The Hollywood Revue of 1929

The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)

Passed 23 Nov 1929 • Comedy, Music • 2h 10m
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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.

Al Boasberg, Robert E. Hopkins, Joseph Farnham
Writer
Conrad Nagel, Jack Benny, John Gilbert
Starring

Language: English
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
Country: United States
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5.7

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