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Subgenre Sampler
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)- Dir. Lewis Milestone
Feat. Al Jolson, Madge Evans, Frank Morgan… - Freewheeling musical comedy set (and made) during the Great Depression, with Al Jolson playing a hobo in New York who falls in love with the mayor's…
Blonde Venus (1932)- Dir. Josef von Sternberg
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, Cary Grant, Herbert Marshall… - Director Josef von Sternberg reunites with muse Marlene Dietrich in this sweeping melodrama about a German chanteuse turned struggling housewife who…
Love Me Tonight (1932)
- Dir. Rouben Mamoulian
Feat. Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Myrna Loy… - Charismatic tailor Maurice Chevalier makes beautiful music with princess Jeanette MacDonald in this splendiferous romance, one of the great musicals…
Madam Satan (1930)- Dir. Cecil B. DeMille
Feat. Kay Johnson, Reginald Denny, Roland Young - A genuine oddity (and second talkie) from Cecil B. DeMille, this typically extravagant pre–Code musical comedy stars Kay Johnson as a jealous…
Broadway Melody of 1929 (1929)- Dir. Harry Beaumont
Feat. Charles King, Anita Page, Bessie Love… - "100% All Talking! 100% All Singing! 100% All Dancing!" – this creaky MGM tale of two sisters bringing their act to Broadway was tremendously…
Cocoanuts, The (1929)- Dir. Robert Florey, Joseph Santley
Feat. Groucho Marx, Zeppo Marx, Chico Marx… - The first feature–length Marx Brothers is probably one for completists only, with much of the film's running time devoted to mediocre musical…
Jazz Singer, The (1927)- Dir. Alan Crosland
Feat. Al Jolson, May McAvoy - Historically important as the first–ever 'talkie' (ie. sound–film), featuring synchronised singing in several numbers. Al Jolson plays…
Blind Husbands / The Great Gabbo (1919-1929)- Dir. Erich von Stroheim, James Cruze
Feat. Erich von Stroheim, Gibson Gowland, Sam De Grasse… - Two feature films on one disc featuring visionary Austrian–American silent filmmaker and actor Erich von Stroheim. Blind Husbands (directed…
Busby Berkeley Disc, The - Dir. Busby Berkeley
- A unique collection of twenty one complete musical numbers that established the choreographic genius of Busby Berkeley.
Gilbert & Sullivan Box Set - This extensive collection contains twelve of Gilbert and Sullivan's best loved operas specially filmed for home entertainment. A cast of top…
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