In the early years of the 20th century, new york city was the vaudeville capital of america, with a collection of popular and peculiar performers plying their trade live on stage. If youve seen the 1927 vitaphone film featuring the revelers, you will have noticed the energetic, smiling young man at the left side of the screen who seems to be waving an invisible baton as he pounces into each number with joyful abandon. Comedian harmonists 1927 1997 the harmonists movie. According to the library of congress, 70 percent of films from the silent era are lost films which helped define the very language of cinema, and which captured the early years of the american. The five singers blended their voices so closely together that there was usually no more. Made in early 1927, the short includes several gags about high cover charges. Click here for the complete instudio performance from kexp follow us on twitter. After debuting in 1990 with the single set myself up, the revelers largely went silent for the early part of the decade, recording an album which remains unreleased. The historic venue, located in the broadway theater district of downtown l. Leake county revelers complete recorded works in chronological order. The revelers 1927 12 out of 4 franklyn baur, lewis james, frank black, wilfred glenn and elliott shaw make up the revelers who perform three songs in this early vitaphone short.
In 1927, baur left and was replaced briefly by frank luther b. The leake county revelers saturday night breakdown 1927. Louis, had lifted off from roosevelt field in new york 33 12 hours before. Not knowing what to expect, i was nevertheless interested to know why it was a famous classic of silent film. A barnyard serenade 19261940, and my bonnie lies over the ocean. Since our first issue in 1991, a considerable number of vitaphone shorts have become restorable due to the discovery of discs or, in a few cases, mute nitrate picture elements. The vitaphone show is part of film forums ambitious series on b musicals. So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Metropolis 1927 film metropolis is a 1927 german expressionist sciencefiction drama film directed by fritz lang. The revelers 1927 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sadly, her career was cut short after completing her sixth talkie feature. Mine, no foolin, and dinah are the three songs performed and ones interest in this type of film will certainly determine your entertainment value. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the revelers at the discogs marketplace.
Price new from used from audio cd, cdrom, november 9, 2019. The revelers founding members of the red stick ramblers and the pine leaf boys described as two groups at the vanguard of the louisiana cultural renaissance join together to form the the revelers. The revelers sing a couple of songs around the piano. In 1981, threetime academy awardwinning composer giorgio moroder began a threeyear endeavor to restore the science fiction classic, metropolis. Little mamie, the unfortunate breakdown, and some mothers boy.
Also recorded for columbia as the singing sophomores, primarily as a vocal quartet with piano and sometimes as a vocal quintet. Smooth night jazz relaxing city jazz background remix jazz music relax music 4,166 watching. Subscribe to our mailing list indicates required indicates required. It is set during the american civil war 186165 and highlights the theme of personal redemption. Demilles 155minute roadshow version and his subsequent 112minute general release. Historic 1929 film of george gershwin playing songs from strike up the band during rehearsals at the times square theatre, new york city shortly before the opening of the 1930 version of the show the version ira gershwin called the fifth try on january 14, 1930. At the end of the river, released 08 november 2019 1. Watch the film version with peter lawford and june allyson. The film begins with george bantering with the shows comedic stars clark and mccullough. The theatre at ace hotel formerly the united artists theater is a delicately restored 1,600seat movie palace with a 2,300 square foot grand lobby, an ornate open balcony and a stunning mezzanine. Paramounts film titled it 1927 opened, with an early appearance by gary cooper and 22 yearold starlet clara bow as resourceful lingerie department store salesgirl betty lou spence who fell for her boss cyrus waltham jr. The group with black at the piano appeared in a short movie musical, the revelers 1927, filmed in.
The following is an overview of 1927 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Please note that the following piece is intended only as an informed overview. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. It utilised some incredible stunts and good comical tricks, but i find it rather distasteful to make a comedy about the civil war. The celebrations were lavish, there was not a vacant hotel room in manhattan, and tickets for the theaters of new yorks great white way, as broadway was then known, were difficult to come by. National catholic register arguably the greatest of buster keatons silent comedies, the general begins with a single, brilliantly sustained premise and works it into an engaging story that combines edgeofyourseat excitement, stunningly conceived stunts and sight gags, spectacular set pieces, touching sentiment, and a rousing finale. Complete list of restorable shorts more shorts have been restored. During this process, moroder made the controversial decision to give the film a new, contemporary score, and added a pop music soundtrack featuring songs from some of the biggest stars of the early mtv era, including pat benatar, billy squier. Overview of the revelers, 1927, with wilfred glenn, lewis james, frank black, at turner classic movies. The revelers breezin along with the breeze 1926 vintage car photos duration. The original revelers were tenors franklyn baur and lewis james, baritone elliot shaw, bass wilfred glenn, and pianist ed smalle. The leake county revelers were a country music string band popular in the u. It meant unashamed sex appeal, hedonism and liberation.
Check out youtube for a 1927 sound film of the revelers doing this first. The group with black at the piano appeared in a short movie musical, the revelers 1927, filmed in the soundon. The silent witness of metropolis the federal observer. Mosley on mandolin and banjomandolin, jim wolverton on 5string banjo, and dallas jones on guitar. The revelers 1926 this quartet had a prolific recording career at victor under their. There was a time when shorts werent the exclusive property of film festivals and the internet. The general, american silent comedy film, released in 1927, starring and directed by comedian buster keaton, and cited by many film historians as one of the greatest american movies. Internationally successful german vocal group, founded in december 1927, split up in march 1935. Tikker 1931 version behindthescenes footage from the making of the king of kings. Louis, and on may 12, 1927, lindbergh flew it from san diego to new york, setting a new record for the fastest transcontinental flight. Lindbergh lands at le bourget field in paris, successfully completing the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight and the first ever nonstop flight between new york to paris. Charles lindbergh completes the first solo, nonstop. The members were from in and around sebastopol, mississippi, led by fiddler will gilmer, with r.
New, restored digital transfers of both versions of the king of kings. The revelers, founding members of the red stick ramblers and the pine leaf boys unquestionably the two groups at the vanguard of the louisiana cultural renaissance have joined together on there newest project which combines swamppop, cajun, country, blues and zydeco into a powerful tonic of roots music straight from southwest louisiana. Explore releases from the leake county revelers at discogs. The revelers were the most successful vocal group of the late 20s and early 30s. Forgotten stars speak again on tcm cinematically insane. Though the film is apolitical, some viewers may object to the slaveowning confederate south as the good guys, even though this was the official, conciliatory outlook of hollywood pictures and, to some extent, most of american art, media, politics, and. A few icons of that era found fame in other mediums, but most were forgotten after hollywood made the transition to talking pictures. Metropolis fell under reeditors scissors soon after its 1927 premiere, to be distributed in assorted truncations and, later, reconstructions the longest of which, that of 2001, was still missing about a quarter of the film. In a search for movies considered classics, i came across the 1927 film, metropolis. James, shaw, and glenn had been members of the shannon four, but in 1925 they split. There are numerous versions from these pieces, i have chosen the one i like best or am just familiar with. The program will be held on sunday, april 15th and will be introduced by the projects ron hutchinson. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation if indeed you have tasted that the lord is good.