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The Talk of Hollywood (1929)

The Talk of Hollywood poster
Directed by
Mark Sandrich
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film makes fun of Hollywood studios rushing to make talking pictures in the late 1920s. A group of characters get caught up in the chaotic transition to sound technology.

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What happens

The Talk of Hollywood is a 1929 American musical comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich and starring Nat Carr, Fay Marbe and Hope Sutherland. It was shot at the New York studios of RKO Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst Fegté. The film parodies the rush by Hollywood to convert to sound film production in the late 1920s, and leading moguls such as Samuel Goldwyn. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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