Paramount on Parade

Paramount’s revue offers a lavish snapshot of a studio in transition from silent to sound.

  • Director

    Dorothy Arzner, Edmond Goulding, Ernst Lubitsch, Frank Tuttle

  • With

    Clara Bow, Gary Cooper, Maurice Chevalier, Helen Kane

  • USA 1930. 102min

  • 35mm

  • Certificate

    PG

Audiences saw MGM and Warner Brothers parade their brightest stars before Paramount contributed to the extravagant revue genre with this opulent offering. Featuring elaborate dance numbers, with affected choreography and songs, this is a snapshot of a studio in transition. Clara Bow sings zealously to sailors, Helen Kane does ‘Boop, Boop a Doop’, and Arzner’s inclusion signified her status at the studio.

35mm preservation print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

Please note that title cards have been created to describe scenes where the soundtrack has been lost.

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