Hollywood Revue of 1929 (MOD)

Hollywood Revue of 1929 (MOD)Everybody sing. Everybody dance. Or, failing that, everybody step in place during the famed Singin' in the Rain finale. A torrent of talent takes the screen in the first all star Talkie Era showcase of heretofore silent screen players. Much of The Hollywood Revue of 1929 was filmed in the graveyard shift so that the stars' daytime shooting schedules would not be disrupted. Fans in Los Angeles and New York City were treated to movie marquees that

One fateful day a storm comes up while the sisters are boating

A filmmaking legend of even greater renown was in the wings

The yarn begins when a jockey heads for that great post position in the sky during a major race

passionate and powerful

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With the misunderstandings and missteps comes music fit for lively stepping as fellow students Eddie Albert and Jane Wyatt join Olivia in turning classical pieces into the swingin' sounds of the era

exhilarating dancing skills and infectious good cheer

Fading film queen Carole Raymond (Francis) thinks she's going to feather her nest egg with a real-estate exit plan

Mary charms her way into a screen test and then a contract with a movie studio

Barbara Stanwyck portrays Polly Fulton

Bosley Crowther of The New York Times called it "gently humored and deeply affectionate

And The McConnell Story's darting and swerving aerial sequences will thrillingly sweep you up in a great hero's lively life