{"product_id":"first-hollywood-musicals","title":"First Hollywood Musicals","description":"\u003cp\u003e   As Hollywood entered the sound era, it was rightly determined that the same public fascinated by the novelty of the talkie would be dazzled by the spectacle of a song and dance film. In 1929 and 1930, film musicals became the industry's most lucrative genre--until the greedy studios almost killed the genre by glutting the market with too many films that looked and sounded like clones of each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   From the classy movies such as \u003ci\u003eSunnyside Up\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHallelujah!\u003c\/i\u003e to failures such as \u003ci\u003eThe Lottery Bride\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHowdy Broadway,\u003c\/i\u003e this filmography details 171 early Hollywood musicals. Arranged by subgenre (backstagers, operettas, college films, and stage-derived musical comedies), the entries include studio, release date, cast and credits, running time, a complete song list, any recordings spawned by the film, Academy Award nominations and winners, and availability on video or laserdisc. These data are followed by a plot synopsis, including analysis of the film's place in the genre's history. Includes over 90 photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54254127350104,"sku":"9780786420292","price":44.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780786420292_190294e2-a4c1-4554-8ae8-4d0e618a9470.jpg?v=1764929738","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/first-hollywood-musicals","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}