Old Movie Stars Dance to Uptown Funk

Film Editing is the one art form unique to the cinema. All other constituent parts of the medium derive from something else that came before. Writing and composing had been around for centuries; production design, special effects, acting and directing all came from the theatre, and sound was a later development following on from the phonograph. Even cinematography had an ancestor in photography. But editing had no ancestor. It was invented by the cinema and remains the essence of it. And yet now the Academy has decided - in its ever decreasing wisdom - to relegate this award to a highlights reel. Disgraceful.

This is what the internet is for.

No one searched for this but everyone is happy they found it.

I have to re-watch this occasionally to get my funk back! And I am 85 years old!

The level of detail here is insane. They didn't just match beats, but lyrics and set pieces, too. Such a labor of love ❤

That “STOP— Wait a minute” moment was simply magical.

To whoever spent the hours upon hours it must have taken to find these clips, edit them, and then string them all together in a way that makes them feel authentic and natural: THANK YOU

Every six months or so I have to come back to this one. The editing, in selection, in cutting, and never missing a beat, is just incredible, the general mood is tremendous and it sustains throughout. It's a fun love letter to old Hollywood: musicals, follies, comedies, and everybody's happy and happy about being happy. it's about the perfect length, it can't get old. This video basically justifies the entire existence of YouTube.

This was an ERA where they were multi talented. They could Act, Sing, Dance .💃 🕺

You know what, this is why the internet is invented. 👏🏻

I can't imagine the edit time this took, there's more than 50 movies here.

How am I just finding this in 2024? This was the greatest editing I've ever seen. 🏆 🏆 🎉

There's nothing like finding something that makes you smile when all you want to do is cry. Thank you 😊

This suddenly turned up in my recommendation and I'm not mad at all 😂😂

Turn on the "closed captioning" and the title of the movies will appear.

Whoever did this and the others is absolute genius!!!

The timing for the "Stop" was incredible. Not to mention that the moves actually matched the music's ups, downs and swaying. Incredible.

This video radiates true “go crazy, go stupid” vibes

It’s crazy the skill sets actors had to have back then. “Sure you can read lines, but can you dance, sing, sword fight and ride a horse?”. There’s a few shots in there of James Cagney, a guy known mostly for his heavy, serious gangster roles.. but even he had to tap dance at a professional level.

I'm not sure who's more talented, the people dancing or whomever edited this plus...why don't we have dancing movies anymore?