Show Girl in Hollywood
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Show Girl In Hollywood (1930
) is a musical comedy/drama film with Technicolor
sequences, starring Alice White. It was adapted from the novel Hollywood Girl (1929) by J. P. McEvoy.
The film only survives in black and white. The last reel was originally in Technicolor
but no color prints seem to have survived.
Al Jolson
(and his wife Ruby Keeler
), Noah Beery (with his son), Walter Pidgeon
, and Loretta Young
make a cameo appearance in this film in the final reel, which was photographed in Technicolor
.
This film is a sequel of sorts or follow-up to the 1928 Warner Brothers silent Show Girl which first starred Alice White as Dixie Dugan.
on December 1, 2009.
Show Girl In Hollywood (1930
1930 in film
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) is a musical comedy/drama film with Technicolor
Technicolor
Technicolor is a color motion picture process invented in 1916 and improved over several decades.It was the second major process, after Britain's Kinemacolor, and the most widely used color process in Hollywood from 1922 to 1952...
sequences, starring Alice White. It was adapted from the novel Hollywood Girl (1929) by J. P. McEvoy.
The film only survives in black and white. The last reel was originally in Technicolor
Technicolor
Technicolor is a color motion picture process invented in 1916 and improved over several decades.It was the second major process, after Britain's Kinemacolor, and the most widely used color process in Hollywood from 1922 to 1952...
but no color prints seem to have survived.
Al Jolson
Al Jolson
Al Jolson was an American singer, comedian and actor. In his heyday, he was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer"....
(and his wife Ruby Keeler
Ruby Keeler
Ruby Keeler, born Ethel Hilda Keeler, was an actress, singer, and dancer most famous for her on-screen coupling with Dick Powell in a string of successful early musicals at Warner Brothers, particularly 42nd Street . From 1928 to 1940, she was married to singer Al Jolson...
), Noah Beery (with his son), Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon
Walter Davis Pidgeon was a Canadian actor, who starred in many motion pictures, including Mrs...
, and Loretta Young
Loretta Young
Loretta Young was an American actress. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953...
make a cameo appearance in this film in the final reel, which was photographed in Technicolor
Technicolor
Technicolor is a color motion picture process invented in 1916 and improved over several decades.It was the second major process, after Britain's Kinemacolor, and the most widely used color process in Hollywood from 1922 to 1952...
.
This film is a sequel of sorts or follow-up to the 1928 Warner Brothers silent Show Girl which first starred Alice White as Dixie Dugan.
Cast
- Alice White - Dixie Dugan
- Jack MulhallJack MulhallJack Mulhall, born John Joseph Francis Mulhall, was a film actor since the silent film era and appeared in over 430 films....
- Jimmy Doyle - Blanche Sweet - Donny Harris, aka Mrs. Buelow
- Ford SterlingFord SterlingFord Sterling was an American comedian and actor best known for his work with Keystone Studios. One of the 'Big 4' he was the original chief of the Keystone Cops.-Biography:...
- Sam Otis, Film Producer - John MiljanJohn MiljanJohn Miljan was an American actor of Serbian origin. He appeared in 201 films between 1924 and 1958.He died from cancer.-Selected filmography:* The Lone Chance * Silent Sanderson...
- Frank Buelow, a Director - Virginia Sale - Miss J. Rule, Otis' Secretary
- Lee ShumwayLee ShumwayLee Shumway , was an American actor. He appeared in 417 films between 1909 and 1953.He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Flame of Barbary Coast...
- Mr, Kramer - Herman BingHerman BingHerman Bing was a German-American character actor and voice actor.Herman Bing was also the brother of Gus Bing .-Biography:...
- Bing, Assistant Director
Songs
- "I've Got My Eye on You"
- "Hang Onto a Rainbow"
- "There's a Tear for Every Smile in Hollywood"
- "Merrily We Roll Along"
DVD release
Show Girl in Hollywood was released on DVD as part of the Warner Archive CollectionWarner Archive Collection
The Warner Archive Collection is a manufactured-on-demand DVD series. It was started by Warner Home Video on March 23, 2009 with the intention of putting previously unreleased back catalog films on DVD for the first time ever. Using recordable DVDs, they custom burn discs for each order rather than...
on December 1, 2009.