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Cast

Nat Carr

Nat Carr

J. Pierpont Ginsburg

Fay Marbe

Fay Marbe

Adore Renée

Hope Sutherland

Hope Sutherland

Ruth Ginsburg

Sherling Oliver

Sherling Oliver

John Applegate

Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint

Edward Hamilton

Gilbert Marbe

Gilbert Marbe

Reginald Whitlock

John Troughton

John Troughton

Butler

Al Goodman

Al Goodman

Al Goodman-Orchestra Leader

Tom O'Brien

Tom O'Brien

Reel-Mixing Projectionist

Sam Levene

Sam Levene

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Mark Sandrich

Mark Sandrich

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The Talk of Hollywood

19295.0 / 1070 min
Comedy

Overview

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.