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The Goldwyn Follies is a 1938 Technicolor film written by Ben Hecht, Sid Kuller, Sam Perrin and Arthur Phillips, with music by George Gershwin, Vernon Duke, and Ray Golden, and lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Sid Kuller. The Goldwyn Follies was the first Technicolor film produced by Samuel Goldwyn.
The Goldwyn Follies: Directed by George Marshall, H.C. Potter. With Adolphe Menjou, The Ritz Brothers, Vera Zorina, Kenny Baker. Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evaluate his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person.
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- George Marshall, H.C. Potter
- 1938-02-04
Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. Distressed when his last few films fail, movie producer Oliver Merlin (Adolphe Menjou) decides to trust the commonsense opinion of young Hazel Dawes...
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- Adolphe Menjou
- George Marshall
- Musical, Comedy
Overview. Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evalute his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person. Ben Hecht. Screenplay, Story. George Marshall. Director.
Brief Synopsis. A movie mogul hires an innocent girl to teach him what the average audience member likes.
Critics reviews. A big-time Hollywood producer named Oliver Merlin can’t “buy common sense,” so he asks sincere and sweet Hazel Dawes to tell him the truth about his latest movie in this Technicolor-rich, George Gershwin music-packed treat.
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Producer Sam Goldwyn put more into star power than story for this musical extravaganza from 1938. Goldwyn Follies is a Technicolor revue, with big names from music and dance joining a cast from radio and film. The film-within-a-film format doesn't quite hold all of it together.
