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Broadway Melody of 1938   1937         N/R, 110 min. Genre: Musical / Romance Director: Roy Del Ruth   Cast: Robert Taylor, Eleanor Powell, Judy Garland, Sophie Tucker, Binnie Barnes, Buddy Ebsen, Billy Gilbert, Raymond Walburn, George Murphy, Charley Grapewin, Charles Igor Gorin, Robert Benchley, Willie Howard, Robert Wildhack, Barnett Parker   Steve Raleigh (Robert Taylor) needs funds to stage his Broadway show, and the leading lady, Sally Lee (Eleanor Powell), he wants to cast happens to own a race horse. The horse wins the big race at Saratoga, provides the money to back the show, and all ends happily. This musical features Judy Garland's classic rendition of "Dear Mr. Gable," which is without a doubt the highlight of this film. Cast Robert Taylor Stephan "Steve" Raleigh Eleanor Powell Sally Lee Judy Garland Betty Clayton Sophie Tucker Alice Clayton Binnie Barnes Caroline Whipple Buddy Ebsen Peter Trot Billy Gilbert George Papaloopas Raymond Walburn Herman J. Whipple George Murphy Sonny Ledford Charley Grapewin James K. Blakeley Charles Igor Gorin Nicki Papaloopas Robert Benchley Duffy Willie Howard Waiter Robert Wildhack The Sneezer Barnett Parker Jerry Jason