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The Goldwyn Follies(Movie, 1938)

1h 55min | Genres: Romance / Love, Music, Comedy
The Goldwyn FolliesRating: 2.3/5 (with 44 votes)
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 movie, which features Adolphe Menjou, Vera Zorina, Edgar Bergen (with Charlie McCarthy), Andrea Leeds, Kenny Baker, Ella Logan, Helen Jepson, Bobby Clark and the Ritz Brothers, depicts a movie producer who chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evaluate his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person. The style of the film is very similar to other musicals of its era, including the "Gold Diggers" series and others. The film is an effective satire on Hollywood and has some excellent numbers choreographed by George Balanchine. This was the last film score wr... ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Goldwyn Follies

Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment

About The Goldwyn Follies

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.

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Trailer for The Goldwyn Follies + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Vera Zorina performing "Water Nymph Ballet (Undine)" from, The Goldwyn Follies, 1938.(Trailer, 3:02)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT)
Translated into 7 languages: Catalan (CA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 02/04/1938
Director: George Marshall
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Screenwriter: Ben Hecht
Film Editor: Sherman Todd
Director of Photography: Gregg Toland
Composer: George Gershwin
Production Designer: Julia Heron
Keywords: producer
Budget: 1,800,000 USD

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