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Hollywood's Musical Moods
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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.
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Runtime
52 min
Release Date
1976-02-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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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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