Main Street to Broadway

A Love Story of Show Business!

Duration: 103 min
Release date: 1953-10-12
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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.

Romance Music

Main Street to Broadway

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