Gene Krupa appears with the Benny Goodman Orchestra
Available on DVD as; Warner Home Video DVD: Hollywood Hotel (2008)
Cast
Dick Powell
as
Ronnie Bowers
Rosemary Lane
as
Virginia Stanton
Lola Lane
as
Mona Marshall
Hugh Herbert
as
Chester Marshall, Mona’s father
Ted Healy
as
Fuzzy Boyle
Glenda Farrell
as
Jonesy, Mona’s assistant
Johnnie Davis
as
Georgia
Louella Parsons
as
Herself
Alan Mowbray
as
Alexander Dupre
Mabel Todd
as
Dot Marshall, Mona’s sister
Frances Langford
as
Alice Crayne
Jerry Cooper
as
Himself
Ken Niles
as
Himself
Duane Thompson
as
Himself
Allyn Joslyn
as
Bernie Walton
Grant Mitchell
as
B. L. Faulkin
Edgar Kennedy
as
Callaghan, the drive-in owner
Fritz Feld
as
The Russian, a restaurant patron
Curt Bois
as
Butch, the dress designer
Perc Westmore
as
Himself
Eddie Acuff
as
Joe, the camerman
Clinton Rosemond
as
Tom, African-American singer
William Davidson
as
Director Walter Kelton
Wally Maher
as
Assistant Director Drew
Georgie Cooper
as
Seamstress
Libby Taylor
as
Cleo, Mona’s maid
Joe Romantini
as
Waiter
Paul Irving
as
Bramwell
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
as
Themselves
Raymond Paige and his Orchestra
as
Themselves
Synopsis
This was Warner Brother’s last major 1930s musical. Directed by Busby Berkeley and featuring numerous cameos from the Warners stable, the title was gleaned from a popular CBS radio talent show. Dick Powell stars as sax player Ronnie Bowers who comes to Tinsel Town after winning a talent contest. He believes that his prize is a date with the gorgeous Rosemary Lane, so when he ends up with her double, he’s miffed. Later he appears on Hollywood gossip columnist Louella Parson’s radio show and becomes a star. Songs include: “Hooray for Hollywood,” “Let That Be A Lesson To You,” “Sing, You Son Of A Gun,” “I’ve Hitched My Wagon To A Star,” “Silhouetted In The Moonlight,” and “I’m A Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas.”
