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23 November 1929 (USA) moreTagline:
25 of the screen's greatest stars - chorus of 200 - amazingly revolutionary motion picture!Plot:
An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for Oscar. moreUser Comments:
All-Star Revue moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Conrad Nagel | ... | Himself - Master of Ceremonies | |
| Jack Benny | ... | Himself - Master of Ceremonies | |
| John Gilbert | ... | Himself / Romeo | |
| Marion Davies | ... | Herself | |
| Norma Shearer | ... | Herself / Juliet | |
| William Haines | ... | Himself | |
| Joan Crawford | ... | Herself | |
| Buster Keaton | ... | Himself / Princess Raja | |
| Bessie Love | ... | Herself | |
| Marie Dressler | ... | Herself | |
| Cliff Edwards | ... | Himself (as Ukulele Ike) | |
| Charles King | ... | Himself | |
| Stan Laurel | ... | Stan | |
| Polly Moran | ... | Herself | |
| Oliver Hardy | ... | Ollie |
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116 minCountry:
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1.20 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Reportedly features every major MGM star of the day with the exception of Greta Garbo, Ramon Novarro and Lon Chaney. moreQuotes:
Emcee: Ladies and gentlemen -- in fact, all of you. Feeling that you are weary of domestic triangles, we have gone to Europe for our next scene. The locale is Turkey, southern Turkey. You see, Turkey is divided into three zones, namely, the white meat, the dark meat, and the part I always get. moreSoundtrack:
BONES AND TAMBOURINES moreFAQ
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Key word here is "revue." Don't look for a plot--there isn't one. MGM's first big "talkie," this film also served as the official "talkie" debut for a number of major silent-screen stars. Some parts are duds; others are gems. Best of all is the "Singin' in the Rain" numbers with Cliff Edwards and the Brox Sisters. The comic reprise with Marie Dressler, Polly Moran & Bessie Love is fun too. Norma Shearer and John Gilbert do well with a few versions of the balcony scene from "Romeo & Juliet." Laurel and Hardy, Jack Benny, William Haines, Joan Crawford, Marion Davies, and Conrad Nagel are among the stars. Take this film for what it is, and remember that it was an "event picture" back in 1929, seeing all those stars talk and sing! It was nominated for an Oscar as best picture of the year.