What’s wonderful about this snapshot in time? The two men working on the huge sign (look right above the word “The”), the Chock full o’Nuts, the Lucky Strike “It’s Toasted,” the various businesses in the building on the right, the crowds in front of the theatre and in front of the Lucky Strike (hey, it’s toasted!), and the fellow in the foreground, bottom right, holding a walking stick. The movie may be The Broadway Melody, but damn if this street scene isn’t also “all talking, all singing, and all dancing” to the rhythm of the city. Glorious.
