The second film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards and the first to feature both sound and a technicolor sequence, The Broadway Melody was the first of many musicals from MGM. A dated musical that many critics believe has not held up as well as its contemporaries, it was the first "let's put on a show!" style film.
The dazzling color sequence, which was primitive compared to films released just a few years later, no longer exists. Only the black and white version of the sequence is intact. The film was a huge success, cementing the idea of MGM being the musical studio in the minds of filmgoers.
