The Broadway Melody
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| - | '''''The Broadway Melody''''' is a {{fy|1929}} [[musical film]] and the first [[sound film]] to win an Academy Award for [[Best Picture]]. It was one of the first musicals to feature a [[Technicolor]] sequence, which sparked the trend of color being used in a flurry of musicals that would hit the screens in 1929-1930. Today the Technicolor sequence is presumed [[lost film|lost]] and only a black and white copy survives in the complete film. The film was the first musical released by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] and was Hollywood's first all-talking musical. | + | '''''The Broadway Melody''''' is a 1929 [[musical film]] and the first [[sound film]] to win an Academy Award for [[Best Picture]]. It was one of the first musicals to feature a [[Technicolor]] sequence, which sparked the trend of color being used in a flurry of musicals that would hit the screens in 1929-1930. Today the Technicolor sequence is presumed [[lost film|lost]] and only a black and white copy survives in the complete film. The film was the first musical released by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] and was Hollywood's first all-talking musical. |
| The film was written by Norman Houston and [[James Gleason]] from a story by [[Edmund Goulding]], and directed by [[Harry Beaumont]]. Original music was written by [[Arthur Freed]] and [[Nacio Herb Brown]], including the popular hit "[[You Were Meant For Me (1929 song)|You Were Meant For Me]]." The [[George M. Cohan]] classic "Give My Regards To Broadway" was also given its talkie debut in the film. Bessie Love was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for her performance. | The film was written by Norman Houston and [[James Gleason]] from a story by [[Edmund Goulding]], and directed by [[Harry Beaumont]]. Original music was written by [[Arthur Freed]] and [[Nacio Herb Brown]], including the popular hit "[[You Were Meant For Me (1929 song)|You Were Meant For Me]]." The [[George M. Cohan]] classic "Give My Regards To Broadway" was also given its talkie debut in the film. Bessie Love was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for her performance. | ||
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The Broadway Melody is a 1929 musical film and the first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. It was one of the first musicals to feature a Technicolor sequence, which sparked the trend of color being used in a flurry of musicals that would hit the screens in 1929-1930. Today the Technicolor sequence is presumed lost and only a black and white copy survives in the complete film. The film was the first musical released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was Hollywood's first all-talking musical.
The film was written by Norman Houston and James Gleason from a story by Edmund Goulding, and directed by Harry Beaumont. Original music was written by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown, including the popular hit "You Were Meant For Me." The George M. Cohan classic "Give My Regards To Broadway" was also given its talkie debut in the film. Bessie Love was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance.
