Whose singing voice was substituted for Marjorie Reynolds in Holiday Inn? What movie was the first to combine live action with animated cartoon characters? What movie did Marlon Brando first sing in? These and thousands ofother interesting facts about Hollywood's favorite musicals are answered in Hollywood Musicals Year by Year. This book provides a world of information facts and trivia about cinema's favorite musicals. Beginning withThe Jazz Singer and moving through the years this illustrated book documents more than 300 movies. Each entry includes the screenplay writer producer director choreographer cast list song list release date plotsummary and interesting notes surrounding the production cast and spin-offs that the movie inspired. Hollywood Musicals Year by Year also contains many photographs of memorable moments in celluloid history.