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The Broadway Melody, also known as The Broadway Melody of 1929, is an American pre-Code musical film and the first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. It was one of the first musicals to feature a Technicolor sequence, which sparked the trend of color being used in a flurry of musicals that would hit the screens in 1929–1930. Today the Technicolor sequence is lost; only a black and white copy survives in available versions. The film was the first musical released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was Hollywood's first all-talking musical.

- November 29, 2018

29/11/2018 The Broadway Melody - 1929 1. Profile :- Directed by Harry Beaumont Produced by Irving Thalberg Lawrence Weingarten Written by Sarah Y. Mason (continuity) Norman Houston (dialogue) James Gleason (dialogue) Uncredited: Earl Baldwin (titles) Story by Edmund Goulding Starring Charles King Anita Page Bessie Love Jed Prouty Music by (see article) Cinematography John Arnold Edited by Sam S. Zimbalist Uncredited: William LeVanway (silent version) Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release date February 1, 1929 (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) February 8, 1929 (NYC) June 12, 1929 (US) Running time 100 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $379,000 Box office $4.4 million 2. Introduction : - The Broadway Melody, also known as The Broadway Melody of 1929, is an American pre-Code musical film and the first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. It was one of the first musicals to feature a Technicolor se

Ruth Chatterton (December 24, 1892 – November 24, 1961) was an American stage, film, and television actress. In the late 1930s, Chatterton retired from film acting, but continued her career on the stage. She later became a successful novelist and early aviator. Chatterton briefly returned to screen acting in the 1950s before her death of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1961.

- November 18, 2018

18/11/2018 Ruth Chatterton - ACTRESS 1. Profile :- Chatterton in 1931 Born December 24, 1892 New York City, U.S. Died November 24, 1961 (aged 68) Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S. Resting place Beechwoods Cemetery Occupation Actress, novelist Years active 1908–1953 Spouse(s) Ralph Forbes (m. 1924; div. 1932) George Brent (m. 1932; div. 1934) Barry Thomson (m. 1942; died 1960) 2. Introduction :- Ruth Chatterton (December 24, 1892 – November 24, 1961) was an American stage, film, and television actress. In the late 1930s, Chatterton retired from film acting, but continued her career on the stage. She later became a successful novelist and early aviator. Chatterton briefly returned to screen acting in the 1950s before her death of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1961. 3. Early life :- Chatterton was born in New York City on Christmas Eve 1892 to Walter, an architect, and Lillian (née Reed) Chatterton. She was of English and French extraction. Her parents sepa

Paul Muni - ACTOR : Paul Muni (born Frederich Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund; September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an American stage and film actor who grew up in Chicago. Muni was a five-time Academy Award nominee, with one win. He started his acting career in the Yiddish theatre. During the 1930s, he was considered one of the most prestigious actors at the Warner Bros. studio, and was given the rare privilege of choosing which parts he wanted.

- November 12, 2018

12/11/2018 Paul Muni - ACTOR 1. Profile :- Paul Muni in 1936 Born Frederich Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund September 22, 1895 Lemberg, Austro-Hungarian Empire (present day Lviv, Ukraine) Died August 25, 1967 (aged 71) Montecito, California, U.S. Other names Muni Weisenfreund Occupation Actor Years active 1908–1962 Spouse(s) Bella Finkel (1921-1967; his death) *Paul Muni in 1936 2. Introduction :- Paul Muni (born Frederich Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund; September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an American stage and film actor who grew up in Chicago. Muni was a five-time Academy Award nominee, with one win. He started his acting career in the Yiddish theatre. During the 1930s, he was considered one of the most prestigious actors at the Warner Bros. studio, and was given the rare privilege of choosing which parts he wanted. His acting quality, usually playing a powerful character, such as the lead in Scarface (1932), was partly a result of his intense preparat