The History of Movie Musicals and the Best Picture Oscar Part 1

Part 1 of The History of Movie Musicals and the Best Picture Oscar. In this episode, I discuss the production and influence of the first 4 musicals that won the Academy Award for Best Picture: "The Broadway Melody" (1929), "The Great Ziegfeld" (1936), "An American in Paris" (1951) and "Gigi" (1958). In between all of that, I talk about the early days of talking pictures, how "The Jazz Singer" introduced the musical genre to cinema, how MGM and The Freed Unit took the musical into its artistic heights, and more. MUSIC CREDITS: FLECKS OF LIGHT by The Tower of Light TOOT, TOOT, TOOSIE (GOO’ BYE) by Gus Kan, Ernie Erdman, Ted FioRito & Dan Russo DARKTOWN STRUTTERS BALL by E’s Jammy Jams SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN by Arthur Fred & Nacio Herb Brown STRENUOUS LIFE by United States Marine Band 1940s SLOW DANCE by Doug Maxwell (Media Right Productions) THE PREMIER by United States Marine Band & Arthur S. Witcomb SING SWING BEDA BING by Doug Maxwell (Media Right Productions) GAIETY IN THE GOLDEN AGE by Aaron Kenny THE MONUMENTS AND TUNNELS IN GOA AND HAMP by Bail Bonds BIRDS by Corbyn Kites SAD SUNDAY by E’s Jammy Jams WHEN THE ASH SETTLES by The Westerlies I usually put a FILMS FEATURED list here, but there's too many to mention. It'll come in the form of a Letterboxd list soon, when Part II is released. #moviemusicals #classichollywood #documentary #filmhistory #mgmmusicals