The Song Writers' Revue (1930)
1930 · Short film · 20 min · dir. Sammy Lee
- Music
- Comedy
Synopsis
This short showcases composers and lyricists of songs that are now considered standards of American popular music. For several of these song writers, this is their only known appearance in a theatrically released film.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Sammy Lee
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Released
- 1929-11-27
- Running time
- 20 minutes
Cast & crew
Sammy Lee Director- Gus Edwards
- Dave Dreyer
- Fred E. Ahlert
- Roy Turk
- Ray Heindorf
- Nacio Herb Brown
- Arthur Freed
- Ray Egan
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Very cool · HappySwordsman · 2026-02-11
Radio and TV legend Jack Benny hosts this 20-minute theatrical short film, in which several popular songwriters are introduced and their hit songs performed. Great art deco set design, and there's a great overhead shot of the dancers toward the end.
