The Road to Hollywood
| The Road to Hollywood | |
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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 dates | 1947 |
Running time | 56 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Road to Hollywood is a 1947 American film released by Astor Pictures that is a combination of several of Bing Crosby's Educational Pictures short subjects. The title was designed to exploit the "Road to..." film series starring Crosby, Hope, and Lamour, and released by Paramount Pictures.
Plot
Bud Pollard narrates a biography of Bing Crosby stringing together the following short subjects:
- "I Surrender Dear" (1934)
- "One More Chance" (1931)
- "Billboard Girl" (1932)
- "Dream House" (1933)
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
- Bing Crosby - "I Surrender Dear"
- Bing Crosby - "One More Chance"
- Bing Crosby - "Dear, I Love You"
- Bing Crosby - "I Surrender Dear (Reprise #1)"
- Bing Crosby - "Out of Nowhere"
- Bing Crosby - "I Surrender Dear (Reprise #2)"
- Bing Crosby - "One More Chance (Reprise)"
External links
- The Road to Hollywood at the Internet Movie Database
- The Road to Hollywood is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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