Peppy Dance Number at a High Hat Party - From 1929

[Cnat123]

So if I went to a Broadway show at the New Amsterdam theater in 1929, this must have been what the show looked liked. What interesting insight into one of the biggest Broadway stars of the day who, interesting and sadly, did not have such a successful movie career, died in 1936.

[Rena1934]

Thanks! I just saw this movie but my copy was all in black and white so it was fantastic to find this video here on YouTube. I loved it. Marilyn was great, what a pity she died so young.

[bellini7verdi]

fabolosa e impresionante............bravo­ooooooooooooo

[francoleone26]

Awesome Marilyn Miller, incomparable, unforgettable! She is the best dancer, the lightest, freest, happiest dancer I have ever seen.

Bravo!

[ducdebrabant]

One of the interesting things, watching the actual Miller dance is to reflect on Garland's portrayal of her in "Look for the Silver Lining." When Garland does "Who?" in a heavenly dress with a male chorus in evening dress, the choreography is right in the vein of what Miller actually did, and Garland's use of a very feminine scarf seems idiomatic too. To the people who devised that sequence, Miller was more than a name they'd vaguely heard. They had probably seen her.

[Razzlebaby84]

@ducdebrabant Judy Garland played her in Till The Clouds Role By. June Haver played her in Look For The Silver Lining.

[amiedetherese]

Thanks for showing us this!

[WinnieMullins]

Oh how lovely! I loved when it suddenly went from black and white to color. Thank you for showing this movie.

Winnie

[perfectjazz78]

The whole movie was originally in color (1929). When they transferred it for television in the 1950s they used black and white stock since television was black and white. By the time they tried to salvage the original Technicolor, the film had turned to goo. This small segment was found in the 1980s. It is all that survives of the original color version of this movie.

[telizabeth2002]

This made me smile!

[opelske]

That lady can dance! Where can I get this movie?

[23brookside]

Marilyn dancing is so joyful, and Jerry Kern's music so full of fun. I love the moment when she throws the flowers and makes her exit.

[stlgtrace]

Despite the phony French accent the charisma, charm and talent of Marilyn Miller shines brightly in this number.

[busby1959]

Now THAT'S a legend! Brava, Marilyn...you were truly one of a kind. Clips such as this are the closest we'll ever get to seeing a live Broadway musical in the 1920s. Thank God for film!

[opelske]

Wouldn't it have been something to see this live in the Ziegfeld Follies? What a talent! Those high kicks - such speed! Now that's dancing! That's music!

[JohnJohnJohn81]

Baby, that's my kinda' party.

[medamine39]

By the end of this clip, they would've said : "His Royal Highness FLORENZ ZIEGFELD Jr. Grand Duke of Broadway!"

[MadameLil]

It gets cooler with color! And her energy is boundless ... she supposedly inspired a certain Norma Jean Baker to take her first name & become one of THE biggest movie stars ever!

Anyway ... what movie is this from?

[medamine39]

I guess it's from the movie "Sally" [First National - 1929], but I'm not quite sure.

[pianolasociety]

this IS from Sally : it's the only surviving 2-color Technicolor section known. The rest is from a b&w print with dubbed optical sound. In b&w the make-up looks odd as it was graded to respond and interact best to the 2-color Techniclor not b&w. When the color reel resurfaced the matching Vitaphone disc for that reel was remastered also.

[VTMCompany]

@MadameLil

this movie is SALLY.

[arthursward]

This was one of my favorite laserdisc segments until my player wore out. I am so happy to find it here, and I am soooooo grateful to you perfectjazz78 for all these musical treasures. Although I've considered myself expert in pre-code cinema history, most segments are new to me and ALL are appreciated.

[canegrace]

Che brava, che leggiadra e allegra.

[stjn00]

Splendid Clip! I think 23brookside made his pont... :)

Anyway I agree!

[23brookside]

HaHa! Here I am again. You see, my comments were not being posted, so I thought they were being rejected under some weird premise. So I tried several times to say the same thing with more finesse, so it would be accepted. Finally, I gave up. The wonderful dancing of Miss Miller brought me back to the site days later, and I noticed all the comments I had made days ago had been put up. My point was that to Marilyn the dance was everything, and she was not shy about getting her way in that dept.

[perfectjazz78]

I have my youtube account sent to require ALL comments to be approved by me. This is to ensure the absence of unsavory characters, such as spammers and purveyors of the indecent.

[23brookside]

Butterfly Marilyn! The color section ignites one of the great dance sequences in film. Her timing is magnificent, especially at the end when she throws the flowers.

[23brookside]

The color part ignites one of the great dance numbers in film. Butterfly Marilyn, who no Judy could touch. The girl who loved to dance. Plot, who gives a fig? Just tell Miller where in the prod. her specialty number would go. When her dress was too heavy for comfortable dance she would give pointed instruction to Mr. Ziegfeld himself what he could do w. the costume. Look it up. I'm not allowed to say here.

[23brookside]

The color part ignites one of the great dance performances on film. Butterfly Marilyn, who no Judy could equal. The girl who loved to move. Plot, who gives a fig? Just tell Miller where she could do her specialty number. Give her a too-weighty costume for movement, and she would personally tell the great Ziggy to stick the costume up...Anyway, not on a hanger! Oh, the sweet little thing!

[dentgt]

greatest dancer ever on B'way

[perfectjazz78]

Notice how the sound improves *Dramatically* when the Technicolor footage takes over. Technicolor film was better for sound than B&W film. Another possibility is that Vitaphone discs were used for the restored footage.

[stjn00]

Yes. It really makes a difference. For some strange reason the original Vitaphone disks were used for the color part. The rest of the movie is the old TV-scan made in the 50's. Why not replace the entire sountrack while at it? The soundrack has indeed survived in its entirety.

[juanieboy12]

I love her! I'd like to get her movies if they put them on DVD!

[juanieboy12]

I am laughing though at her accent. No offense but it sounds funny.

[perfectjazz78]

She doesn't normally sound like that, She's pretending to be Russian for a society party.

[Markink]

Thanks very much for his lovely Jerome Kern song on Technicolor film I discovered here - a new favourite clip !

[songplugger]

Thanks for the Technicolor return of the great Marilyn!

[precodeDOLL12213]

Love this, has always been one of my favorites, thank you!!