Going Hollywood

Going Hollywood

"Going Hollywood" (1933) is a movie directed by Raoul Walsh, written by Donald Ogden Stewart, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film tells the story of Sylvia (Marion Davies), a French teacher at an all-girl school, who wants to find love. When she hears Bill Williams (Bing Crosby) on the radio, she decides to go visit and thank him. However, difficult problems lay ahead when Lili (Fifi D'Orsay) gets in the way.

Trivia

*Marion Davies insisted that both Crosby and D'Orsay be contracted to appear in this film.
*Crosby was under contract with Paramount Pictures when working on the movie, but Paramount agreed to "lend him out" to MGM for this film.
* The man who is holding Crosby's microphone when singing "Beautiful Girl" is Sterling Holloway, the character actor who did the voices of Mr. Stork in "Dumbo" and of the title character in "Winnie the Pooh".

Cast

Marion Davies ... Sylvia Bruce
Bing Crosby ... Bill 'Billy' Williams
Fifi D'Orsay ... Lili Yvonne
Stuart Erwin ... Ernest Pratt Baker, Picture Producer
Ned Sparks ... Mr. Bert Conroy, Director
Patsy Kelly ... Jill Barker
Bobby Watson ... Jack Thompson, the Press Agent
Three Radio Rogues ... Group Performing Imitations
Eddie Bartell ... One of the Three Radio Rogues (as Three Radio Rogues)
Jimmy Hollywood ... One of the Three Radio Rogues (as Three Radio Rogues)
Henry Taylor ... One of the Three Radio Rogues (as Three Radio Rogues)

External links

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