| re: Yes Virginia there are silent film version of musicals |
| Posted by: wmorrow 08:26 am EDT 07/25/24 |
| In reply to: re: Yes Virginia there are silent film version of musicals - TheOtherOne 07:44 am EDT 07/25/24 |
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I'm 100% certain TCM aired The Merry Widow several years ago -- it's quite enjoyable!
Both of the films you mention were big-budget A-pictures, accompanied by orchestras in first-run theaters. (Back then, a cinema with only a piano was either a small cinema in a big city, or perhaps the only cinema in a small town.) MGM, which produced those films, sent out orchestral sheet music with their major releases. I haven't seen the scores -- though they may exist in archives -- but I'd be very surprised if they didn't include themes from the stage shows. |
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