Chester Kent struggles against time, romance, and a rival's spy to produce spectacular live "prologues" for movie houses..
Is this for you? If you like your movies to feel like they’ve had three pots of coffee and are vibrating in the corner, you’ll love Footlight Parade. If you prefer quiet character studies where people talk about their feelings in well-lit rooms, stay far away. This is pure, unadulterated chaos. James Cagney is not usu...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Lloyd Bacon
Charley Chase
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"Is this for you? If you like your movies to feel like they’ve had three pots of coffee and are vibrating in the corner, you’ll love Footlight Parade. If you prefer quiet character studies where people talk about their feelings in well-lit rooms, stay far away. This is pure, unadulterated chaos. James Cagney is not usually who you think of for tap dancing, but here he is, moving with this weird, twitchy energy. He plays Chester Kent, a guy whose only personality trait is 'stress.' He is constant..."
James Seymour, Manuel Seff, Robert Lord, Peter Milne
United States
Romance, Musical, Comedy
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