The Royal Family of Broadway
The Royal Family of Broadway is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by George Cukor and Cyril Gardner and released by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Gertrude Purcell from the 1927 play The Royal Family by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman. It stars Ina Claire, Fredric March, Mary Brian, Henrietta Crosman, Arnold Korff, and Frank Conroy. It was shot at the Astoria Studios in New York. As a film published in 1930, it entered the public domain on January 1, 2026.
Plot
The film tells the story of a girl from a family of great Broadway actors who contemplates leaving show business and getting married. The characters are a parody of the American Barrymore-Drew theatrical family.
More details
| author | Edna Ferber Herman J. Mankiewicz |
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| director | Cyril Gardner George Cukor |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | american barrymore-drew theatrical family barrymore family broadway broadway actor broadway theatre getting married married show business united states |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actor |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |