Climbing the Golden Stairs

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.

Climbing the Golden Stairs
Directed byGus Edwards
Written byFred Niblo Jr. (scenario)
Earl Baldwin (dialogue)
Produced byHarry Rapf
StarringCharles King
CinematographyJohn Arnold
Edited byDaniel J. Gray
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
August 3, 1929
Running time
18 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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


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