Fox Movietone Follies of 1929

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1929

Comedy

Musical

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86%

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22 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

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Although technological limitations keep the Fox Movietone Follies from being as viscerally fun as a real stage show, this glitzy musical still delights.

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Mae Tinée

Chicago Tribune

Mar 6, 2021

3/4

As a step forward in the march of sound cinema the film deserves respectful consideration.

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Mordaunt Hall

New York Times

Mar 6, 2021

Some of the singing is not as effective as one might hope for, due perhaps to the theatre's reproducing device, but it is a picture that has been produced with a pleasing sense of humor and with no little photographic skill.

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Frank G. Evans

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

Mar 6, 2021

Some parts are well screened. A little less singing, thought by many to be excessive in a number of late "talkies," probably would make it a better show.

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Hugh Castle

Close Up

Mar 6, 2021

For the life of me I cannot see why people should pay to see a thing like this when they can see a first-class revue on the stage, even aside from the novelty value of the cinema show.

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Jack Moffitt

Kansas City Star

Mar 6, 2021

This production has the usual backstage love story which manages to be amusing despite the fact it contains no impressive acting and no originality. An "Undersea Ballet" permits the use of technicolor to a spectacle sequence.

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Donald Kirkley

Baltimore Sun

Mar 6, 2021

The producers of this entertainment have challenged comparison with the great Broadway revues and must take the consequences.

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David Butler

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Marcel Silver

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Sue Carol

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John Breeden

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David Rollins

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DeWitt Jennings

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Director: David Butler, Marcel Silver
Screenwriter: Billy K. Wells
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Original Language: English

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