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Hollywood Revue of 1929, The

Synopsis
Feature film. Jack Benny and Conrad Nagel host a musical revue of MGM acts, including Joan Crawford, Laurel and Hardy and Buster Keaton. Includes a skit (c 6 mins) on Romeo and Juliet, where John Gilbert and Norman Shearer first play the balcony scene (II ii) straight (filmed in black and white) and then (in two-strip technicolor) director Lionel Barrymore talks with them and they replay the scene in modern dialogue.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of release
1929
Duration
115 mins; 10,341 feet

Credits

Director
Charles Riesner
Cinematographer
Harry Rapf
Writer
Joe Farnham
Contributor
Conrad Nagel; Jack Benny
Cast
John GilbertRomeo
Norma ShearerJuliet
Lionel BarrymoreDirector

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
Romeo and Juliet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General
Skit dialogue written by Joe Farnham.

Production Company

Name

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web
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Phone
(20) 707-8572
Fax
(20) 707-237’1
Address
Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States

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