Going Hollywood

Going Hollywood (1933)

SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH HIS VOICE and followed him to Hollywood!

Sylvia is a French teacher at an all-girls school who wants to find love. When she hears Bill Williams on the radio, she decides to go visit and thank him. However, difficult problems lie ahead when Lili gets in the way.

Date of release
1933-12-22
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (15)
Runtime
1h 18m
Genres
Music, Romance, Comedy
Director
Raoul Walsh

Casting

Interesting facts

Going Hollywood is a 1933 American pre-Code musical film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Marion Davies and Bing Crosby. It was written by Donald Ogden Stewart based on a story by Frances Marion. The film was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on December 22, 1933.

Production

Donald Ogden Stewart wrote the film for Marion Davies, who he called "an awfully good comedienne". He felt she and Bing Crosby "did a very good job together. She had a real hoydenish, don’t-give-a-damn feeling about her, and it came across on the screen. She was a good mimic, and she loved to make fun of people; but mainly she loved to have fun."

Read on Wikipedia · Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Data from Wikidata.

Recommended