October 12th Rare Autograph & Document Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/12/2023
1929 rogram for The Broadway Melody. A number of delightful shots from Hollywood's first all-talking musical are featured in this very rare program. The program has normal wear including creases on the corners and edges. The program exhibits some toning but is in otherwise fine condition.
Also included is an attractive 11 x 14" signed portrait of "Broadway Melody" star Bassie Love. Inscribed to "Circle of the Stars" columnist Allan Smith. In fine condition.
The Broadway Melody, also known as The Broadway Melody of 1929, is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film and the first sound film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. It was one of the early musicals to feature a Technicolor sequence, which sparked the trend of color being used in a flurry of musicals that would hit the screens in 1929–1930. Today, the Technicolor sequence survives only in black and white. The film was the first musical released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was Hollywood's first all-talking musical.
Bessie Love (September 10, 1898 – April 26, 1986) was an American-British actress who achieved prominence playing innocent, young girls and wholesome leading ladies in silent and early sound films. Her acting career spanned nearly seven decades—from silent film to sound film, including theatre, radio, and television—and her performance in The Broadway Melody (1929) earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
With One of a Kind Collectibles LOA
1929 Program "The Broadway Melody" - MGMs 1st All Sound Film & Bessie Love SP
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