The Hollywood Revue of 1929. Director: Charles Reisner (as Charles F. Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) Features: Manufactured on Demand, Full Frame. Designed to showcase M-G-M's roster of stars as well as the arrival of sound movies. The Hollywood Revue of 1929 de Charles Riesner (M.G.M.) Say it With Songs (Chante-nous Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. In 1929, William Fox of.
The song 'Singin' in the Rain' was first featured in the M-G-M musical Hollywood Revue of 1929. Singin' in the Rain was mentioned as being on Freed's slate in a. Warners didn't have the star names of M-G-M's HOLLYWOOD REVUE OF 1929; nor did they have the skill and slickness of PARAMOUNT ON PARADE. Hollywood Revue of 1929 Movie Poster featuring Conrad Nagel, Jack Benny, John Gilbert, Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Laurel and Hardy, Natova and Company, Brox.
Unlike M-G-M's imposing feature films, which always boasted strong story values, The Hollywood Revue of 1929 was a plotless parade of variety acts. Hot on Broadway Melody's success, M-G-M conjured up Hollywood Revue of 1929.
M- G- M Musicals by Arthur Clayton Smith on Prezi. Transcript of M- G- M Musicals. M- G- M Musicals. Introduction. Once there was a studio in Culver City, California that created magical musical fantasies for America to enjoy throughout the 2. That was Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer, the studio with the immortal lion logo and the Ars Gratia Artis motto. M- G- M made spectacular musical productions that remain unsurpassed creations in film history. There were many producers, but pherhaps the best remembered ones are Arthur Freed, Joe Pasternak, and Jack Cummings.
The 1. 92. 0's - The Dawn of the Movie Musical. As soon as the motion picture industry tuned into sound, there was a new genre, the musical. Since there had been many shorts featuring musical vaudeville performers, there was a concept of making an entire musical feature film. So, M- G- M released the first All Talking, All Singing, All Dancing movie. That was The Broadway Melody, which came out in 1.
The film was a smash hit at the box- office and won an Oscar for Best Picture. The Broadway Melody. Other Early Classics.
Then came The Hollywood Revue of 1. Sngin' in the Rain was introduced. Plus, it was a two- hour, all- star ambitious production with Technicolor sequences.
The Hollywood Revue of 1. Hallelujah. There was also King Vidor's musical, Hallelujah. One of the first films from a major studio to feature an all- negro cast. The Rogue Song. In 1. Technicolor musical film, The Rogue Song. Unfortunately, the film was lost in a fire, but some fragments have been found. Madam Satan. Also in 1.
Cecil B. De. Mille's superproduction Madam Satan with art deco gowns and sets. Originally there were Technicolor scenes, but they are lost now. The 1. 93. 0's - The Beginning of a Golden Age. From the early 3. M- G- M produced more lavish and sophisticated musicals since technology was progressing. There were better recording techniques, newly perfected three- strip Technicolor, among other things. The Great Depression was at its height and musicals proved to be a source of joy and happiness for America.
Also, the Hays Code was enforced in 1. Groundbreaking Classics from the 3. The Cat and the Fiddle. In 1. 93. 4 The Cat and the Fiddle featured the first live- action footage in three- strip Technicolor.
The earlier two- strip process produced a limited color palette. This film starred Jeanette Mac. Donald and Ramon Novarro. The Merry Widow. Also made in 1. Jeanette Mac. Donald and Maurice Chevalier.
Comprar The Hollywood Revue of 1929: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Technicolor, Warner Bros., The Show of Shows (Film), Conrad Nagel, Jack Benny, Joan Crawford, Singin' in the.
Ernst Lubitsch directed it and it was the studio's most expensive musical up to that time. Naughty Marietta.
In 1. 93. 5, the studio teamed up Jeanette Mac. Donald and Nelson Eddy for the first ime in Naughty Marietta. The Great Ziegfeld. In 1. 93. 6, the studio produced this lavish superproduction about legendary theatrical producer Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
The picture won an Oscar for Best Picture, Best Dance Direction, and Luise Rainer won an Oscar for Best Actress. Sweethearts. In 1. Technicolor musical feature, Sweethearts. It starred Jeanette Mac. Donald and Nelson Eddy. San Francisco. Also in 1. San Francisco starring Jeanette Mac.
Donald, Clark Gable, and Spencer Tracy. It depicts the 1. San Francisco earthquake and, at the same time, offers some very good songs such as the title tune. Broadway Melody of 1. In 1. 93. 5, M- G- M released Broadway Melody of 1. Broadway Melody. It starred Eleanor Powell, a very talented tap dancer who would become the studio's first dancing star. A Night at the Opera.
Another of the studio's musicals was A Night at the Opera, in 1. Marx Brothers, Allan Jones, and Kitty Carlisle. The Wizard of Oz. And, in 1. 93. 9, came the legendary family musical classic The Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, and Bert Lahr. The film was a groundbreaking success and, as The Great Ziegfeld had previously proven, the studio's golden age had really begun. The 1. 94. 0's - The Height of the Golden Age.
A new decade came, the 4. World War Two came, and America needed even more happiness than in the past decade, so the studio made even more lavish productions. Legendary Classics from the 4. Strike Up the Band. This film, released in 1. Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.
It also stars Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, June Preisser, and William Tracy. Cabin in the Sky. This 1. 94. 3 musical had an all- negro cast and marked the directorial debut of Vincente Minnelli. There are such names like Ethel Waters, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington and his Orchestra among the legendary cast. Bathing Beauty. In 1. Bathing Beauty, starring the charming swimming, dancing, and singing star Esther Williams.
The movie also features Red Skelton, Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra, Harry James and his Music Makers, Ethel Smith, and Carloz Ramirez. This film paved the way for a series of swimming musicas starring Esther Williams with ambitious water ballets. Meet Me in St. Louis. Also in this year, came the legendary classic, Meet Me in St. Louis, starring Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer, and Tom Drake.
It was directed by Vincente Minnelli who fell for Judy Garland during the making of this film. This picture depicts the way of American life during the turn of the centry. With beautiful Victorian architecture and costumes, it is an enduring classic. Anchors Aweigh. In 1. Anchors Aweigh was released. It stars Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, and Kathryn Grayson.
Its iconic sequence with Jerry the mouse and Gene Kelly is a groundbreaking piece of footage. Plus, this was Frank Sinatra's M- G- M debut. Ziegfeld Follies. Also in 1. 94. 5, came Ziegfeld Follies with an all- star cast including Judy Garland, Esther Williams, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Fanny Brice, Red Skelton, Lucille Bremer, Lucille Ball, Victor Moore, and James Melton.
Easter Parade. In 1. Judy Garland and Fred Astaire, along with Peter Lawford and Ann Miller, in Irving Berlin's Easter Parade. It is an enduring classic set in the turn of the century with beautiful gowns and sets. The Barkleys of Broadway. Although Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers never made it to M- G- M in their successful ages, they were teamed up for their last and best film at the studio.
This was called The Barkleys of Broadway and it was the only Astaire and Rogers film in color. It also stars Oscar Levant and Billie Burke. On the Town. In 1.
On the Town, one of the first musicals to be filmed on location. Real historic sightseeing places from New York appeared in the film, including the Statue of Liberty and Rockefeller Center. It starred Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Gene Kelly, Vera- Ellen, Jules Munshin, and Ann Miller. The 1. 95. 0's - The Ending of a Golden Age. In the 5. 0's things started to change. Television was comercially available and this caused people to stop attending movie shows in theaters. So, many new technologies were created, such as 3.
D, Cinema Scope, Anscocolor, Eastmancolor, and stereophonic sound. Crowning Achievements from the 5. Show Boat. This 1. Broadway smash of the same name. It stars Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, and Ava Gardner and is considered one of the studio's best musicals and a 2. American icon. An American in Paris.
This 1. 95. 1 film won an Oscar for Best Picture plus five more Oscars. It stars Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guetary, and Nina Foch. It was directed by Vincente Minnelli and featured an all- Gershwin score.
Singin' in the Rain. This film, released in 1. Hollywood during the dawn of sound and celebrates the songs of Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown.
It stars Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds. It is one of the studio's best remembered musicals. The Band Wagon. This 1.
Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray, and Jack Buchanan. It is considered one of the very best M- G- M musicals of all time. And, the song That's Entertainment! It was the only M- G- M musical to be made in 3.
D. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. M- G- M released this iconic American classic in 1.
Jane Powell and Howard Keel. This movie was filmed in Cinema Scope and Anscocolor, and had stereophonic sound. It tells the story of seven lazy brothers from Oregon who get their brides from a nearby town. It's Always Fair Weather. In 1. 95. 5, this remarkable Cinema Scope musical came out, which was filmed in Eastmancolor.
It stars Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Dan Dailey, Michael Kidd, and Dolores Gray. It was directed by the legendary Stanley Donen. High Society. Another hit came out in 1. High Society, starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Louis Armstrong. It was filmed in Vista Vision and it had stereophonic sound. Gigi. This 1. 95. Cinema Scope film won an Oscar for Best Picture and stars Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, and Hermione Gingold.
It was directed by Vincente Minnelli and featured a turn of the century Paris setting, with beautiful sets and costumes. The 1. 96. 0s - The Decline of the Musical Film.
Times were changing even more now, since society was getting crazier every day. In 1. 96. 8, Hollywood abandoned the Hays Code and this lead to very strong changes in the industry. Rock 'n' Roll became the people's favorite musical genre and musicals started becoming less popular among moviegoers. Although musicals from the 6.
A Handful of Good Musicals from the 6. Bells Are Ringing. This 1. 96. 0 musical stars Judy Holliday and Dean Martin.
It was the last M- G- M musical produced by the legendary Arthur Freed. The film was based on Betty Comden and Adolph Green's Broadway success. Billy Rose's Jumbo. The legendary Joe Pasternak produced this 1.
Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, and Martha Raye. It is about a circus owner whose daughter falls for the son of another circus owner who wants to buy their circus. Viva Las Vegas. Rock 'n' Roll star Elvis Presley made this successful musical with Ann- Margret in 1. It was produced by the legendary Jack Cummings and directed by another legend, George Sidney.
The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Debbie Reynolds portrayed the legendary socialite Margaret .