Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (also known as Movietone Follies of 1929 and The William Fox Movietone Follies of 1929) was a black-and-white

Black-and-white

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 and color American musical film

Musical film

The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...

 released by Fox Film Corporation.

Preservation status

The film had Multicolor

Multicolor

Multicolor is a subtractive natural color process for motion pictures. Multicolor, introduced to the motion picture industry in 1929, was based on the earlier Prizma Color process, and was the forerunner of Cinecolor....

 sequences in its original release, and is considered a lost film

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. The sequel, New Movietone Follies of 1930

New Movietone Follies of 1930

New Movietone Follies of 1930 is a 1930 American musical film released by Fox Film Corporation, directed by Benjamin Stoloff. The film stars El Brendel and Marjorie White who also costarred in Fox's Just Imagine in 1930....

, also has Multicolor sequences and exists in the UCLA Film and Television Archive

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Cast

• Sue Carol
  Sue Carol
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• Sharon Lynn - Ann Foster
• Dixie Lee
  Dixie Lee
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   - Lead Dancer In Fashion Number
• Lola Lane - Lila Beaumont
• John Breeden - George Shelby
• Robert Burns
  Bobby Burns
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   - Robert Burns
• Jackie Cooper
  Jackie Cooper
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   - Guest
• Melva Cornell
• Jeannette Dancey
• Mario Dominici - Le Maire
• Stepin Fetchit
  Stepin Fetchit
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   - The call-boy
• Vina Gale
• Archie Gottler
  Archie Gottler
  Archie Gottler was an American composer, screenwriter, actor and film director. Gottler is known for being the director of the 1934 film "Woman Haters", the first of a series of 190 Three Stooges comedy shorts for Columbia Pictures.-External links:...
  
   - Stage Manager
• John Griffith
  John Griffith
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• Charles Huff
• Helen Hunt
• Warren Hymer Martin
• DeWitt Jennings
  DeWitt Jennings
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   - Jay Darrell
• Arthur Kay - Orchestra Leader
• Frank La Mont
• Paula Langlen
• Henry M. Mollandin
• David Percey
• Frank Richardson
• David Rollins
• Carolynne Snowden
• Arthur Springer
• Arthur Stone - Al Leaton
• Lita Chevret - Chorine (uncredited)

Soundtrack

(All written by Con Conrad, Archie Gottler and Sidney D. Mitchell)

• "Walking With Susie"
• "Why Can't I Be Like You?"
• "Legs"
• "Breakaway"
• "That's You Baby"
• "Look What You've Done To Me"
• "Big City Blues"
• "Pearl of Old Japan"

Production notes

Filming locations include Havana

Havana

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, New York City

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, and Palm Beach, Florida

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External links

• New York Times
• OV Guide
• Variety