Hollywood's Musical Moods

Feb 16, 1976

0h 52m

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Overview

In the silent film era, movies were never really silent. In the background of films that made figures like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton into cultural icons, were the musical giants whose compositions defined the very films that captivated a generation of movie-goers. Arthur Kleiner converses with the still-living legends from that bygone golden age of cinema.

Genres

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

Michael Blackwood Productions

Hollywood's Musical Moods Trailers

Cast

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George Groves

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Chauncey Haines

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Arthur Kleiner

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David Mendoza

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David Raksin

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Miklós Rózsa

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Domenico Savino

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Max Steiner

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