After Gaynor and Farrell's great success as a team in silent movies, the US eagerly awaited their first talkie; audiences were not disappointed. There had been several sound musicals by this time, most of which were "backstage" stories. This film attempted to break away from the cliche and
establish a cliche of its own. They took a standard "Cinderella" tale, added some tunes by De Sylva, Brown, and Henderson (who had a movie made about their lives in 1956, THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE), and one bizarre, spectacular production number that was partly tinted in "Multicolor" and
had the patrons lining up in droves to plunk down their cash. Farrell is a member of t...
Released:
1929
Rated:
NR
Length:
80 mins