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Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Irving Cummings and Malcolm St. Clair and produced by Harry Joe Brown and Darryl F. Zanuck.

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Silents in Talkies: Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)

By Fritzi Kramer on Nov 4, 2013 From Movies Silently

Welcome to another installment of Silents in Talkies. In this series, I review sound movies?that are either about the silent era or that incorporate silent films into their story. I will review the film itself and then briefly discuss whether the film helped or harmed public perception of the silent... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: HOLLYWOOD CAVALCADE (1939)

By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 1, 2013 From Virtual Virago

Fox’s Technicolor Tinseltown retrospective is by no means one of the most significant pictures to come out in 1939, but Hollywood Cavalcade has its charms as a sentimental tribute to the silent film era. Like the later - and much better - MGM musical, Singin’ in the Rain (1952), this sto... Read full article


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Many film historians believe this movie was based off the real life story of Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand. Darryl F. Zanuck actually hired Mack Sennett to serve as a technical advisor for this film.
This was Alice Faye's first movie in Technicolor.
This was the first film which combined black-and-white and color film stocks.
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Also directed by Irving Cummings




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Also produced by Harry Joe Brown




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Also released in 1939




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