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An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
Cliff Edwards
- Ukelele Ike
- (as Ukulele Ike)
Nils Asther
- Nils Asther
- (scenes deleted)
Brox Sisters
- The Brox Sisters
- (as Brox Sisters - Singing Trio)
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- TriviaIn the "Singin' in the Rain" finale, Buster Keaton is shown carrying a small package in his left hand. This visual gag is a reference to Uneeda Biscuits, then a popular product made by Nabisco. The Uneeda Biscuit trademark showed a small boy wearing a yellow rain slicker and hat (similar to the outfits that the cast is wearing in this number) and walking home in the rain with a package of Uneeda Biscuits under his arm.
- GoofsAfter Cliff Edwards' opening number, one of the chorus girls in the background is chatting away with the girl next to her, when a sudden cut appears, and the same girl is now stone still (apparently the director told her in between to stop talking, and pay attention).
- Alternate versionsSome sources list the original running time of "Hollywood Revue of 1929" as 130 minutes. At least two sequences in the original roadshow version are missing from current prints: an opening recitation by the showgirls who are seen posing in the "Hollywood Revue" sign after the opening credits, and the appearance of Nils Asther, who assisted Jack Benny in introducing the final "Orange Blossom" number.
- ConnectionsAlternate-language version of Wir schalten um auf Hollywood (1931)
- SoundtracksSingin' in the Rain
(1929) (uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Arthur Freed
Played during the opening by The MGM Symphony Orchestra
Played on ukulele and sung by Cliff Edwards and The Brox Sisters; Danced by chorus
Sung by the major stars at the end
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I have seen this film a few times and always think boy they were the good old days. In 1929, for their first talking film, MGM put together this lavish, all-star revue with absolutely no plot. It contains guest appearances from many of MGM's top silent film stars. If you do ever see this you will notice many of them did not make it through the transition of the talking pictures. Joan Crawford stands out doing her horrible dance and singing routine, but the best is the technicolor SINGIN' IN THE RAIN finale. This is a must for any film buff.
- nickandrew
- Nov 10, 1999
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- M-G-M Revue
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- $5,277,780
- Runtime2 hours 10 minutes
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By what name was The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) officially released in India in English?
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