Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical

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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008)

Directed by Phillip Dye

Documentary · 58m

The 1920s was a time of great change in Hollywood. This program tells the story of the advent of sound technology for movies and the emergence of talkies and musicals in Hollywood. While audiences cried out for more, the movie industry struggled to adapt to the strange new technology. The result was an explosion of movie musicals by the end of the decade.

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Cast

Shirley Jones Host Leslie Caron Self Rhonda Fleming Self Rose Marie Self Robert Morse Self Betty Garrett Self Joel Grey Self Carol Channing Self Shirley MacLaine Self

Crew

Director
Phillip Dye
Writer
Phillip Dye
Editor
Eric Hornberger

Details

Release date
2008-01-10
Runtime
58m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Great Musical Treasures