An exceptionally sophisticated early talkie, "The Broadway Melody of 1929" is significant as the first real Hollywood musical. This Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production featured music by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed, including the delightful "The Wedding of the Painted Dolls. The score also includes the lovely old standard "You Were Meant for Me." Freed stayed on at MGM and was responsible for some of the studio's most successful musicals, continuing in the 1950s. A must-see for cinema buffs.
Review of The Broadway Melody
