Hollywood Singing And Dancing: The 1920s

Hollywood Singing And Dancing The 1920s DVD VIDEO DOCUMENTARY classic song dance Type: Movie Platform: DVD Publisher: Great Musical Treasures Released: 2008 Media: DVD Hollywood Singing And Dancing: The 1920sTHE DAWN OF THE HOLLYWOOD MUSICALS This one-hour show explores the advent of sound and the emergence of musicals in Hollywood through a variety of vintage clips and in-depth interviews. 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. Along with Al Jolson and the breakthrough part-sound feature, The Jazz Singer, this episode features clips from early sound experiments, the first musical shorts, examples of dance in silent film, plus the first singing cartoons. Highlights