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Fox Movietone Follies of 1929

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Fox Movietone Follies of 1929

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Critics Consensus

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 Tinee Chicago Tribune 03/06/2021
3/4
As a step forward in the march of sound cinema the film deserves respectful consideration. Go to Full Review
Mordaunt Hall New York Times 03/06/2021
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. Go to Full Review
Frank G. Evans Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com 03/06/2021
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. Go to Full Review
Hugh Castle Close Up 03/06/2021
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. Go to Full Review
Jack Moffitt Kansas City Star 03/06/2021
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. Go to Full Review
Donald Kirkley Baltimore Sun 03/06/2021
The producers of this entertainment have challenged comparison with the great Broadway revues and must take the consequences. Go to Full Review
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Movie Info

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