Footlight Parade (1933) w/ Hass & Swanton
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"Nothing like it since movies were created! 300 Girls, 1000 Surprises, 5 New Song Hits!" The musical team of Hass & Swanton (Kyle Reid Hass & Jeremy Swanton) return to the show once again, this time for what is inarguably the greatest movie musical about putting on live prologues before movie screenings ever to hit the silver screen, Footlight Parade (1933)! We'll talk Cagney, Berkeley, and folks getting frisky at the "Honeymoon Hotel". Plus, we talk about Hass & Swanton's new musical TV series, Act of Faith!
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