THE TALK OF HOLLYWOOD (1929) Nat Carr, Fay Marbe & Hope Sutherland | Comedy, Drama | B&W

The Talk of Hollywood is a 1929 American musical comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich and starring Nat Carr, Fay Marbe and Hope Sutherland. It was shot at the New York studios of RKO Pictures.

SYNOPSIS
Following the arrival of talkies, film tycoon J. Pierpont Ginsburg decides to throw all his money and energies into a musical extravaganza and imports a top French star from Paris to appear in it.

Schlock-movie producer J. Pierpont Ginsburg, after declaring, in a Yiddish accent, that "talking pictures are in their infantry," decides to put all of his savings into a big-budgeted musical, starring the sensation of Paris (with a bad French accent), Adore Renee, and a swishy leading man, Reginald Whitlock. Meanwhile, his daughter, Judy Ginsburg, gets involved in a romance with Ginsburg's Gentile lawyer, John Applegate. His efforts aren't helped any by the projectionist who mixes up the sound-disc reels, with the images not matching the dialogue and sound effects, during a showing for prospective film buyers and exhibitors.

CAST & CREW
Nat Carr as J. Pierpont Ginsburg
Fay Marbe as Adoré Renée
Hope Sutherland as Ruth Ginsburg
Sherling Oliver as John Applegate
Edward LeSaint as Edward Hamilton
Gilbert Marbe as Reginald Whitlock
John Troughton as The Butler
Al Goodman's Orchestra as Al Goodman's Orchestra
The Leonidoff Ballet as Ballet Troupe

Directed by Mark Sandrich
Written by Nat Carr, Mark Sandrich, Darby Aaronson
Produced by Samuel Zierler
Cinematography Walter Strenge
Edited by Russell G. Shields
Music by Al Goodman
Production company Prudence Pictures
Distributed by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures
Release date December 1, 1929
Running time 70 minutes
Country United States
Language English

NOTES
The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst Fegté. The film parodies the rush by Hollywood to convert to sound film production in the late 1920s, and leading moguls such as Samuel Goldwyn.