It Happened in Hollywood is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Richard Dix, Fay Wray and Victor Kilian.[1] The arrival of sound wrecks the career of a leading western actor while his leading lady rises to new heights. Its original working title was Once a Hero.[2][3]
| It Happened in Hollywood | |
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| Directed by | Harry Lachman |
| Written by | Ethel Hill Harvey Fergusson Samuel Fuller Myles Connolly |
| Produced by | Myles Connolly William Perlberg |
| Starring | Richard Dix Fay Wray Victor Kilian |
| Cinematography | Joseph Walker |
| Edited by | Al Clark Otto Meyer |
| Music by | Morris Stoloff |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (May 2020) |
Cast
edit- Richard Dix as Tim Bart
- Fay Wray as Gloria Gay
- Victor Kilian as Slim
- Charles Arnt as Jed Reed
- Granville Bates as Sam Bennett
- William B. Davidson as Al Howard
- Arthur Loft as Pete
- Edgar Dearing as Joe Stevens
- James Donlan as Shorty
- Bill Burrud as Billy - The Kid
- Franklin Pangborn as Mr. Forsythe
- Zeffie Tilbury as Miss Gordon
- Harold Goodwin as Buck
- Charles Brinley as Pappy
- Scotty Beckett as Boy (uncredited)
- Byron Foulger as Chet (uncredited)
- Edward LeSaint as Doctor (uncredited)
- Sam McDaniel as Porter (uncredited)
- Zita Moulton as Englishwoman
References
edit- ^ Stephens & Wanamaker p.63
- ^ "It Happened in Hollywood". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Fuller, Samuel (2004). A Third Face: My Tale of Writing, Fighting, and Filmmaking. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-55783-627-4.
Bibliography
edit- E.J. Stephens & Marc Wanamaker. Early Poverty Row Studios. Arcadia Publishing, 2014.