Hollywood Revue of 1929

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Hollywood Revue of 1929 is an early MGM musical revue film notable for its all-star cast, lavish song-and-dance numbers, and use of early sound technology during the transition from silent movies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
film
musical revue film
cinematographyBy John Arnold
countryOfOrigin United States
director Charles Reisner
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editingBy William LeVanway NERFINISHED
era pre-Code Hollywood
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
featuresSong Orange Blossom Time
Singin' in the Rain
Your Mother and Mine
format black-and-white film
genre musical film
revue film
hasAllStarCast true
hasCastMember Anita Page
Bessie Love
Buster Keaton
Charles King
Cliff Edwards
Conrad Nagel
Gus Edwards
Jack Benny
Joan Crawford
John Gilbert
Laurel and Hardy
Lionel Barrymore
Marie Dressler
Marion Davies
Norma Shearer
Polly Moran
Stanley Smith
Ukelele Ike
linked to: Ukulele Ike

William Haines
hasSegment A Midsummer Night's Dream balcony scene parody
Buster Keaton comedy routine
Laurel and Hardy comedy sketch
isPartOf early sound era
medium theatrical feature film
musicBy Herbert Stothart
Nacio Herb Brown
narrativeStructure revue format
notableWorkIncludes Singin' in the Rain (song performance)
linked to: Singin' in the Rain
originalLanguage English
producer Harry Rapf
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
releaseDate 1929-06-29
releaseYear 1929
runtimeMinutes 118
setInStudio MGM studios
linked to: MGM
usesTechnology early sound-on-film technology

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Nacio Herb Brown wroteMusicFor Hollywood Revue of 1929
Clyde Cook appearedIn The Show of Shows (1929)
linked to: Hollywood Revue of 1929
Conrad Nagel notableWork The Hollywood Revue of 1929
linked to: Hollywood Revue of 1929
Polly Moran notableWork The Hollywood Revue of 1929
linked to: Hollywood Revue of 1929