Footlight Parade is a classic 1933 pre-Code musical that stars James Cagney as a Broadway producer of live stage prologues who must overcome industry espionage and tight deadlines to save his career. The film is celebrated for its spectacular, kaleidoscopic Busby Berkeley-choreographed production numbers, including "By a Waterfall" and "Shanghai Lil." It remains a landmark of the early 1930s musical genre, famous for its grand scale, fast pace, and energetic performances from Cagney, Joan Blonde

Footlight Parade (1933) Human Waterfall "By A Waterfall" by Dick Powell Footlight Parade is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film starring James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell and featuring Frank McHugh, Guy Kibbee, Hugh Herbert and Ruth Donnelly. The film was written by Manuel Seff and James Seymour based on a story by Robert Lord and Peter Milne, and was directed by Lloyd Bacon, with musical numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley. The film's songs were written by Ha

James Cagney in Footlight Parade (1933) Shanghai Lil Scene Footlight Parade is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film starring James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell and featuring Frank McHugh, Guy Kibbee, Hugh Herbert and Ruth Donnelly. The film was written by Manuel Seff and James Seymour based on a story by Robert Lord and Peter Milne, and was directed by Lloyd Bacon, with musical numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley. The film's songs were written by Harry Warren (m

The set for the 15-minute "By a Waterfall" number in FOOTLIGHT PARADE ('33) featured an 80-by-40-foot swimming pool that took up an entire soundstage. Busby Berkeley had the pool lined with glass walls and a glass floor so he could shoot the swimmers from every possible angle. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

The pre-Code Films Footlight Parade is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film starring James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell and featuring Frank McHugh, Guy Kibbee, Hugh Herbert and Ruth Donnelly. The film was written by Manuel Seff and James Seymour based on a story by Robert Lord and Peter Milne, and was directed by Lloyd Bacon, with musical numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley. The film's songs were written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics), Sammy Fain (mu