Broadway director Julian Marsh needs just one more hit show so he can retire and recover his health. It looks like he just may pull it off until temperamental star Dorthy Brock breaks her ankle on the eve of the show's premiere and has to be replaced by her understudy Peggy.
42nd Street has generally received positive reviews.
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42nd Street was released in 1933 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 181 reviews, giving 42nd Street (1933) an average rating of 73%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 77% and users giving an average score of 75%.
With a score of 73%, 42nd Street is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1933, which stands at 61%.
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