Hollywood Hotel (film)
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| Directed by | Busby Berkeley |
| Produced by |
Uncredited: Samuel Bischoff Bryan Foy |
| Screenplay by |
Jerry Wald Maurice Leo Richard Macaulay |
| Story by | Jerry Wald Maurice Leo |
| Starring |
Dick Powell Rosemary Lane Lola Lane Hugh Herbert Ted Healy Glenda Farrell Johnnie Davis |
| Music by |
Songs: Johnny Mercer Richard A. Whiting Score (uncredited): Ray Heindorf Heinz Roemheld |
| Cinematography |
Charles Rosher George Barnes (musical numbers) |
| Edited by | George Amy |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time
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109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hollywood Hotel is a 1937 American romantic musical comedy film, directed by Busby Berkeley, starring Dick Powell, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane, Hugh Herbert, Ted Healy, Glenda Farrell and Johnnie Davis, featuring Alan Mowbray and Alan Todd, and with Allyn Joslyn, Grant Mitchell and Edgar Kennedy.
The film was based on the popular Hollywood Hotel radio show created by gossip columnist Louella Parsons, where Hollywood stars recreated scenes from their latest movies. It was broadcast weekly from the hotel of that name, The film's recreation of the program features Louella Parsons, Frances Langford, Raymond Paige and His Orchestra, Jerry Cooper, the announcer Ken Niles, Duane Thompson and Benny Goodman and His Orchestra.
Hollywood Hotel, the film, is now best remembered for the featured song and opening number "Hooray for Hollywood" by Johnny Mercer and Richard A. Whiting, sung in the film by Davis and Langford, accompanied by Goodman and his orchestra. The song has become a standard part of the soundtrack to movie award ceremonies, including the Academy Awards. Mercer's lyrics contain numerous references, often satirical, to the movie industry and the path to film stardom.
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