Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical

Phillip Dye
2008-01-10


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58 min

The 1920s was a time of great change in Hollywood. This program tells the story of the advent of sound technology for movies and the emergence of talkies and musicals in Hollywood. While audiences cried out for more, the movie industry struggled to adapt to the strange new technology. The result was an explosion of movie musicals by the end of the decade.

Cast

Name Character Team
Shirley Jones Host Unowned
Leslie Caron Self Unowned
Rhonda Fleming Self Unowned
Rose Marie Self Unowned
Robert Morse Self Unowned
Betty Garrett Self Unowned
Joel Grey Self Unowned
Carol Channing Self Unowned
Shirley MacLaine Self Unowned