The Barkleys of Broadway

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The Barkleys of Broadway
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Charles Walters
Written by	Betty Comden Adolph Green Sidney Sheldon (uncredited)
Produced by	Arthur Freed
Starring	Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Oscar Levant Billie Burke Gale Robbins Jacques François
Cinematography	Harry Stradling
Edited by	Albert Akst
Music by	Music: Harry Warren Lennie Hayton (uncredited) Lyrics: Ira Gershwin
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	May 4, 1949 (1949-05-04) (United States)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.2 million[1]
Box office	$4.4 million[1]

The Barkleys of Broadway is a 1949 American Technicolor musical comedy film from the Arthur Freed unit at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that reunited Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers after ten years apart. Directed by Charles Walters, the screenplay is by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Sidney Sheldon, the songs are by Harry Warren (music) and Ira Gershwin (lyrics) with the addition of "They Can't Take That Away from Me" by George and Ira Gershwin, and the choreography was created by Robert Alton and Hermes Pan. Also featured in the cast were Oscar Levant, Billie Burke, Jacques François and Gale Robbins. It is the last film that Astaire and Rogers made together, and their only film together in color. Rogers came in as a last-minute replacement for Judy Garland, whose frequent absences due to a dependence on prescription medication cost her the role.