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Main Street to Broadway

Main Street to Broadway

Release: 1953-10-12 ·Runtime: 103m ·★ 6.5
Romance Music

In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspiration when his agent convinces a stage star to take his next effort. When he returns to Broadway, his girl stays behind and starts seeing a local businessman.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Cinema Productions

Cast

Maureen Stapleton Maureen Stapleton as Self (uncredited) Louis Calhern Louis Calhern as Self Arthur Shields Arthur Shields as Actor in Fantasy Sequence Jessie Royce Landis Jessie Royce Landis as Self (uncredited) Gertrude Berg Gertrude Berg as Tony's Neighbor Richard Rodgers Richard Rodgers as Self Jack Gilford Jack Gilford as Box Office Clerk (uncredited) Shirley Booth Shirley Booth as Self Joshua Logan Joshua Logan as Self Lydia Reed Lydia Reed as Self (uncredited) Cornel Wilde Cornel Wilde as Self B.S. Pully B.S. Pully as Self (uncredited) Peggy Wood Peggy Wood as Self (uncredited) Clinton Sundberg Clinton Sundberg as Mr. Harry Craig Tallulah Bankhead Tallulah Bankhead as Self Mike Lally Mike Lally as Mailman (uncredited) Regis Toomey Regis Toomey as Desk Sergeant (uncredited) Sam Jaffe Sam Jaffe as Self (uncredited) Charles Williams Charles Williams as Bartender (uncredited) Florence Bates Florence Bates as Mrs. Bessmer in Fantasy Sequence June Collyer June Collyer as Self (uncredited) Rex Harrison Rex Harrison as Self Frank Ferguson Frank Ferguson as Mr. Cope in Fantasy Sequence Jo Ann Sayers Jo Ann Sayers as Bride in Musical Number (uncredited) Mary Murphy Mary Murphy as Mary Craig Herb Shriner Herb Shriner as Frank Johnson Ethel Barrymore Ethel Barrymore as Self Lionel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore as Self Carl Benton Reid Carl Benton Reid as Judge Robbins in Fantasy Sequence Robert Bray Robert Bray as Lawyer in Fantasy Sequence Jeffrey Lynn Jeffrey Lynn as Self (uncredited) Faye Emerson Faye Emerson as Self Helen Hayes Helen Hayes as Self Mary Martin Mary Martin as Self Dolly Haas Dolly Haas as Self (uncredited) Estelle Winwood Estelle Winwood as Self (uncredited) Agnes Moorehead Agnes Moorehead as Mildred Waterbury Madge Kennedy Madge Kennedy as Mrs. Cope in Fantasy Sequence Joan McCracken Joan McCracken as Self (uncredited) Elsa Maxwell Elsa Maxwell as Self (uncredited) Leon Tyler Leon Tyler as Boy Actor (uncredited) Al Hirschfeld Al Hirschfeld as Self (uncredited) Tommy Morton Tommy Morton as Tony Monaco Vivian Blaine Vivian Blaine as Self (uncredited) John Mason Brown John Mason Brown as Critic (uncredited) Rosemary DeCamp Rosemary DeCamp as Mrs. Harry Craig Leo Durocher Leo Durocher as Self Nedda Harrigan Nedda Harrigan as Self (uncredited) Lilli Palmer Lilli Palmer as Self Frank Albertson Frank Albertson as Self (uncredited) Stuart Erwin Stuart Erwin as Self (uncredited)