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Hollywood Revue of 1929

The Hollywood Revue of 1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (film) poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Charles Reisner
Produced by Irving Thalberg
Harry Rapf
Written by Al Boasberg
Robert E. Hopkins
Joseph W. Farnham
Starring Conrad Nagel
Jack Benny
Joan Crawford
Marion Davies
John Gilbert
Norma Shearer
Anita Page
Marie Dressler
William Haines
Buster Keaton
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Gus Edwards
Music by Gus Edwards
Arthur Freed
("Singin' in the Rain")
Nacio Herb Brown
("Singin' in the Rain")
Cinematography John Arnold
Max Fabian
Irving G. Ries
John M. Nickolaus
Edited by William S. Gray
Cameron K. Wood
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
June 20, 1929
(Los Angeles)
Running time
116 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget US$426,000
Box office $1,561,000

The Hollywood Revue of 1929 is an 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.

Unlike M-G-M's imposing feature films, which always boasted strong story values, The Hollywood Revue of 1929 was a plotless parade of variety acts. Conrad Nagel, interviewed for the book The Real Tinsel, recalled, "Everybody thought Harry Rapf was crazy for making it." Billed as an "All-Star Musical Extravaganza", the film includes performances by once and future stars, including Joan Crawford singing and dancing on stage. (She later remarked, "Revue was one of those let's-throw-everyone-on-the-lot-into-a musical things, but I did a good song-and-dance number."). Other segments feature Lionel Barrymore, Marion Davies, Gus Edwards, John Gilbert, Buster Keaton, Marie Dressler, Anita Page, Norma Shearer, and the comedy team of Karl Dane and George K. Arthur.


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