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Hollywood's Musical Moods
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Hollywood's Musical Moods

1976-02-16 · 52 min · Not rated

Documentary · Music

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.

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Directors
Christian Blackwood
Production companies
Michael Blackwood Productions
Countries
United States of America
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Released

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George GrovesSelf
Chauncey HainesSelf
Arthur KleinerSelf
David MendozaDavid MendozaSelf
David RaksinDavid RaksinSelf
Miklós RózsaMiklós RózsaSelf
Domenico SavinoSelf
Max SteinerMax SteinerSelf

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