raymond Walburn, Hattie McDaniel, Lynn Bari, Robert Kellard, Jane Darwell, Andrew Tombes, Esther Muir and Frank Moran.
Battle of Broadway. Summaries. Two American Legionnaires on convention in New York share adventures and rivalries in an around show biz. The New York convention of the American Legion means more to two of its attendees than just a reunion of wartime buddies.
Homer Bundy (Raymond Walburn) is a rich man who volunteers to send his local chapter of the American Legion to the upcoming convention and he's bankrolling all of it.
Synopsis by Hal Erickson. The titular battle is the one that noisily rages between American legionnaires Big Ben Wheeler (Victor McLaglen) and Chesty Webb (Brian Donlevy).
