Hollywood My Home Town (1965)

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Director:

William Martin

Writer:

Royal Foster (writer)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot Keywords:

Dog

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 24

2:00 PM

TCM

Cast

Ben Alexander	...	Himself (archive footage)
Richard Arlen	...	Himself (archive footage)
Mary Astor	...	Herself (archive footage)
Lew Ayres	...	Himself (archive footage)
Baby LeRoy	...	Himself (archive footage)
John Barrymore	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ralph Bellamy	...	Himself (archive footage)
Edgar Bergen	...	Himself (archive footage)
Charles Bickford	...	Himself (archive footage)
Sally Blane	...	Herself (archive footage)
Monte Blue	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ward Bond	...	Himself (archive footage)
Pat Boone	...	Himself (archive footage)
El Brendel	...	Himself (archive footage)
Johnny Mack Brown	...	Himself (archive footage)
David Butler	...	Himself (archive footage)
Eddie Cantor	...	Himself (archive footage)
Frank Capra	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jack Carson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Charles Chaplin	...	Himself (archive footage)
Syd Chaplin	...	Himself (archive footage)
Maurice Chevalier	...	Himself (archive footage)
Lew Cody	...	Himself (archive footage)
Russ Columbo	...	Himself (archive footage)
Gary Cooper	...	Himself (archive footage)
Charles J. Correll	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dolores Costello	...	Herself (archive footage)
Lou Costello	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bing Crosby	...	Himself (archive footage)
Gary Crosby	...	Himself (archive footage)
Lindsay Crosby	...	Himself (archive footage)
Phillip Crosby	...	Himself (archive footage)
Robert Cummings	...	Himself (archive footage)
Daisy	...	Herself (archive footage)
Viola Dana	...	Herself (archive footage)
Bette Davis	...	Herself (archive footage)
Marie Dressler	...	Herself (archive footage)
Jimmy Durante	...	Himself (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks	...	Himself (archive footage)
Charles Farrell	...	Himself (archive footage)
W.C. Fields	...	Himself (archive footage)
Larry Fine	...	Himself (archive footage)
Eddie Fisher	...	Himself (archive footage)
Errol Flynn	...	Himself (archive footage)
Glenn Ford	...	Himself (archive footage)
Clark Gable	...	Himself (archive footage)
Janet Gaynor	...	Herself (archive footage)
James Gleason	...	Himself (archive footage)
Freeman F. Gosden	...	Himself (archive footage)
Betty Grable	...	Herself (archive footage)
Cary Grant	...	Himself (archive footage)
Sid Grauman	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jon Hall	...	Himself (archive footage)
Mickey Hargitay	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jean Harlow	...	Herself (archive footage)
Susan Hayward	...	Herself (archive footage)
Frances Heflin	...	Herself (archive footage)
Van Heflin	...	Himself (archive footage)
Harriet Hilliard	...	Herself (archive footage)
Bob Hope	...	Himself (archive footage)
Curly Howard	...	Himself (archive footage)
Leslie Howard	...	Himself (archive footage)
Moe Howard	...	Himself (archive footage)
Allyn Joslyn	...	Himself (archive footage)
Boris Karloff	...	Himself (archive footage)
Burt Lancaster	...	Himself (archive footage)
Hope Lange	...	Herself (archive footage)
Jack Lemmon	...	Himself (archive footage)
Charles A. Lindbergh	...	Himself (archive footage)
Carole Lombard	...	Herself (archive footage)
Myrna Loy	...	Herself (archive footage)
Jayne Mansfield	...	Herself (archive footage)
Chico Marx	...	Himself (archive footage)
Thomas Mitchell	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tom Mix	...	Himself (archive footage)
Betty Lou Murray	...	Herself (archive footage)
Cort Murray	...	Himself (archive footage)
Janie Murray	...	Herself (archive footage)
Ken Murray	...	Himself
Pamela Ann Murray	...	Herself (archive footage) (as Tammy Murray)
Jack Oakie	...	Himself (archive footage)
Mary Pickford	...	Herself (archive footage)
Dick Powell	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tyrone Power	...	Himself (archive footage)
Buddy Rogers	...	Himself (archive footage)
Will Rogers	...	Himself (archive footage)
Mickey Rooney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Charles Ruggles	...	Himself (archive footage)
Andy Russell	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jane Russell	...	Herself (archive footage)
Randolph Scott	...	Himself (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra	...	Himself (archive footage)
Alison Skipworth	...	Herself (archive footage)
Robert Stack	...	Himself (archive footage)
James Stewart	...	Himself (archive footage)
Gloria Swanson	...	Herself (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor	...	Herself (archive footage)
Jimmy Thomson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Spencer Tracy	...	Himself (archive footage)
Sonny Tufts	...	Himself (archive footage)
Lana Turner	...	Herself (archive footage)
Rudolph Valentino	...	Himself (archive footage)
Rudy Vallee	...	Himself (archive footage)

Also Known As:

Ken Murray's Hollywood Home Movies (UK) (DVD box title)

Runtime:

USA:54 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Filmaster

Soundtrack:

Hollywood My Hometown

Interesting look at one man's view of Hollywood

Ken Murray hosts this made-for-TV special and narrates many clips from his home movies of Hollywood, spanning the year 1927 to the early 1960s. (Note that these home movies are silent, and Ken's narration is a voice-over.) You'll see clips of some stars at home, including Robert Cummings swimming with his toddler daughter in their swimming pool, and Jayne Mansfield at home with her husband and children. Ken also shows clips from his vacation in Montana with Glenn Ford, Charles Ruggles, and Van Heflin. You will see Bob Hope in several separate clips, including one with him on the golf course. There's also clips of Bing Crosby playing baseball on an empty sandlot with his three sons. Ken includes some good footage of Sunset Boulevard, Paramount Studios, and Hollywood Boulevard. I also enjoyed seeing clips from a celebrity baseball game used to raise funds during WWII. Other classic stars featured in short clips include Jane Russell, Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Frank Capra, Hope Lange, W.C. Fields, Charlie Chaplin, Elizabeth Taylor, John Barrymore, Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Thomas Mitchell, and others. This hour-long presentation is a cute, nostalgic, and "happy" glimpse at the old studio days of Hollywood. It's completely clean and positive, with no gossip thrown in. Turner Classic Movies shows this documentary at times, and you'll probably enjoy watching it if you love classic film stars.