Going Hollywood
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 and based on a story by Frances Marion. Going Hollywood was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on December 22, 1933.
Plot
The film tells how an infatuated school-teacher, Sylvia Bruce (Marion Davies), follows Bill Williams (Bing Crosby), a popular crooner, to Hollywood where he is to make a picture. On board the train she obtains a job as maid to Bill's French fiancée and leading lady, Lili Yvonne (Fifi D'Orsay), and meets the film's director, Conroy (Ned Sparks), and promoter, Baker (Stuart Erwin). On arrival in Hollywood she is befriended by Jill (Patsy Kelly) and shares her rooms.
More details
| author | Bing Crosby Donald Ogden Stewart Frances Marion Marion Davies |
|---|---|
| director | Raoul Walsh |
| editor | Frank Sullivan |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | beautiful girl begin black eye drink early film engage grand central terminal leading lady lose production number sing telephone call |
| musicBy | Herbert Stothart |
| producer | Walter Wanger |
| productionCompany | Cosmopolitan Productions Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| publisher | Loews Cineplex Entertainment |
| theme | filmmaking musical musical comedy romantic comedy romantic musical |