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Review of by Pauline Kael for The New Yorker — 02 Nov 1948

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This 1933 film is the best known of the Warner Brothers Depression-era musicals, though it doesn't compare in dash and extravagance to later entries in the cycle.

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This review of 42nd Street (1933) was written by and published by The New Yorker on 02 Nov 1948.

42nd Street has generally received positive reviews.

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