Athletes are Required to Endure Grueling Exercises to Stay in Shape and Film Archeologists are Required to Sit Through Things Like This to Attain Well Earned Knowledge of Movies in an Historical Context.
After Experiencing 2+ Hours of this Vaudevillian Venture the Head Aches (just like the athlete's muscles) and Many a Film Buffs will Breathe Easier when the Final Curtain is Dropped. Calling this Dated is to be Polite. It is Not Only Dated but Dismal.
There are a Few Productions that are Mildly Entertaining but the Constant Parade of "Entertainers" is at Best a Mixed Bag and at Worst a Delusional Drudgery that Only the Most Die Hard of Movie Maniacs could Enjoy.
The Transition to Sound was a Work in Progress for Hollywood in 1929 and the Work was Not Always Pretty and Mostly Painfully Embarrassing. This Film Suffers from a Static Camera and the Musical Numbers Featuring a Bevy of "Beauties" Photographed 90% of the Time in Extreme Long Shots and the Result is Eye Strain.
The Amount of Effort it Took to Stage these Things is Lost on the Audience Most of the Time with Everyone Appearing Like Kaleidoscopic Ants. The Songs are Novelty at Best but Mostly God-Awful.
Much of the Movie was Shot in Color but Only B&W Prints Exist, with Only One Color Production Remaining and it Manages to Provide One of the Film's Few Highlights. There are a Couple of Other Segments that are Interesting. But this Clunker is Only of Interest to Film Fanatics and Vaudeville Aficionados. Only a Sadist would Recommend this to Anyone Else.
After Experiencing 2+ Hours of this Vaudevillian Venture the Head Aches (just like the athlete's muscles) and Many a Film Buffs will Breathe Easier when the Final Curtain is Dropped. Calling this Dated is to be Polite. It is Not Only Dated but Dismal.
There are a Few Productions that are Mildly Entertaining but the Constant Parade of "Entertainers" is at Best a Mixed Bag and at Worst a Delusional Drudgery that Only the Most Die Hard of Movie Maniacs could Enjoy.
The Transition to Sound was a Work in Progress for Hollywood in 1929 and the Work was Not Always Pretty and Mostly Painfully Embarrassing. This Film Suffers from a Static Camera and the Musical Numbers Featuring a Bevy of "Beauties" Photographed 90% of the Time in Extreme Long Shots and the Result is Eye Strain.
The Amount of Effort it Took to Stage these Things is Lost on the Audience Most of the Time with Everyone Appearing Like Kaleidoscopic Ants. The Songs are Novelty at Best but Mostly God-Awful.
Much of the Movie was Shot in Color but Only B&W Prints Exist, with Only One Color Production Remaining and it Manages to Provide One of the Film's Few Highlights. There are a Couple of Other Segments that are Interesting. But this Clunker is Only of Interest to Film Fanatics and Vaudeville Aficionados. Only a Sadist would Recommend this to Anyone Else.