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It's a Great Life (1929)

It's a Great Life poster
Directed by
Sam Wood
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedy musical from 1929 about performers and their misadventures. It follows a group of people as they navigate show business and romantic complications.

lightheartedupbeatcheerfulplayfulwhimsicallivelyold-fashioned

What happens

It's a Great Life is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Sam Wood and written by Al Boasberg and Willard Mack. The film stars Rosetta Duncan, Vivian Duncan, Lawrence Gray, Jed Prouty and Benny Rubin. The film was released on December 6, 1929, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. During production, it was provisionally known as "Cotton and Silk". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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