The Road to Hollywood
The Road to Hollywood is a 1947 American film[1] released by Astor Pictures that is a combination of several of Bing Crosby's Educational Pictures short subjects. The title was designed to draft off Paramount Pictures' "Road to..." film series starring Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour; Hope and Lamour do not appear in the film.
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| Directed by | Bud Pollard Del Lord Leslie Pearce Mack Sennett |
| Produced by | Bud Pollard (producer) Robert M. Savini (executive producer) |
| Written by | John E. Gordon (adaptation) Harry McCoy (material) Earle Rodney (material) John A. Waldron (material) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Charles P. Boyle Frank B. Good George Unholz |
| Edited by | Bud Pollard |
| Distributed by | Astor Pictures |
Release date | 1947 |
Running time | 56 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Bud Pollard narrates a biography of Bing Crosby stringing together the following short subjects:
- "I Surrender Dear" (1931)
- "One More Chance" (1931)
- "Billboard Girl" (1931)
- "Dream House" (1931)
Cast
- Bing Crosby as Himself (archive footage)
- Luis Alberni as The Marquis, from I Surrender Dear (archive footage)
- Bud Pollard as Himself (Host / Narrator)
- Ann Christy as Betty Brooks, from Dream House (archive footage)
- Patsy O'Leary as Ethel Bangs, from One More Chance / Mrs. McCullough, from I Surrender Dear (archive footage)
- George C. Pearce as Mary's Father, from Billboard Girl (archive footage)
- Arthur Stone as Ethel's Uncle Joe, from One More Chance / Jerry, Bing's friend from I Surrender Dear (archive footage)
- Dick Stewart as Jerry, Bing's Chum from Billboard Girl (archive footage)
- Lincoln Stedman as Whitman, Mary's Fiancé, from Billboard Girl (archive footage)
- Kathrin Clare Ward as Mother Brooks, from Dream House (archive footage)
- James Eagles as Mary's Brother, from Billboard Girl (archive footage)
- Matty Kemp as Percy Howard, Bing's Rival, from One More Chance (archive footage)
- Eddie Phillips as Reginald Duncan, from Dream House (archive footage)
- Marion Sayers as Peggy, Bing's Sweetheart, from I Surrender Dear (archive footage)
- Julia Griffith as Ethel's Mother, Bing's Future Mother-in-Law, from I Surrender Dear (archive footage)
- George Gray as George Dobbs, from I Surrender Dear (archive footage)
- Vernon Dent as A Film Director, from Dream House (archive footage)
- Alice Adair as Ethel Dobbs, from I Surrender Dear (archive footage)
- Marjorie Kane as Mary Malone, from Billboard Girl (archive footage)
Soundtrack
All sung by Bing Crosby
From "I Surrender Dear"
- "I Surrender Dear"
- "At Your Command"
- "Out of Nowhere”
- "A Little Bit of Heaven" (Ernest R. Ball / J. Keirn Brennan)
From "One More Chance"
- "Just One More Chance"
- "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams"
- "I Surrender Dear" (parody)
- I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
From "Dream House"
- "Dream House" (Earle Foxe / Lynn F. Cowan)
- "It Must Be True" (Harry Barris / Gus Arnheim / Gordon Clifford)
- "When I Take My Sugar to Tea” (Sammy Fain / Irving Kahal / Pierre Norman)
From "Billboard Girl"
- "Were You Sincere?" (Vincent Rose / Jack Meskill)
- "For You”
References
External links
- The Road to Hollywood at IMDb
- The Road to Hollywood is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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