so thats how the sound came back on the finally that means the total sound version is still not restored yet i thought mca restored this picture cuase they found the sound of the color sequence oh yer it need restoration the green is faded making it more redish
LOL! FYI, the pretty pouty chorus girl is actress Evelyn Brent. She was a popular actress from the 20's into the mid 30's. Usually played 'sour pussed, snappy, tough gangster molls'. She could really deliver the wise cracking line telling someone off. One of her better films was "Framed", a nightclub/gangster drama from 1930.
Hello Victorian 1888! That's another one of my favorites! Also, just to get a laugh from this clip, check out the chorus girl, third from the left at about 1:13 into the clip. She looses her balance and slips! Too funny! I love catching mistakes in these chorus girl numbers. I guess 'retakes' were too expensive!! LOL!
That happens in the routine in Footlights Parade when the army guys are doing their gun twisting bit , Watch carefully you can see 2 diferent guys drop their guns but you can't see them at the same time.
This is why I love the earliest musicals. The old, dreamy-looking 2-strip Technicolor, the tinny, fun, silly songs, the big dances...it's just all made to please, not trying to be high art, and I think just like the 1920's. Wonderful nonsense. This excerpt just takes you way back to 1929 with the song and the atmosphere of the club...ah-mazing!
Where can I buy this on dvd?
DoorsOfConniption 1 month ago in playlist Broadway 1929
I meant to say in a silent copy or sound copy.
TheMoviefan1996 1 year ago
What is the preservation of this movie, like how does it survive, in a silent copy of sound copy.
TheMoviefan1996 1 year ago
so thats how the sound came back on the finally that means the total sound version is still not restored yet i thought mca restored this picture cuase they found the sound of the color sequence oh yer it need restoration the green is faded making it more redish
mikemcgee 2 years ago
that's amazing, luv the colour, nice one!
willgonow 2 years ago
Which film is this from? Who is the actor?
cushtichavi 3 years ago
This is an extremely rare clip from the 1929 movie Broadway. The singer is Glenn Tryon. Merna Kennedy and Evelyn Brent are also seen.
The movie is considered partially lost since the sound version is missing the color parts.
I made this clip synchronizing the surviving soundtrack to footage from the silent version.
stjn00 3 years ago
Given the expense of shooting technicolor in 1929, is it possible that the color sections might have been the same in both versions, I wonder?
It would be awesome if this got restored & put out on DVD. It's not very likely I suppose.
vietgrove 3 years ago
Well, SOMEBODY'S not a very good mood!
I'm referring to the pouty-looking chorus girl who's the sole sourpuss in the entire frantic nightclub.
hebneh 4 years ago
LOL! FYI, the pretty pouty chorus girl is actress Evelyn Brent. She was a popular actress from the 20's into the mid 30's. Usually played 'sour pussed, snappy, tough gangster molls'. She could really deliver the wise cracking line telling someone off. One of her better films was "Framed", a nightclub/gangster drama from 1930.
NYC1927 3 years ago 2
And don't forget her as "Feathers" in Underworld. Great.
victorian1888 3 years ago
Hello Victorian 1888! That's another one of my favorites! Also, just to get a laugh from this clip, check out the chorus girl, third from the left at about 1:13 into the clip. She looses her balance and slips! Too funny! I love catching mistakes in these chorus girl numbers. I guess 'retakes' were too expensive!! LOL!
NYC1927 3 years ago
That happens in the routine in Footlights Parade when the army guys are doing their gun twisting bit , Watch carefully you can see 2 diferent guys drop their guns but you can't see them at the same time.
cushtichavi 2 years ago
wow absolutely fantastic.love two- strip Technicolor
stefelj 4 years ago
It would be AMAZING it Universal were to put a restored version of thih film on DVD! If only.....
LAOPERAMAN 4 years ago
Sorry, I'm commenting again!
This is why I love the earliest musicals. The old, dreamy-looking 2-strip Technicolor, the tinny, fun, silly songs, the big dances...it's just all made to please, not trying to be high art, and I think just like the 1920's. Wonderful nonsense. This excerpt just takes you way back to 1929 with the song and the atmosphere of the club...ah-mazing!
twentiesDOLL12213 4 years ago 2
You are so right! :)
stjn00 4 years ago
I LOVED the Regal Cinema Orchestra version but Amazing to hear the true soundtrack!EXCELLANT!!!
mic33george 4 years ago
Thank you so much this! It's like a German expressionist film - like I'm watching a Technicolor movie by Otto Dix.
songplugger 4 years ago
Wow, the SOUND version...thanx VERY much for this!!
twentiesDOLL12213 4 years ago
Excellent moving camera.....truly spectacular considering those lumbering technicolor cameras of the time.
perfectjazz78 4 years ago
I read the plot of this film and I knew it was one of those usual 1920s movie musical dramas. LOL
juanieboy12 4 years ago