| |
|
PLOT
SUMMARY |
|
|
 |
MGM produced talkies for the first time in 1929."The Hollywood
Revue 1929" was the 5th of 7 talking pictures in that year. It
was basically a huge variety show known in those days as a revue.
Hosted by Jack Benny and Conrad
Nagel it featured any star that could dance or sing that MGM
had at it's disposal and some comedy acts as well. It was directed
by Charles Riesner. The film ("picture show" as mentioned
in the film) includes performances by 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 thing, but I did
a good song-and-dance number."), Lionel Barrymore, Marion Davies,
John Gilbert (a former silent movie star whom is said that this
film ended his carrer because his voice couldn't "cut it"),
Buster Keaton, Marie Dressler, Anita Page and Norma Shearer. Highlights
of the film are musical performances (including the debut of Singing
In The Rain) by Cliff Edwards ("Ukelele
Ike") and a comedy routine starring Stan Laurel and Oliver
Hardy as a team of inept magicians. Virtually all the dancers
where uncredited which includes Henry
Bergeron and Ann Dvorak (who
gets to slap Jack Benny). "Hollywood
Revue 1929" was also runner-up that year to the academy award
best picture.
|
|
|
|
|
|
PICTURES...All
pictures from the Henry Bergeron collection |
|
|
 |
The main front characters include , Charles
King on the left, Conrad Nagel
in the middle, and Cliff Edwards
on the right
|
The main publicity photo of the MGM movie
"Hollywood Revue 1929", where Conrad Nagel played a big
part (standing in the middle with a tux). The large blue arrow indicates
where Henry Bergeron sat during this staging. He had an uncredited
part. Unions (if any) didn't have all that much clout in those days.
|
|
|
|
This is the opening number "Bones and
Tamborines " featuring a male/female chorus line. Most of these
dancers were uncredited. Again the large blue arrow indicates where
Henry Bergeron is located.
|
|
|
|
All these photographs were issued by MGM and
enscribed on the back with
"THE HOLLYWOOD REVUE - A METRO GOLDWYN
MAYER PICTURE - ALL-TALKING ... ALL-SINGING ... ALL-DANCING"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Another MGM photograph starring Cliff "Ukelele
Ike" Edwards with Henry Bergeron indicated by the blue arrow.
|
|
| LINKS |
|
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
CAST |
|
|
 |
| Conrad
Nagel |
Himself
- Master of Ceremonies |
| Jack
Benny |
Himself
- Master of Ceremonies |
| John
Gilbert |
Himself
- as Romeo |
| Marion
Davies |
Herself |
| Norma
Shearer |
Herself
- as Juliet |
| William
Haines |
Himself |
| Joan
Crawford |
Herself |
| Buster
Keaton |
Princess
Raja |
| Bessie
Love |
Herself |
| Marie
Dressler |
Herself
- as the Queen |
| Cliff
Edwards |
Himself
(as Ukulele Ike) |
| Charles
King |
Himself |
| Stan
Laurel |
Stan,
Magician's Assistant |
| Polly
Moran |
Herself
- as the Princess |
| Oliver
Hardy |
Oliver,
Magician |
| Gus
Edwards |
Himself |
| Anita
Page |
Herself |
| Karl
Dane |
Himself
(as Dane and Arthur) |
| Nils
Asther |
Specialty |
| George
K. Arthur |
Himself
(as Dane and Arthur) |
| Brox
Sisters |
Themselves |
| Bobbe
Brox |
Herself
(as The Brox Sisters) |
| Kathlyn
Brox |
Herself
(as The Brox Sisters) |
| Lorraine
Brox |
Herself
(as The Brox Sisters) |
| Gwen
Lee |
Herself |
| Natacha
Natova |
Herself
(and Company) |
| The
Natascha Natova Company |
Themselves |
| Albertina
Rasch |
Herself,
Choreographer (as the Albertina Rasch Balet) |
| The
Rounders |
Themselves |
| Eddie
Bush |
Member
of Biltmore Quartet (as Biltmore Quartet) |
| Paul
Gibbons |
Member
of Biltmore Quartet (as Biltmore Quartet) |
| Bill
Seckler |
Member
of Biltmore Quartet (as Biltmore Quartet) |
| Ches
Kirkpatrick |
Member
of Biltmore Quartet (as Biltmore Quartet) |
| rest
of cast listed alphabetically: |
|
| Lionel
Barrymore |
Himself
- Director of 'Romeo and Juliet' (uncredited) |
| Nacio
Herb Brown |
Himself
(uncredited) |
| Ray
Cooke |
Messenger
(uncredited) |
| Ann
Dvorak |
Chorus
Girl/Stage Assistant who slaps Jack Benny (uncredited) |
| Ernest
Belcher's Dancing Tots |
Themselves
(uncredited) |
| Nora
Gregor |
Herself
(uncredited) |
| Carla
Laemmle |
Chorine,
'Tableau of Jewels' (uncredited) |
| Angella
Mawby |
Herself
(uncredited) |
| Claudette
Mawby |
Herself
(uncredited) |
| Claudia
Mawby |
Herself
(uncredited) |
| Myrtle
McLaughlin |
Herself
(uncredited) |
| Edward
J. Nugent |
Bit
Role (uncredited) |
| June
Purcell |
Singer,
'Low Down Rhythm' (uncredited) |
| |
|
| Produced
by |
|
| Harry
Rapf |
|
| Irving
Thalberg |
|
| |
|
| Original
Music by |
|
| Martin
Broones |
|
| Jesse
Greer |
|
| Raymond
Klages |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
DOCUMENTATION |
|
|
 |
|
"Singing in the Rain" was the one song that seemed
to take off
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For more video
clips of "Hollywood Revue 1929" see "About
Henry Bergeron Video" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
