"Junior" Laemmle persuaded his father to bring Universal up to date. He bought and built theaters, converted the studio to sound production, and made several forays into high-quality production. His early efforts included the critically mauled part-talkie version of Edna Ferber's novel Show Boat (1929), the lavish musical Broadway (1929) which included Technicolor sequences; and the first all-color musical feature (for Universal), King of Jazz (1930). The more serious All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), won its year's Best Picture Oscar.
" Junior " Laemmle persuaded his father to bring Universal up to date . He bought and built theaters , converted the studio to sound production , and made several forays into high - quality production . His early efforts included the critically mauled part - talkie version of Edna Ferber 's novel Show Boat ( 1929 ) , the lavish musical Broadway ( 1929 ) which included Technicolor sequences ; and the first all - color musical feature ( for Universal ) , King of Jazz ( 1930 ) . The more serious All Quiet on the Western Front ( 1930 ) , won its year 's Best Picture Oscar .
What movie was based on an Edna Ferber novel?
What movie was based on an Edna Ferber novel ?
Show Boat
Show Boat