Underplayed Gems

On with the Show (1929)

On with the Show poster
Original title
On With the Show!
Directed by
Alan Crosland
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A musical about show business with songs and dance numbers. The story follows performers putting on a stage show.

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What happens

On with the Show! is a 1929 American sound (All-Talking) pre-Code musical film produced by Warner Bros. Pictures. Filmed in two-color Technicolor, the film became the first all-talking, all-color feature-length film, and the second color film released by Warner Bros.; the first was the partly color musical The Desert Song (1929). On January 1, 2025, the film's copyright expired, resulting in the film entering the public domain. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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