Hollywood (1923 film)

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Hollywood
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	James Cruze
Written by	Thomas J. Geraghty (scenario)
Story by	Frank Condon
Produced by	Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Hope Drown George K. Arthur Ruby Lafayette Harris Gordon Bess Flowers Luke Cosgrave Eleanor Lawson
Cinematography	Karl Brown
Production company	Famous Players–Lasky
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	August 19, 1923 (1923-08-19) (United States)
Running time	8 reels (8217 feet)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Hollywood is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze, co-written by Frank Condon and Thomas J. Geraghty, and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is a lengthier feature follow-up to Paramount's own short film exposé of itself, A Trip to Paramountown from 1922.^[1]

The film has become famous as having featured cameos of more than fifty famous Hollywood stars. However, the film is now considered a lost film.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot

Angela Whitaker (Hope Drown) is a young unknown who comes to Hollywood to become an actress, and brings her grandfather, Joel Whitaker (Luke Cosgrave). At the end of the first day, she has not found work, but her grandfather has found work.

Cast

Hope Drown as Angela Whitaker
Luke Cosgrave as Joel Whitaker
George K. Arthur as Lem Lefferts
Ruby Lafayette as Grandmother Whitaker
Harris Gordon as Dr. Luke Morrison
Bess Flowers as Hortense Towers
Eleanor Lawson as Margaret Whitaker
King Zany as Horace Pringle

Cameos

References

^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893–1993: Hollywood
^ Parish, James Robert; Pitts, Michael R.; Mank, Gregory W. (1978). Hollywood On Hollywood. Scarecrow Press. p. 4. ISBN 0-8108-1164-2.
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Hollywood
^ Hollywood at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted (Wayback Machine)

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Plot

Cast

Cameos

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