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42nd Street (1933)

Directed by Lloyd Bacon · Cinematography by Sol Polito

Approved89 min65 frames

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The Greatest Musical Hit the Screen Has Ever Known!

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42nd Street (1933) movie still: closeup — An interior space features a vertical door frame with wood panelling in the background. A woman in a…42nd Street (1933) movie still: closeup — A woman sits in a dimly lit cafe with out-of-focus background figures present. She faces forward and gazes…42nd Street (1933) movie still: fullbody — A woman stands centered on a bare stage in front of draped fabric curtains. She is performing while a man…42nd Street (1933) movie still: fullbody — A man and woman perform on a minimalist stage against an entirely black void. The pair sits on a single…42nd Street (1933) movie still: medium — A dark bedroom with a person resting in bed against a wooden headboard. A second person kneels beside the…42nd Street (1933) movie still: medium — A row of legs in white heels performs a synchronized dance on a dark floor. The view is from a low angle…42nd Street (1933) movie still: fullbody — A dimly lit room contains a large vintage trunk and draped fabric curtains. A man in athletic gear laces…42nd Street (1933) movie still: medium — Two men stand inside an opening looking out through a brick building window. The foreground man in a hat…42nd Street (1933) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with wood-paneled walls features two men in formal evening attire. The older man stands…42nd Street (1933) movie still: wide — A theatrical stage depicts a railway station backdrop with a line of dancing women. Dancers in voluminous…42nd Street (1933) movie still: medium — A dimly lit 1930s interior features a man and woman in formal attire. They sit across from each other in…42nd Street (1933) movie still: establishing — A performance stage features a large group of dancers arranged in a spiral pattern. Each dancer holds…42nd Street (1933) movie still: closeup — A piece of handwritten sheet music rests on a table surface. The title reads 'Pretty Lady' Act I, with the…42nd Street (1933) movie still: medium — Two women peek through a narrow opening between two heavy dark curtains indoors. They have wide-eyed…42nd Street (1933) movie still: medium — A rehearsal room features a grand piano and wooden chairs in a sparse space. A woman performs a song while…42nd Street (1933) movie still: wide — A wide theater stage depicts a painted backdrop of a city street at night. A large chorus line of dancers in…
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What is 42nd Street about?

A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.

42nd Street is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics). The film's numbers were staged and choreographed by Busby Berkeley. It starred an ensemble cast of Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell and Ginger Rogers.

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What does the cinematography of 42nd Street look like?

Sampled across 65 frames, the coverage of 42nd Street leans on medium shots (32% of the sample) and wide compositions (26%). Cinematographer Sol Polito keeps 46% of it in soft, high-key light. Night and dusk account for 42% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 55% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1930s.

What is the color palette of 42nd Street?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of 42nd Street (1933) are #030303, #898989, #cccccc, #fcfcfc, #323232, #484848 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #484848

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