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Climbing the Golden Stairs
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Wikipedia article
'Climbing the Golden Stairs' is an American 2-reel musical fantasy short released in 1929. It was produced in 2-color Technicolor dye-transfer process.
Production
Production of 'Climbing the Golden Stairs' took place December 216, 1928, for a production cost of $40,225.78. 15,925 feet of Technicolor negative was consumed by the production's cameras.Layton, James and Pierce, David. 'The Dawn of Technicolor: 1915-1935'. Rochester: George Eastman House. p 347-8. The film stars Charles King, who had just appeared in the landmark musical feature 'The Broadway Melody' and would make his second feature, 'Chasing Rainbows'.Reid, John Howard. 'Great Movie Musicals on DVD: A Classic Movie Fan's Guide'. p 87. Web. December 3, 2015.
Release
Copyright of 'Climbing the Golden Stairs' was registered on March 11, 1929, and it was positively reviewed in trade magazines over the next couple of months, but did not go into general release until early August of that year.Bradley, Edwin M. 'The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931'. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p 214. Web. December 3, 2015.
Preservation
Archived film elements for 'Climbing the Golden Stairs' no longer appear to exist, though the second of two sound discs for the production is in the collection of the National Library of Australia.Layton, James and Pierce, David. 'The Dawn of Technicolor: 1915-1935'. Rochester: George Eastman House. p 347.
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