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Which film became Lloyd Bacon's most successful movie up to 1933?
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In 1933, Lloyd Bacon directed his most successful film to date, the archetypal backstage musical 42nd Street. The film, which featured innovative production numbers choreographed by Busby Berkeley, became an instant and enduring classic that transformed the musical genre.12