The Show of Shows (1929) | |
| Director(s) | John G. Adolfi |
| Producer(s) | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Top Genres | Musical |
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The Show of Shows (1929) was a Musical Film directed by John G. Adolfi and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck.
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Awkward Early Talkie Theatre: "The Show of Shows"
By David on Apr 3, 2013 From The Man on the Flying TrapezeLike most people who love old movies, I can't watch them without thinking about what was going on in the world at the time. And to me, "The Show of Shows," released in 1929, is more than a movie. It's actually more like a stage revue, and its variety of acts makes it a kind of time capsule of pre-de... Read full article
Awkward Early Talkie Theatre: "The Show of Shows"
By David on Apr 3, 2013 From The Man on the Flying TrapezeLike most people who love old movies, I can't watch them without thinking about what was going on in the world at the time. And to me, "The Show of Shows," released in 1929, is more than a movie. It's actually more like a stage revue, and its variety of acts makes it a kind of time capsule of pre-de... Read full article
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Warner Brothers announced in 1929 that it was going to film this entirely in Two-Strip Technicolor. The Technicolor company immediately said that not enough cameras were available for use, so only parts of the film were shot in Technicolor. One year later King of Jazz was released entirely in Two-Strip Technicolor.
At it's New York City premiere at the Winter Garden Theatre, some musical numbers were projected on a larger, wider screen, by a system called Magnascope, which had been in occasional use since 1924.
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