A lot was hidden in those days. People still had the same vices and unpleasant actions. Shame was a bigger control in those days but it didn’t stop the behaviours, it just kept them out of sight.
That used to be the job of entertainment -- to give people an escape from their problems. That's not the case anymore. Nowadays our problems have made their way into our entertainment.
@@anthonycrnkovich5241 Watch Taylor Swift's show; she proves this assertion to be incorrect. When 10 and 20,000 Americans fly to Europe to watch a TS Show, there's something happening there. She's the next step to illusions that all is hunky dory.
I wish they would lightly colorize these videos so you can get some definition and see how beautiful those costumes really were. Many years ago I was at a costume supply house and they actually had a couple of costumes from Ziegfeld Follies they supplied a lot of the bead things for the shows. And they were astonishing to look at and even back in the seventies they were very fragile who knows where they are today they may have just been disintegrated. A lot beading on chiffon doesn't make for a long-lasting garment I wish I had a camera taking a picture of them but c'est la vie
I would love to be able to direct this. I know the idea back then was to get as many girls in them, people on stage as possible, but I certainly would have had those showgirls doing a proper promenade by themselves, not all crowded in I can't really see them and they're so beautiful. Maybe in my next life
There's a certain "kitchen sink" quality to the way they keep sending out the specialty acts, though they're all great fun. Funny how the opening song is a sort of prototype of "Luck Be a Lady" (with a bit of "Lady Be Good" mixed in).
THE SHOW OF SHOWS -- While not the best of the musical extravaganzas Hollywood made during 1929/30, it's still a pretty good time capsule of pop culture from the era. Not bogged down with plot, just one novelty act after another.
اعتبار بی اعتبار جهتگیری های ارزشی به محدوده ادلر و مدیریت ایدئو لوژیک ختم می شود طرف نهایتا درگیر اندرسن می شود متفکر می شود و عاقل خیر هرچند اندرسن متفکر بزرگی است اما در عقلش ،غیر از اعتبار اجتماعی منبعی ندارم
terrible even in 1929, everything a film musical shouldn 't be....Lubitsch, Vidor and Mamoulian would soon show what could be done, but this film was made by a bunch of totally clueless producers, probably the worst musical from this era...
More of a reflection of the changes between a 1920s approach and a 1930s approach. The 20s are all about novelty, 30s are about sophistication. I prefer the 20s myself, but can see why others may prefer the 30s.
@@1920sman This is production is combination of vaudeville novelties, Broadway musical transitioning into the later 30's Hollywood mass-musical. It's a snapshot of change.
This is a musical variety show -- all the studios made them at this time. They centered on big production numbers, singing, dancing, all introduced by a master of ceremonies. As such, they're in a class of their own, not to be compared with the "narrative" musicals that followed.
Singin' in the bathtub came from the talkie "the show of shows". Is this it? Wonderful!
This song is "Lady Luck", another one in the Show of Shows. I think Winnie Lightner did "Singin' in the Bathtub" in this same film.
Goodness. That stage was very busy with all of those dancers.
wow the showmanship incredible
Sparkling song, gorgeous girls, pure entertainment. Where has our innocence gone?
ytbrtzg World War 2? Duh!
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The Depression threw cold water on the buoyant mood of the 20s.
A lot was hidden in those days. People still had the same vices and unpleasant actions. Shame was a bigger control in those days but it didn’t stop the behaviours, it just kept them out of sight.
That used to be the job of entertainment -- to give people an escape from their problems. That's not the case anymore. Nowadays our problems have made their way into our entertainment.
@@anthonycrnkovich5241 Watch Taylor Swift's show; she proves this assertion to be incorrect. When 10 and 20,000 Americans fly to Europe to watch a TS Show, there's something happening there. She's the next step to illusions that all is hunky dory.
Performers in those days put everything into their amazing routines.
Because they thought they could spend their whole life doing one routine. And in Vaudeville, they could.
incredible so fantastic what once was
I remember when my theater troupe did a version of this....
spectacular scenery- real design talent exhibited
Now we can see what "Singing in the Rain" was getting at in the 50s.. And not getting it quite right.
Roaring roaring roaring 20s 🙏 Time Machine I’m ready …
I wish they would lightly colorize these videos so you can get some definition and see how beautiful those costumes really were. Many years ago I was at a costume supply house and they actually had a couple of costumes from Ziegfeld Follies they supplied a lot of the bead things for the shows. And they were astonishing to look at and even back in the seventies they were very fragile who knows where they are today they may have just been disintegrated. A lot beading on chiffon doesn't make for a long-lasting garment I wish I had a camera taking a picture of them but c'est la vie
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Excellent
Great song.
I would love to be able to direct this. I know the idea back then was to get as many girls in them, people on stage as possible, but I certainly would have had those showgirls doing a proper promenade by themselves, not all crowded in I can't really see them and they're so beautiful. Maybe in my next life
Try mounting anything remotely like this on a Broadway stage today.
Forget about doing this nowadays-
nobody on Broadway can even imagine anything like this now!
Kid: "Mom, what did Great-Great Grandma do for a living when she was young?" Mom: "Son, she was a chandelier."
There's a certain "kitchen sink" quality to the way they keep sending out the specialty acts, though they're all great fun. Funny how the opening song is a sort of prototype of "Luck Be a Lady" (with a bit of "Lady Be Good" mixed in).
tks for posting
Amazing. Those girls so close to being electrocuted!
omg, where was the Hayes code when we needed it? (I believe those costumes were designed by the famous artist Erte.)
THE SHOW OF SHOWS -- While not the best of the musical extravaganzas Hollywood made during 1929/30, it's still a pretty good time capsule of pop culture from the era. Not bogged down with plot, just one novelty act after another.
Super number! Would love to see Black and White Girls - danced by chorus girls dressed up in black and white dresses
Stephen Lannes Just go to any club in West Hollywood there’s plenty of women there!!!
Nice 29
Now I know where the USC cheerleaders got their routines.
I`ll bet this was originally in two strip technicolor
Era bing crosby uno de los 3. Que canta?😢
Where do they get the energy?
They ate non-GMO food
Pre Depression drugs were not heavily outlawed. Coke and marijuana.
@@pittsburghpirate58 Maybe they all drank some coke's for breakfast.
Warner Bros. Messed Up This Movie.
esas pobres mujeres colgando en la cortinas
This would've originally been in 2 color Technicolor.
Is that why it's so out-of-focus?
What is this movie?
The Show of Shows (1929)
اعتبار بی اعتبار
جهتگیری های ارزشی به محدوده ادلر و مدیریت ایدئو لوژیک ختم می شود
طرف نهایتا درگیر اندرسن می شود
متفکر می شود و عاقل خیر
هرچند اندرسن متفکر بزرگی است
اما در عقلش ،غیر از اعتبار اجتماعی منبعی ندارم
terrible even in 1929, everything a film musical shouldn 't be....Lubitsch, Vidor and Mamoulian would soon show what could be done, but this film was made by a bunch of totally clueless producers, probably the worst musical from this era...
Maybe- but still light-years ahead of today's entertainment. THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT!
More of a reflection of the changes between a 1920s approach and a 1930s approach. The 20s are all about novelty, 30s are about sophistication. I prefer the 20s myself, but can see why others may prefer the 30s.
@@1920sman This is production is combination of vaudeville novelties, Broadway musical transitioning into the later 30's Hollywood mass-musical. It's a snapshot of change.
This is a musical variety show -- all the studios made them at this time. They centered on big production numbers, singing, dancing, all introduced by a master of ceremonies. As such, they're in a class of their own, not to be compared with the "narrative" musicals that followed.
But the most entertaining!