What 1933 musical film from Warner Bros. features the song '42nd Street'?

The 1933 Warner Bros. musical film featuring the song “42nd Street” is 42nd Street.

Directed by Lloyd Bacon, the film follows performers and backstage staff assembling a Broadway show during the Great Depression. Warner Baxter plays demanding director Julian Marsh, while Ruby Keeler portrays Peggy Sawyer, a young performer who gets her opportunity when the production’s star is injured. The ensemble also includes Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Ginger Rogers, and Dick Powell.

The title song was written by Harry Warren, with lyrics by Al Dubin. Its energetic finale became one of the defining musical sequences of early sound cinema, helped by Busby Berkeley’s inventive choreography and large-scale geometric staging. The song is sometimes confused with other Warner Bros. musicals of the same period, including Gold Diggers of 1933, but it belongs specifically to 42nd Street.

The movie was a major 1933 success and received a Best Picture nomination at the sixth Academy Awards. In 1998, the Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. A successful Broadway adaptation opened in 1980.