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Lord Byron of Broadway

LORD BYRON OF BROADWAY

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CREDITS

1930, 66 minutes, B&W with Technicolor Sequences.
Directors: William Nigh, Harry Beaumont. Screenplay: Crane Wilbur, Willard Mack; from the novel by Nell Martin; Dance Direction: Sammy Lee.

CAST

Roy, Charles Kaley; Ardis, Ethelind Terry; Nancy, Marion Shilling; Joe, Cliff Edwards; Bessie, Gwen Lee; Phil, Benny Rubin; Edwards, Drew Demarest; Mr. Millaire, John Byron.

SONGS

A Bundle of Old Love Letters, Should I Reveal, Only Love Is Real, When I Met You, You're the Bride and I'm the Groom, The Woman In The Shoe by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed; Blue Daughter of Heaven by Dimitri Tiomkin; Love Ain't Nothing But the Blues by Joe Goodwin and Louis Alter.

PLOT SYNOPSIS

"In late 1928 [MGM] announced that William Haines and Bessie Love would star in a musical based on Nell Martin's novel Lord Byron of Broadway. The oddly titled book traced the journey of an out-and-out heel and user, a tunesmith who lets no opportunity for material go unpassed. Broken romances are put into song, old love letters become song lyrics, and the death of his best friend serves as the basis for a tear-jerking hit."
- Richard Barrios, A Song In The Dark

NOTES

"With the central roles so unappealingly cast, and a story. . .of only minimal interest, Lord Byron of Broadway didn't stand a chance at the box office. . ."
- Clive Hirschhorn, The Hollywood Musical

"When finally released, Lord Byron Of Broadway quickly sank, with the observation made again and again how lackluster casting had undercut its effectiveness."
- Richard Barrios, A Song In The Dark

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