The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) 7.1
An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players. Director:Charles Reisner |
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The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) 7.1
An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players. Director:Charles Reisner |
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Conrad Nagel | ... |
Himself - Master of Ceremonies
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| Jack Benny | ... |
Himself - Master of Ceremonies
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| John Gilbert | ... |
Himself /
Romeo
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| Norma Shearer | ... |
Herself /
Juliet
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| Joan Crawford | ... |
Herself
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Bessie Love | ... |
Herself
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| Cliff Edwards | ... |
Himself
(as Ukulele Ike)
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| Stan Laurel | ... | ||
| Oliver Hardy | ... | ||
| Anita Page | ... |
Herself
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| Nils Asther | ... |
Himself
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Brox Sisters | ... |
Singing Trio
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Natova and Company | ... |
Themselves
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| Marion Davies | ... |
Herself
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| William Haines | ... |
Himself
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Conrad Nagel, representing the Hollywood movie community, and Jack Benny, representing the Broadway stage community, act as the interlocutors of a musical comedy revue. A plethora of chorus boys and girls are featured front and center in some of the song and dance numbers, and provide back-up to some other acts. But the revue primarily is a vehicle to highlight a cavalcade of Hollywood movie and Broadway stage stars. One early running gag has both Nagel and Benny playing straight man to Cliff Edwards, who just wants a nice introduction to his act. Edwards would return later to be featured along with the Brox Sisters in one of the highlights of the second act, a production number around the song "Singin' in Rain", complete with rain soaked stage. A reprise of the song with the entire cast acts as the revue's finale. Written by Huggo
I have seen this film a few times and always think boy they were the good old days. In 1929, for their first talking film, MGM put together this lavish, all-star revue with absolutely no plot. It contains guest appearances from many of MGM's top silent film stars. If you do ever see this you will notice many of them did not make it through the transition of the talking pictures. Joan Crawford stands out doing her horrible dance and singing routine, but the best is the technicolor SINGIN' IN THE RAIN finale. This is a must for any film buff.