Round 4: Tossup 9

Warner Bros. promoted this film by having dozens of actors who didn’t star in it, like James Cagney and Bette Davis, tour 100 cities on a train that ended at a presidential inauguration. Warner Baxter’s character in this film tells its heroine, “Sawyer, you’re going out a youngster, but you’ve got to come back a (15[1])star!” (15[1])This film’s director Lloyd Bacon replaced Mervyn LeRoy, who had given the role of a woman nicknamed “Anytime Annie” to his girlfriend (*) Ginger Rogers. This film was the first to pair composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin, who composed songs like “Shuffle off to Buffalo.” Dancers put on a show called Pretty Baby in this film, whose most famous shot is parodied by The Big Lebowski’s dream sequence at a bowling alley. For 10 points, what 1933 musical features a dolly shot through a row of women’s legs choreographed by Busby Berkeley? (10[1])■END■ (0[3])

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