It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals.
In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals.

This week’s musical:
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) – Musical #795

Studio:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director:
Charles F. Riesner

Starring:
All Performers as themselves:
Master of Ceremony: Conrad Nagel, Jack Benny
Galaxy of Stars: John Gilbert, Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Bessie Love, Anita Page, Buster Keaton, Marion Davies, Lionel Barrymore, William Haines, Marie Dressler, Cliff Edwards, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Nils Asther, Charles King, Polly Moran, Gus Edwards, Karl Dane, George K. Arthur, Gwen Lee
Uncredited: Ann Dvorak (uncredited)

Plot:
To introduce audiences to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer stars in a talking picture, the MGM stars, all as themselves, perform a revue of songs and skits with actors Conrad Nagel and Jack Benny as the hosts.

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