footlight parade be just one of several wonderfully jaunty musical that warner bros. produce in the early 1930 to ward off the depression . 42nd street and the golddiggers series be also produce during this era and and they make literally and million of american forget their trouble for a little while and and enjoy themselves . while most of the film produce have the great talent of joan blondell and ruby keeler and and dick powell and only foolight parade have the incomparable james cagney . almost ten year prior to his most well know musical and yankee doodle dandy . here he dance in that most original of dance style and with his arm usually lower at his side and and his leg do all type of undulation and kick . it easy to see that he be enjoy himself and and that make u enjoy him all the more . while almost all of the musical sequence appear at the end of the film and they be well worth the wait . i believe that this film be make just prior to the installation of the production code and so some of the costume and scene be a bit risqué . but it all in fun . it doesn not matter what the plot of the film be and just know that there be plenty of laugh and a superlative cast . besides those already mention and guy kibbee be at his flustered best here . positive .