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The Hollywood Revue of 1929, or simply The Hollywood Revue, is a 1929 American pre-Code musical comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was the studio's second feature-length musical, and one of their earliest sound films.
The Hollywood Revue of 1929: Directed by Charles Reisner, Christy Cabanne, Norman Houston. With Conrad Nagel, Jack Benny, John Gilbert, Norma Shearer. An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.
- (2.3K)
- 1929-11-23
- Comedy, Music
- 130
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 was the first movie of its kind, similar to the stage extravaganzas of Florenz Ziegfeld and George White. Nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, the movie lost to The Broadway Melody (1929), another MGM production to which it is very similar, except that Hollywood Revue has no plotline to connect its skits and songs.
The Revue is hosted by Hollywood superstar Conrad Nagel who invites Jack Benny, Joan Crawford, Marion Davis, John Gilbert, Norma Shearer, Bessie Love and other big performers to pad...
- (7)
- Musical
- Charles Reisner
Long available only in its 82-minute TV release version, Hollywood Revue of 1929 was restored to nearly its original 125-minute length in the 1970s; the film is worth seeing once for historical purposes, but is hardly a "keeper," even for the most diligent of video collectors.
The Hollywood Revue of 1929, or simply The Hollywood Revue, is a 1929 American pre-Code musical comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was the studio's second feature-length musical, and one of their earliest sound films.
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Hollywood Party, also known under its working title of The Hollywood Revue of 1933 and Star Spangled Banquet, is a 1934 American pre-Code musical film starring Laurel and Hardy, The Three Stooges, Jimmy Durante, Lupe Vélez and Mickey Mouse. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
