James Cagney, song and dance celebration! https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/footlight-parade/ #WACback #WAC10 | Warner Classics

James Cagney, song and dance celebration! https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/footlight-parade/ #WACback #WAC10 | Warner Classics

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4.9K views · 185 reactions | James Cagney & Ruby Keeler performing “Shanghai Lil” in FOOTLIGHT PARADE (1933). This film was the first film where James Cagney was able to show off his vaudeville experience as a song and dance man. Cagney fought Warner Brothers to play this role. Eventually, he would show off these talents to their fullest later in his career. ❤️ | Vintage Glamour | Facebook

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