Chester Kent replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called ‘prologues’ for movie theatres, then ship them out to the various picture palaces in New York.
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Chester Kent replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called ‘prologues’ for movie theatres, then ship them out to the various picture palaces in New York.
Despire his poor health, successful Broadway director Julian Marsh still produces a new show with the financial help from a rich older man, who is in love with the star of the show, Dorothy Brock. But at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star…