"Singin'" and "Sunset", Two Parodies of Silent Film

"Singin'" and "Sunset", Two Parodies of Silent Film

April 30, 2007
Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Gene Kelly, Gloria Swanson, silent films, Singin' in the Rain, Sunset Blvd., William Holden

The film industry of the 1920s was parodied twice in the early 1950s with intelligence, wit, and great success. Each film, however, showed ...

Previews and Playing to the Audience

Previews and Playing to the Audience

Maret 19, 2007
Barbara Stanwyck, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Edward Arnold, For Me and My Gal, Gary Cooper, Gene Kelly, George Murphy, Judy Garland, Meet John Doe, The Champ, Wallace Beery, World War I

The film industry in its early years was extremely sensitive to audience reaction. This sometimes went as far as changing the movie they ha...