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12017-04-02T15:44:12-07:00Alexandria Paul014600705294d3be68699bbfdbd499ecb5541133168494Directed by King Vidorplain2017-04-25T14:38:30-07:00Alexandria Paul014600705294d3be68699bbfdbd499ecb5541133
Obstacle after obstacle was what director King Vidor encountered while filming Hallelujah (1929), an all-black, major studio musical and the first of its kind in Hollywood history. As a director with a keen interest in social issues, Vidor thought the time was right to test the waters of racial tolerance with a tale of sex, murder, religion, and music enacted by a black cast. He also wanted to take advantage of the emerging sound technology that was revolutionizing the film industry.