Summaries

An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.

Conrad Nagel, representing the Hollywood movie community, and Jack Benny, representing the Broadway stage community, act as the interlocutors of a musical comedy revue. A plethora of chorus boys and girls are featured front and center in some of the song and dance numbers, and provide back-up to some other acts. But the revue primarily is a vehicle to highlight a cavalcade of Hollywood movie and Broadway stage stars. One early running gag has both Nagel and Benny playing straight man to Cliff Edwards, who just wants a nice introduction to his act. Edwards would return later to be featured along with the Brox Sisters in one of the highlights of the second act, a production number around the song "Singin' in Rain", complete with rain soaked stage. A reprise of the song with the entire cast acts as the revue's finale.—Huggo

Details

Keywords
  • interwar period
  • 1920s
  • year 1929
  • revue
  • metro goldwyn mayer
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Music
Release date Nov 22, 1929
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Passed
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Official Site
Language English
Filming locations Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Box office

Gross worldwide $5277780

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 10m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio

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