This musical short film features a song and dance revue with performances by children, including The Meglin Kiddies and The Gumm Sisters, featuring a seven-year-old Frances Gumm, later to be known as Judy Garland..
This little short, The Big Revue, it’s a peek straight into a past that most people only read about. If you’re a serious classic film buff, especially one who digs deep into the early days of Hollywood stars, then yeah, you absolutely gotta see this. It’s a curiosity, a time capsule. For anyone else expecting, I don’t ...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Dallas M. Fitzgerald
Hal Roach
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"This little short, The Big Revue, it’s a peek straight into a past that most people only read about. If you’re a serious classic film buff, especially one who digs deep into the early days of Hollywood stars, then yeah, you absolutely gotta see this. It’s a curiosity, a time capsule. For anyone else expecting, I don’t know, a plot? Or even just smooth transitions? You’ll probably find it kinda slow and maybe a little awkward. But for what it is, it's fascinating.What hits you first is the setup...."
Ethel Meglin
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