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The Love Parade (1929) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and produced by Ernst Lubitsch.

Academy Awards 1929/30 --- Ceremony Number 3 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Art Direction(Hans Dreier)Nominated
Best Cinematography(Victor Milner)Nominated
Best DirectorErnst LubitschNominated
Best PictureParamount Famous LaskyNominated
Best ActorMaurice ChevalierNominated

The Love Parade BlogHub Articles:

The Love Parade (1929): Ernst Lubitsch’s First Talkie

Looking over it now, The Love Parade just might be one of the finest pre-1930s musicals, capitalizing on the rising trend thanks to the success of The Jazz Singer and Broadway Melody. Whereas many of its contemporaries are mainly interesting as historical relics, this Lubitsch comedy still has some ... Read full article


The Love Parade, 1929, a Perfectly Played Picture, Practically Packed, and the Paramount of Panoramas of Romance!

Classic Film Aficionados The Love Parade premiered in New York City on Tuesday, November 19, 1929 at the Criterion Theater, opening with all of the fanfare (Maurice Chevalier in attendance[i]), and the jubilant expectation of the first-nighters at a grandiose-opening of the newest play on the Great ... Read full article


The Love Parade, 1929, a Perfectly Played Picture, Practically Packed, and the Paramount of Panoramas of Romance!

Classic Film Aficionados The Love Parade premiered in New York City on Tuesday, November 19, 1929 at the Criterion Theater, opening with all of the fanfare (Maurice Chevalier in attendance[i]), and the jubilant expectation of the first-nighters at a grandiose-opening of the newest play on the Great ... Read full article


The Love Parade, 1929, a Perfectly Played Picture, Practically Packed, and the Paramount of Panoramas of Romance! (3)

Originally posted on Classic Film Aficionados: The Love Parade premiered in New York City on Tuesday, November 19, 1929 at the Criterion Theater, opening with all of the fanfare (Maurice Chevalier in attendance[i]), and the jubilant expectation of the first-nighters at a grandiose-opening of the new... Read full article


The Love Parade, 1929, a Perfectly Played Picture, Practically Packed, and the Paramount of Panoramas of Romance! (2)

  The Love Parade premiered in New York City on Tuesday, November 19, 1929 at the Criterion Theater, opening with all of the fanfare (Maurice Chevalier in attendance[i]), and the jubilant expectation of the first-nighters at a grandiose-opening of the newest play on the Great White Way or the gen... Read full article


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The Love Parade Quotes:

Queen Louise: Why am I always awakened from my dreams?
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The Love Parade Facts
This was the first movie to have a soundtrack created after production had ended. Lubitch shot it with a silent camera to counter the static positions that marred most of the pioneer sound productions; the dialogue was dubbed in afterwards, in postproduction.

One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by MCA ever since.

This was director Ernst Lubitsch's first film with sound.

Considered by many to be the first musical film in which the songs were integrated with the story.

Film debut of Jeanette MacDonald.

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