The Talk of Hollywood

The Talk of Hollywood
The Talk of Hollywood
Directed by	Mark Sandrich
Written by	Nat Carr; Mark Sandrich; ;
Produced by	Samuel Zierler
Starring	Nat Carr; Fay Marbe; ;
Cinematography	Walter Strenge
Edited by
Music by	Al Goodman
Production; company	Prudence Pictures
Distributed by	Sono Art-World Wide Pictures
Release date	December 1, 1929
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Talk of Hollywood is a 1929 American musical comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich and starring Nat Carr, Fay Marbe and .^[1] It was shot at the New York studios of RKO Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst Fegté. The film parodies the rush by Hollywood to convert to sound film production in the late 1920s, and leading moguls such as Samuel Goldwyn.

Synopsis[]

Following the arrival of talkies, film tycoon J. Pierpont Ginsburg decides to throw all his money and energies into a musical extravaganza and imports a top French star from Paris to appear in it.

Cast[]

Nat Carr as J. Pierpont Ginsburg
Fay Marbe as Adoré Renée
as Ruth Ginsburg
as John Applegate
Edward LeSaint as Edward Hamilton
as Reginald Whitlock
as The Butler
Al Goodman's Orchestra as Al Goodman's Orchestra
as Ballet Troupe

Production credits[]

The production credits on the film were as follows:

Mark Sandrich - director and story
Nat Carr - story
Darby Aaronson - dialogue
Frank Melford - production manager
Harold Godsoe - assistant director
Frank Kingsley - casting director
Al Piantadosi - songs and orchestration
Jack Glogau - songs and orchestration
George Oschmann - recording engineer
John Dolan - recording engineer
Russell G. Shields - editor
Ernst Fegté - art director
Walter Strenge - chief cinematographer

References[]

^ Munden p.785

Bibliography[]

Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links[]

The Talk of Hollywood at IMDb
The Talk of Hollywood at the Internet Archive
Video on YouTube

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[1] Munden p.785

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