The revue has a slim storyline about it being a television broadcast. Media in category 1929 in film the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. Oscar vault monday the hollywood revue of 1929, 1929. An early sound musical, this plotless revue, emceed by. The hollywood revue of 1929 1929 directed by charles. Except for this, the dvd of hollywood revue of 1929 is much appreciated and, considering its age, is of surprisingly good quality. Singin in the rain cliff edwards aka ukelele ike, the brox sisters, an all star cast, the mgm studio orchestra, arthur lange from hollywood revue of 1929 1929 5.
I urge flo and earl and george and lee and jake to take a look at it as soon as possible. Pickfords oscar win here is generally considered one of the worst ever, probably achieved because she was a founding member of the academy and because she campaigned rather aggressively for the. The hollywood revue of 1929, or simply the hollywood revue, is an american precode. Mark hellinger in the new york daily news 1929 if this film doesnt catch on like wildfire, i am calvin coolidges old electric horse. As an example of what the talking film has done to the legitimate theatre, this hollywood revue is pretty nearly the last word. Buster keaton, joan crawford, and lionel barrymore. Amazingly, jack benny looks the same in 1929 as he did in his television shows the 1950s. With conrad nagel, jack benny, john gilbert, norma shearer. The hollywood revue of 1929 full frame, manufactured on. The hollywood revue of 1929 is available on amazon and warner archive, no streaming services yet. The hollywood revue of 1929, directed by charles reisner, might be the oddest film ever to get an academy award nomination for best picture in 1929 metrogoldwynmayer was at a crossroads. Too often, however, the results were along the lines of the hollywood revue of 1929. Read the hollywood revue of 1929 movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. The title tune of singin in the rain 1952, sung and danced so joyously by gene kelly in that classic musical, actually became an mgm signature song courtesy of the early talkie the hollywood revue of 1929 1929.
The two masters of ceremonies are conrad nagel and jack benny. Unlike mgms imposing feature films, which always boasted strong story values, the. The arthur freedherb nacio brown song was introduced by cliff edwards in the latter movie and became its leitmotif. Overview of the hollywood revue of 1929, 1929, directed by charles reisner, with conrad nagel, jack benny, john gilbert, at turner classic movies. This is the same type of novelty movie most big studios would make in the advent of sound. The hollywood revue of 1929 1929 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
This film is most notable for being the first onscreen depiction of the nowclassic. Film complet the trial of mary duganthe trial of mary dugan 1929 drame, romantique. It was mgms first alltalking picture and musical the broadway melody 1929 aka the broadway melody of 1929 a best picture academy award winner it was the first sound film to win the award, and the first musical with an original score. It was mgms second featurelength musical and one of the studios earliest sound films. I have seen clips of this movie many times before, but always believed they were only surviving fragments of a lost film. In this musical revue, mgm introduced its silentfilm stars.
Or, failing that, everybody step in place during the famed singin in the rain finale. Unlike most mgm musicals, this film really has no overarching plot. The hollywood revue of 1929 1929 the title tune of singin in the rain 1952, sung and danced so joyously by gene kelly in that classic musical, actually became an mgm signature song courtesy of the early talkie the hollywood revue of 1929 1929. Before i saw the hollywood revue of 1929, i think the words id heard most often used to describe it were historical curiosity. The hollywood revue of 1929 1929 the doll shop 1929 manhattan serenade 1929 short its a great life 1929 chasing rainbows 1930 pirates 1930 short the flower garden 1930 lord byron of broadway 1930 free and easy 1930 our blushing brides 1930 good news 1930 love in the rough 1930 the march of time 1930. Film complet hollywood chante et dansethe hollywood revue of 1929 1929 drame.
The wedding of the painted doll james burroughs, the mgm studio orchestra, nacio herb brown from the broadway melody 1929 4. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on february 1 the broadway melody is released by mgm and becomes the first major musical film of the sound era, sparking a host of imitators as well as a series of broadway melody films that will run until 1940. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at, or by clicking here. Fox had happy days 1929, warner bros gave us the show of shows 1929, paramount showed us their paramount on parade 1930 and even in the uk. Film complet hollywood chante et dansethe hollywood revue of 1929 1929 drame, romantique. Rather than take full advantage of the new medium as king of jazz did, hollywood revue was little more than a case of pointing a largely immobile camera in the general direction of some outoftheirelement performers and actors who should have known better. The hollywood revue of 1929 1929 the movie database. Mgm had resisted talkies as long as it could, continuing to produce a large number of its movies as silent films in early 1929 while the rest of hollywood had already quit the medium completely. Le film the broadway melody 1929 vostfr film complet. The hollywood revue of 1929 as today is the birthday of albertina rasch see full post here and i just saw her in this movie, and ive been bursting to spread the news about this terrific movie anyway, well here we are. Like the title suggests, its just a revue a series of skits, songs and dance numbers by basically everyone on the mgm lot. The film is sometimes cited as being the direct cause of john gilberts downfall, due to his pleasant tenor voice not quite matching his heroic, dashing screen image. February 18 the first academy awards, or oscars, are. Elizabeth boller, jaan childs, mike flanagan, mike flanagan, mike flanagan, kate siegel, jason blum, trevor macy, jeannette brill, couper samuelson budget.
Conrad nagel and jack benny are cohosts of a showcase of singing and dancing mgm stars. The film, referred to as a cineradio revue in its original publicity, is a lavish musical film revue and was britains answer to the hollywood revues which had been produced by the major studios in the united states, such as paramount on parade 1930 and the hollywood revue of 1929. Hollywood released its first original backstage musical. Billed as an allstar musical extravaganza, the film includes performances by. A scene from the film hollywood revue of 1929 with jack benny and william haines.
A torrent of talent takes the screen in the first allstar talkie era showcase of heretofore silentscreen players. The hollywood revue of 1929 part color survives in a full copy with all 3 technicolor sequences broadway 1929 part color survives in a silent version because at 1929 not all theatres had sound equipment at this time, but the soundtrack still survives on phonographic records for each reel of the film on with the show 1929 full color. Early color talkies classic movies, great and historic. In a singing, dancing and acting extravaganza the monotony of the format gets a little tiresome but its fun to spot the famous faces.
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