A musical advertised as the first 100% natural color, all-singing production. The plot concerns a wide-eyed former hatcheck girl who takes the place of a rebellious star.
If you have any interest in how movies actually started talking, you should watch this today. It is a bit of a loud mess, but it’s a fascinating loud mess. People who love theater history or early Hollywood will probably have a blast. If you can’t stand old movies where everyone shouts their lines like they are trying ...
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Alan Crosland
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"If you have any interest in how movies actually started talking, you should watch this today. It is a bit of a loud mess, but it’s a fascinating loud mess. People who love theater history or early Hollywood will probably have a blast. If you can’t stand old movies where everyone shouts their lines like they are trying to wake up a neighbor three houses down, you will hate this. It’s 1929 and the world was changing so fast. This was advertised as the first 100% natural color, all-singing movie. ..."
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