In 1926, Warner Bros.’ Vitaphone branch made movie history with its “sound-on-disc” recording process, and the studio-within-a-studio would go on to make a variety of short subjects: musicals, stage revues, comedies, documentaries, and more. This six-disc set offers 53 one- and two-reel gems, several in early Technicolor, from the Vitaphone vaults. Featured stars include Judy Garland (with The Gumm Sisters), The Nicholas Brothers, Patsy Kelly, Leon Errol, and El Brendel.
Disc One:
Vitaphone Pioneers – Stars of Broadway, Vaudeville and Nightclubs (1926-1931) – 13 shorts
BETWEEN THE ACTS AT THE OPERA (1926) Howard Brothers
FAVORITE ORCHESTRA OF THE MOTION PICTURE COLONY (1928) Gus Arnheim & His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra
TAL HENRY AND HIS NORTH CAROLINIANS (1929)
RHYTHMS (1929) Leo Reisman and his Hotel Brunswick Orchestra
THE OPRY HOUSE (1929) The Mound City Blue Blowers
RED NICHOLS AND HIS FIVE PENNIES (1929) Eddie Condon
23…SKIDOO (1930) Lew Field’s wife creates chaos.
FASHION’S MIRROR (1930) Jack Thompson and Barbara Newberry
HENRY SANTREY AND HIS SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE ORCHESTRA (1931)
OPENING NIGHT (1931)
ONE WAY OUT (1931) Thelma White and Charles Lawrence
JACK BUCHANAN WITH THE GLEE QUARTETTE (1930)
BUBBLES (1930) The Gumm Sisters (Judy Garland) and Mae Questel (Betty Boop)
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Duration : 00:02:47
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Audio : AC-3 (AC3), 192 Kbps (CBR), 48.0 KHz, 2 channels, 1 stream
Quality: DVD
DVD Format: NTSC
Language: English
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Short
Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy – Disc Two (1931-35)
Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy – Disc Three (1931-34)
Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy – Disc Four (1933-39)
Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy – Disc Five (1934-35)
Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy – Disc Six (1935-38)
