Climbing the Golden Stairs

Climbing the Golden Stairs
Directed by Gus Edwards
Produced by Harry Rapf
Written by Fred Niblo Jr. (scenario)
Earl Baldwin (dialogue)
Starring Charles King
Cinematography John Arnold
Edited by Daniel J. Gray
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
 August 3, 1929
Running time
 1,634 ft[1]
Country United States
Language English

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 2-16, 1928, for a production cost of $40,225.78. 15,925 feet of Technicolor negative was consumed by the production's cameras.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Layton, James and Pierce, David. The Dawn of Technicolor: 1915-1935. Rochester: George Eastman House. p 347 ISBN 9780935398281
  2. ↑ Layton, James and Pierce, David. The Dawn of Technicolor: 1915-1935. Rochester: George Eastman House. p 347-8. ISBN 9780935398281
  3. ↑ Reid, John Howard. Great Movie Musicals on DVD: A Classic Movie Fan's Guide. p 87. Web. 3 December 2015. ISBN 9781105860447
  4. ↑ Bradley, Edwin M. The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p 214. Web. 3 December 2015. ISBN 9780786443192
  5. ↑ Layton, James and Pierce, David. The Dawn of Technicolor: 1915-1935. Rochester: George Eastman House. p 347. ISBN 9780935398281

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