Dick Rich and His Synco-Symphonists (1928)

Stars:

Dick Rich, Sid Austin, The Dean Twins

Cast

Credited cast:
Dick Rich	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sid Austin	...	Himself
The Dean Twins	...	Themselves
Cheri Rich	...	Herself

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

dance orchestra | dance number | bandleader | singing | early sound film | 

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Genres:

Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

July 1928 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vitaphone Corporation, The, Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono (Vitaphone)

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vitaphone production reel #2594.

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Soundtracks

"Lovely Little Silhouette"
(uncredited)
Music by Vincent Rose
Lyrics by Sam Lewis and Joe Young
Performed by Dick Rich and His Synco-Symphonists
Sung by Sid Austin
Danced by The Dean Twins

User Reviews

Entertaining Vitaphone Short

Dick Rich and His Synco-Symphonists (1928)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Entertaining Vitaphone short has Dick Rich leading his band as a few other acts take the stage with them. One of the acts, The Dean Twins, did a fairly good dance where one would stand in front of the other and they would simultaneously doing various moves. Cheri Rich joins the group for "Chlo-e" and does a pretty good job with it and "St. Louis Blues" is actually a very fast-paced and catchy tune that the band handles well. Dick Rich made two Vitaphone shorts in 1928 and this here is certainly worth watching if you're a fan of the genre or just this period of music. The visuals of the film really aren't anything special as everything is done with just one camera and it stays still for the most part. The exception being the dance sequence where it moves to follow the girls. It's also worth noting that the first few seconds of video are just stills because the actual footage was either damaged or lost so the picture doesn't catch up with the audio right off the bat.