Set in turn of the century Baku at the dawn of the 20th century, a young man wishes to marry. Since he is a rich and successful business man, despite his young age, he feels that he should have his pick of any bride that he fancies, however, Azerbanjani tradition dictates otherwise.
The scene is a parlor out West, with Ray Mayer sitting at the piano in is cowboy duds - hat, scarf, and chaps. He plays a little barrel-house music and then introduces Edith Evans, who enters wearing fur. She sings - her voice a light-opera soprano - while Mayer plays.
"Gus Arnhein and His Coconut Grove Orchestra" is an agreeable short--and one of the earlier Vitaphone released. While the band is just about totally forgotten today, they had a nice sound and are a nice representative of the era. And, like most Vitaphone films of the day, the camera is mostly stationary and there are no fancy effects--just a straight recording of the act--which included several nice songs.
After years of hopeful struggle, waiter and aspiring singer-songwriter Al Stone is on his way. He gets his huge break on a magical night when his song wows big-time producer Louis Marcus and gold-digging showgirl Molly, whom Al fancies. Broadway success and marriage follow, but sure enough, hard times are on the way.
Микки Маус стоит за штурвалом, управляя пароходом, плывущим по реке, и представляет себя капитаном. Он насвистывает веселую мелодию, но вскоре появляется настоящий капитан.
A Parisian junk dealer has to choose between love and fame after he rescues a boy.
Nappus sends his grandson north for schooling to shelter him from their community.
Танцующие певицы сестры Махони приезжают на Бродвей, где их друг Эдди Керне хочет задействовать их в одном из новых шоу Фрэнсиса Занфилда. Эдди и одна из сестер даже состоят в отношениях и намереваются обвенчаться, однако Эдди влюбляется во вторую сестру, на которую положил глаз член высшего общества Нью-Йорка Джок Уорринер…
Short musical comedy.
Irked by the success of a brassy nightclub owner. her rivals set out to drive her out of business, and frame her for a murder in the bargain.
Benny and Flo are a husband and wife dance team, Sloane and Darrel, traveling around the country as part of a revue. The revue gets picked up and taken to New York City, to be on Broadway. However, it quickly folds, and the two are forced to look for other employment. They eventually find work in a nightclub, becoming famous.But while performing at the nightclub, Flo becomes entranced by a young, sophisticated millionaire playboy, Winston.
The Rainbow Man is a 1929 black and white American musical film.
A naive young dancer in a Broadway show innocently gets involved in backstage bootlegging and murder.
Dee is a naive chorus girl living in a boarding house full of low-paid actors. Dee and Billy are in love and he helps her to move from chorus girl to star. Things run afoul when jealousy, misunderstandings and sleazy men enter the picture.
A songwriter leaves his chorus girl sweetheart to join the US Army in WWI. In France he falls in love with French singer Madelon. He is crippled in action. Back in the States, his girl friend there leaves him. But Madelon can't forget him and comes to the USA to work there as singer. Per chance she meets the songwriter, and he is cured. Singing one of his love songs, he knows that he has found the right girl.
Joe Lane, radio entertainer and songwriter, learns that the manager of the studio, Arthur Phillips, has made improper advances to his wife, Katherine. Infuriated, Lane engages him in a fight, and the encounter results in Phillips' accidental death. Joe goes to prison for a few years, and when he is released he visits his son, Little Pal, at school and is begged by him to run away together.
Урожай хлопка в семье Зика удался. Поскольку Зик - старший мужчина в семье, ему выпадает привилегия отправиться с партией товара в город. Он берет с собой младшего брата Задиру. В городе он встречает девушку по имени Чик и быстро оказывается околдован ее красотой так же, как она околдована его деньгами. Она знакомит его с Позером, своим любовником, и тот втягивает Зика в партию в кости; Зик теряет все имущество. Вскоре он замечает, что его партнер - шулер. В кафе затевается драка. Зик открывает огонь из револьвера, и шальная пуля убивает Задиру. Зик возвращается домой без гроша, везя в телеге вместо товара тело брата. Его не перестает терзать совесть. Его отец, пастор, утешает его как может, и в этот момент Зик принимает решение стать проповедником. Чик попадает на его проповедь. Поначалу ей смешно, но постепенно ее начинают притягивать и вести за собой красноречие и сила убеждения Зика.
Three Broadway chorus girls seek rich husbands.
For the ventriloquist Gabbo his wooden dummy Otto is the only means of expression. When he starts relying more and more on Otto, he starts going mad.
Capt. James Stewart pursues the bandit "The Kinkajou" over the Mexican border and falls in love with Rita. He suspects, that her brother is the bandit.