Keaton, though Dressler did pose for stills wearing a Lady Godiva wig. The film is sometimes cited, as on the DVD release of the 1952 Singin' in the Rain, as the film that led to the downfall of Gilbert's career. Gilbert, a popular silent film actor best known for his work opposite Garbo, possessed a pleasant, tenor speaking voice which did not always match his heroic, dashing screen image. In Hollywood Revue he plays the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet with Norma Shearer, first straight, then for laughs with contemporary slang. It is possible, though, that the negative effect of the film on Gilbert's career has been overstated, since many contemporary reviews made no criticism of his performance. His problems really began with the next two films he made, His Glorious Night (1929) and Redemption (1930). Cast Musical numbers The circulating print of The Hollywood Revue of 1929 runs as follows: Act I "The Palace of Minstrel" sung and danced by a minstrel chorus "Masters of Ceremonies" Jack Benny introduces Conrad Nagel. Charles King and Cliff Edwards interfere. "Got a Feeling for You" sung by Joan Crawford "Old Folks at Home" sung by chorus "Old Black Joe" sung by chorus "Low-Down Rhythm" sung and danced by June Purcell "Your Mother and Mine" sung by Charles King "You Were Meant for Me" "sung" by Conrad Nagel (whose voice was dubbed by Charles King) to Anita Page "Nobody but You" sung by Cliff Edwards "Your Mother and Mine" played by Jack Benny on his violin with interjections from Karl Dane and George K. Arthur "Cut Up" comedy skit featuring William Haines ripping up Jack Benny's suit "I Never Knew I Could Do a Thing Like That" sung by Bessie Love "For I'm the Queen" sung by Marie Dressler, assisted by Polly Moran "Magic Act" introduced by Jack Benny, featuring Laurel and Hardy as magicians in a comedy skit (their first appearance in a sound feature film) "Military March" with Marion Davies singing "Oh, What a Man" and "Tommy Atkins on Parade" followed by military drill and dancing. The Brox Sisters conclude this number singing "Strike Up the Band" Intermission "Nobody But You", "Your Mother and Mine", and "I've Got a Feeling for You" by the orchestra Act II "The Pearl Ballet" sung by James Burrows, danced by Beth Laemmle and the Albertina Rasch ballet "The Dance of the Sea", an "underwater"