Movie 216/1001 ~ 42nd Street

42nd Street is a black and white musical. It's the story of a production of a musical called "pretty woman" and is set on New York's famed 42nd Street. The production is troubled and the story follows the star of the show, her sugardaddy, her lover, the director, and some of the cast. It is one of the first musicals and to modern standards may not seem to qualify as such because the song do not serve to develop the plot or do not necessarily underscore the themes of the film. This film saved Warner Bros. from bankruptcy and received near universal acclaim. I enjoyed watching this movie, but didn't love it. I liked how the love rectangle in the movie is sort of ambiguous and it isn't terribly straightforward, but I think the ending gets tied up in pointless musical numbers and most of the plot was a little too predictable.

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