A mind-boggling lineup of MGM talent in what is essentially a Broadway revue on film, this extravaganza features enormous production numbers, musical and Technicolor sequences, ballet, Shakespeare, slapstick comedy, special effects (a miniature version of actress Bessie Love climbs out of
comedian Jack Benny's pocket), showgirls, snappy repartee and novelty numbers like "Lon Chaney Will Get You," in which a dozen pajama-clad chorus girls are menaced by dancing men in spooky masks. A showcase for MGM's enormous stable of stars, HOLLYWOOD REVUE was at least in part designed to prove
that MGM's stars could talk (and sing) with the best of them, since the studio was a ...
Released:
1929
Rated:
NR
Length:
113 mins