The March of Time (1930)

Stars:

William Collier Jr., William Collier Sr., Clyde Cook

Cast

Credited cast:
William Collier Jr.	...	Himself
William Collier Sr.	...	Himself, Old Timer Sequence
Clyde Cook	...	Himself
Bing Crosby	...	Himself
Karl Dane	...	Himself
Beth Dodge	...	Herself - Lock Step Number (as The Dodge Twins)
Betty Dodge	...	Herself - Lock Step Number (as The Dodge Twins)
Marie Dressler	...	Herself, Old Timer Sequence
Rosetta Duncan	...	Herself (as The Duncan Sisters)
Vivian Duncan	...	Herself (as The Duncan Sisters)
Jimmy Durante	...	Himself
Cliff Edwards	...	Himself
Barney Fagan	...	Himself, Old Timer Sequence
Lew Fields	...	Himself (as Weber and Fields)
Trixie Friganza	...	Herself, Old Timer Sequence

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

unfinished film | two strip technicolor | lost technicolor scene

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

It's Got to Be Good

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie, described as "a revue in three sections, dealing with the celebrities, dances and humor of the past, present and future," was originally scheduled for release in September 1930.

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Connections

Edited into Broadway to Hollywood (1933)

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Soundtracks

"Here Comes The Sun"
words by Arthur Freed
music by Harry Woods

User Reviews

Portions of this film used in "Broadway to Hollywood" and Three Stooges

Since several elaborate and expensive production numbers were shot, several in two-strip Technicolor, they were used in the 1934 MGM musical "Broadway to Hollywood", starring Frank Morgan, Alice Brady and Mickey Rooney. Nelson Eddy made his debut in this film.

There is a scene with a group of girls playing violins with a large violin hanging in the background. This was probably part of the scene from "The March of Time" which Bing Crosby appeared in singing "Poor Little G String". He was also in a scene dressed as an old man listening to a boy play the violin. As mentioned earlier, only the Vitaphone disc survives of Bing's appearance.

Other color musical routines were used in several shorts of Ted Healy and the Three Stooges.