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Hollywood larger than life; Hollywood the dream factory; Hollywood the forgotten. From the fabulous to the flops to the freakish, this documentary narrated by Mickey Rooney focuses on Hollywood of the 1930s. It includes footage from the likes of Buster Keaton, Clark Gable, John Wayne, to the lesser-known faces of the chorus line and the many forgotten wannabes of the studio system. Focusing primarily on song and dance, this documentary has some wonderful sequences by Busby Berkeley, the always-impressive Mae West, and John Wayne as a singing quick-draw. As Mickey Rooney says, this is the Hollywood that “once was and is no more hurray for Hollywood”.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
316628
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) - History
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture actors and actresses
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - History
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Musicals - Production and direction
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Music & Performing Arts → Dance in motion pictures, television, etc.
Music & Performing Arts → Motion picture actors and actresses
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)