| The Hollywood Revue of 1929 | |
|---|---|
 1929 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Charles Reisner |
| Written by | Al Boasberg Robert E. Hopkins Joseph W. Farnham |
| Produced by | Irving Thalberg Harry Rapf |
| Starring | Conrad Nagel Jack Benny |
| Cinematography | John Arnold Max Fabian Irving G. Ries John M. Nickolaus |
| Edited by | William S. Gray Cameron K. Wood |
| Music by | Gus Edwards Arthur Freed ("Singin' in the Rain") Nacio Herb Brown ("Singin' in the Rain") |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes (roadshow) 118 min (Turner library print) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $426,000[2][3] |
| Box office | $2,421,000 (worldwide rental)[3] |
The Hollywood Revue of 1929, or simply The Hollywood Revue,[4] is a 1929 American pre-Code musical comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was the studio's second feature-length musical, and one of their earliest sound films. Produced by Harry Rapf and Irving Thalberg and directed by Charles Reisner, it features nearly all of MGM's stars in a two-hour revue that includes three segments in Technicolor. The masters of ceremonies are Conrad Nagel and Jack Benny.[5]
At the 2nd Academy Awards, the film received a Best Picture nomination (its sole nomination) but lost to another Irving Thalberg MGM production, The Broadway Melody.
Due to being a film published in 1929, it will enter the public domain on January 1, 2025.
- ^ Holston, Kim R. (2013). Movie Roadshows: A History and Filmography of Reserved-Seat Limited Showings, 1911–1973. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-7864-6062-5.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "The 2nd Academy Awards". AMPAS.
- ^ Green, Stanley (1999) Hollywood Musicals Year by Year (2nd ed.), pub. Hal Leonard Corporation ISBN 0-634-00765-3