The Talk of Hollywood

The Talk of Hollywood is a 1929 American musical comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich and starring Nat Carr, Fay Marbe and Hope Sutherland.^[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.

The Talk of Hollywood
Directed by	Mark Sandrich
Written by	Nat Carr Mark Sandrich Darby Aaronson
Produced by	Samuel Zierler
Starring	Nat Carr Fay Marbe Hope Sutherland
Cinematography	Walter Strenge
Edited by	Russell G. Shields
Music by	Al Goodman
Production company	Prudence Pictures
Distributed by	Sono Art-World Wide Pictures
Release date	December 1, 1929 (1929-12-01)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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
• Hope Sutherland as Ruth Ginsburg
• Sherling Oliver as John Applegate
• Edward LeSaint as Edward Hamilton
• Gilbert Marbe as Reginald Whitlock
• John Troughton as The Butler
• Al Goodman's Orchestra as Al Goodman's Orchestra
• The Leonidoff Ballet 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

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

References

1. 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