Jack Hylton - Wedding of the painted doll (from The Broadway Melody - 1929)

Jack Hylton brings one of the hit songs from the musical "The Broadway Melody" (1929) starring Bessie Love and Anita Page. It is a very elegant version of the well known song. "Broadway Melody" was the first musical to win an Academy Award for best picture. The video is a selection of famed movie queens from the golden age of Hollywood, who in their own way seemed to be beautifully painted dolls. You will see among others : Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, Anita Page, Fay Wray, Claudette Colbert, Jean Harlow and many others...

About the record : A beautifully preserved record.

HMV - B5637/6-739

The recording was made at Small Queen's Hall in London on 26/04/1929.

Enjoy!

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Category:

Music

Tags:

• 78RPM
• Jack
• Hylton
• Big
• Band
• 1929
• London
• England
• Hollywood
• Musical
• Broadway
• Melody
• Talking
• Picture
• roaring
• 20's
• Joan
• Crawford
• Greta
• Garbo

[1400deadwood]

One of the best videos in youtube!!!

[Leotaurus1975]

Thank you very much!

[jurek46pink]

Wonderful and what a coincidence !

Yesterday, I prepared a vid. with Polish version of the tune; will appear within ca. 10 days...;)

[Leotaurus1975]

A coincidence indeed! I hope you will attach it to my video when it comes online!

[rogharm]

great peppy arrangement LOVE IT. great singer. LOVE IT GREAT POST jack hylton is new to me. like trumpets and violins, cymbal clashes. chines are great. this sounds like a a peppy arrangement. like the zylophone, guirtars. everything is this records GREAT***********ROGHARM a new great discovery for me. love it.

[Cool2BCeltic]

I can remember Alan Dell playing this on the day of Charles and Diana's wedding in 1981. However, he edited out the vocal refrain.

[joyceen1]

Sure would like names on the pics of the lovely ladies. I don't remember all of them. Thanks for this classic. Is it from a 78 rpm? J

[Papergei1]

Extra good..........your copy of this record is much better than mine.  Cannot hear any background noise on your recording................Extra Impressive !!

[AjiSabaki]

A piano arrangement of this tune was the piece my Mom played the most often. She has not played in over 30 years and I have her sheet music now. Maybe I will learn to play it for her 95th birthday in September.

[1axalove]

Thank You! Enjoyed the shots of the true glamour girls, esp.Norma & Clara. I love this movie, old though it may be...Nacio Herb Brown was a genius!

[SchubertamSee]

Gute Klangqualität, gutes Video. Besten Dank!

[ferociousgumby]

I wish the clip from Broadway Melody (1929) were available. It's bizarre, but charming in its own hokey way, probably the best part of a rather clunky early talkie.

[MikeHudson65]

Good to hear this, my Grand Mother used to sing it to me when I was little.

[KristyB5]

I always look at old yearbooks when I go to the barbershop with my husband. In it, I found a picture of a girl who was a senior in high school in 1931. Something about her just drew me to her. There was a page where the seniors could put their favorite songs and she chose this. I always wanted to hear it. She's gone now, I'm sure, but I feel connected since hearing this. Thanks for posting!

[h9685]

Thanks for posting this song. I love this version