One of the first feature length talkies, this film is simply a revue of singing and dancing featuring the stars of stage and screen. There is a playful rivalry between the theater actors and the film performers. Unfortunately many of the names are unknown to us now. I don't know who he is, but Ukulele Ike was quite funny. However, some of the famous talent recognizable today include Jack Benny, Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton and Joan Crawford.
The film is also noticeable for a couple of two-strip technicolor sequences which included a Romeo & Juliet scene with Norma Shearer & John Gilbert with John Barrymore as director. And the finale of "Singing' In The Rain" of which the whole cast takes part.
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