The dawn of sound
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| Subjects: | Feature films Musical films Revues Comedy films |
| Formats: | Video Recording, Laserdisc |
| Material Type: | Projected medium -- Monograph |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Edition: | Standard format |
| Published: | Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, c1992 |
| LC Classification: | P, PN |
| Analytic Titles: | Hollywood revue of 1929 Broadway melody Show of shows Gold diggers of Broadway Songwriters' revue Dogville comedy Dogway melody |
| Additional Authors: | Davies, Marion, 1897-1961 Edwards, Cliff, 1895-1971 Gilbert, John, 1897-1936 Love, Bessie Shearer, Norma, 1900-1983 King, Charles, 1889-1944 Haines, William, 1900-1973 Nagel, Conrad, 1897-1970 Crawford, Joan, 1908-1977 Dressler, Marie, 1869-1934 Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966 Laurel, Stan Hardy, Oliver, 1892-1957 Benny, Jack, 1894-1974 Page, Anita, 1910-2008 Prouty, Jed, 1879-1956 Thomson, Kenneth, 1899-1967 Dillon, Edward, 1880-1933 Doran, Mary, 1907- Kane, Eddie, vocalist Barrymore, John, 1882-1942 Lucas, Nick Fay, Frank, 1897-1961 Carpentier, Georges, 1894-1975 Barthelmess, Richard, 1895-1963 Lightner, Winnie, 1899-1971 Lillie, Beatrice, 1894-1989 Bordoni, Irene Lewis, Ted, 1892-1971 Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977 White, Alice, 1907-1983 Welford, Nancy, 1904-1991 Tearle, Conway, 1878-1938 Pennington, Ann, 1893-1971 Edwards, Gus, 1879-1945 Dreyer, Dave, b. 1894 Ahlert, Fred E., 1892-1953 Turk, Roy, 1892-1934 Heindorf, Ray, 1908-1980 Brown, Nacio Herb, 1896-1964 Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973 Myers, Zion, 1898-1948 White, Jules, d. 1985 Lee, Sammy, 1890-1968 Goulding, Edmund, 1891-1959 Riesner, Charles, 1887-1962 Houston, Norman Gleason, James, 1886-1959 Beaumont, Harry, 1888-1966 Warner, Jack L., 1892-1978 Adolfi, John G., 1888-1933 Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979 Vitaphone Corp Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM/UA Home Video (Firm) |
| Notes: | ISBN: 0792811984 ISBN: 9780792811985 UPC: 027616255167 Videorecording number: ML102551MGM/UA Home Video LaserDisc, NTSC, extended play (CLV), CX noise-reduction In English Cast: Cast for Hollywood revue of 1929: Marion Davies, Cliff Edwards, John Gilbert, Bessie Love, Norma Shearer, Charles King, William Haines, Conrad Nagel, Joan Crawford, Marie Dressler, Buster Keaton, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jack Benny Cast: Cast for Broadway melody: Anita Page, Bessie Love, Charles King, Jed Prouty, Kenneth Thomson, Edward Dillon, Mary Doran, Eddie Kane Cast: Cast for Show of shows: John Barrymore, Nick Lucas, Frank Fay, Georges Carpentier, Richard Barthelmess, Winnie Lightner, Beatrice Lillie, Irene Bordoni, Ted Lewis, Ethel Waters, Alice White Cast: Cast for The gold diggers of Broadway: Nancy Welford, Conway Tearle, Winnie Lightner, Ann Pennington Cast: Cast for The songwriter's revue: Gus Edwards, Dave Dreyer, Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk, Roy Heindorf, Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed Cast: Voices for The dogway melody: Zion Myers, Jules White Credits: Produced for laserdisc by George Feltenstein and Peter Fitzgerald Originally produced as motion pictures between 1929-1930 Container insert includes historical and technical notes, and list of featured songs and performers, by chapter Summary: Collection of early sound films: big-cast all-star music revues The Hollywood revue of 1929 and Show of shows, and the musicals Broadway melody, the surviving reel of Gold diggers of Broadway, the musical short Songwriters' revue, and a lampoon film short, Dogway melody Contents: Side 1, chapter 1-Side 2, chapter 34. Hollywood revue of 1929 / Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; dances and ensembles by Sammy Lee ; directed by Charles F. Riesner (130 mins.) -- Contents: Side 3, chapter 1-Side 4, chapter 21. The Broadway melody / Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; story by Edmund Goulding ; lyrics by Arthur Freed ; music by Nacio Herb Brown ; dialogue by Norman Houston and James Gleason ; directed by Harry Beaumont (111 mins.) -- Side 4, chapter 22 -side 7, chapter 3. Show of shows / Warner Brothers and Vitaphone production ; produced by J.L. Warner, John Adolphi, Darryl F. Zanuck ; directed by John Adolphi (123 mins.) -- Contents: side 7, chapter 4-6. Excerpt from The gold diggers of Broadway / Warner Bros. (11 min.) -- side 7, chapter 7-14. The songwriters' revue / Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; music, Nacio Herb Brown ... [et al.], lyrics, Arthur Freed ... [et al.] ; directed by Sammy Lee (20 min.) -- side 7, chapter 15-24. A Dogville comedy : the dogway melody / Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; directed by Zion Myers and Jules White (17 min.) In memory of Frances S. Stafford |
| Physical Description: | 4 videodiscs (412 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 12 in. + 1 guide ([4] p. : ill. ; 29 cm.) |
| Donation Info: | Honoree : Stafford, Frances S |
| OCLC Number: | 29060157 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0792811984 9780792811985 0276162551 ML102551 |