What about Show Girl in Hollywood (1930 Mervyn LeRoy). It's available
from Warner Archive and stars Alice White as a showgirl who tries to
make it big in Hollywood. The great thing about the film is the
footage of the early sound equipment and "new' way of shooting a
musical. It's a really interesting reflexive film and as a bonus, it
features silent star Blanche Sweet as a has-been silent film actress
whose sound career has dwindled to almost nothing. This film is
under-appreciated and as relatively early sound film itself still
manages to have the needed distance to make the same kinds of
comments Singin' in the Rain made twenty years later.
Oksana
Oksana Dykyj
Concordia University
Montreal, Canada
At 11:09 AM 21/11/2011, you wrote:
Eileen
The film you are thinking of is the wonderful Once in a Lifetime
based on the play by Kaufmann & Hart . Alas it is has never been
available on VHS, DVD etc.
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 11:02 AM, Karsten, Eileen
<<mailto:kars...@mx.lakeforest.edu>kars...@mx.lakeforest.edu> wrote:
Dear CW,
My patron has consulted a variety of materials but was looking for a
visual representation to refer to in her presentation. Also,
somewhere in the back of my mind, I remember another film about this
period. The two lead characters went to Hollywood pretending to be
vocal coaches. I never saw it and must have read about it. It
might not be a good representation and/or available on DVD/VHS. The
patron asked for options and I would like to give her more than one.
I love Singin in the Rain and think it would be perfect.
Sincerely,
Eileen Karsten
Head of Technical Services
Donnelley & Lee Library
Lake Forest College
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