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.
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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...
The Talk of Hollywood (1929) was directed by Mark Sandrich. The film is a Comedy production with a runtime of 1h 10m, rated 5.0/10.
The Talk of Hollywood runs 1h 10m (70 minutes total). Audience rating: 5.0/10 from 4 votes. Genre: Comedy.
The Talk of Hollywood is rated 5.0/10 by 4 viewers — below average. A good pick for Comedy fans.