It's A Great Life (1929) On DVD

Actor:          Rosetta Duncan, Vivian Duncan, Lawrence Gray, Jed Prouty, Benny Rubin                          
Director:      Sam Wood
Genre:         Musicals
Year:            1929
Studio:         Warner/Allied Vaughn
Length:        93
Released:    February 16, 2006
Rating:         Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:        DVD
Misc:            NTSC, Black & White / Color
Language:   English
Subtitles  :   N/A

DESCRIPTION:

The Duncan Sisters (Rosetta and Vivian) hit the ground running in their only Talkie Era feature, dodging through city streets (they're late for work) while a steadily growing mob pursues them. Alas, It's a Great Life did not get the Duncans' film career off and running, so sisters Rosetta and Vivian returned to touring as the Topsy and Eva characters that had made them popular. Yet, the film - a tale of a sister act divided by romance, then reunited - shimmers with atmosphere, no small amount of wit, two color sequences and the vaudeville pizzazz of the sisters. "The opening scenes are far from conventional. This production is so much more pleasing than the usual run of such yarns" (Mordaunt Hall, The New York Times).