Hollywood Hotel (Warner Bros.) (1937)

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JIMMY FIDLER says: A FOUR BELL PICTURE! ...WARNER BROS. HAVE BEEN PACEMAKERS IN THE FILM MUSICAL FIELD SINCE THEY TURNED OUT “SINGING FOOL," BACK IN 1928 = AND THIS PICTURE PROVES THEY STILL LEAD THE FIELD ... OF COURSE, THE PLOT 1S BASED ON A RADIO PROGRAM OF THE SAME TITLE, AND IT'S UNIMPORTANT = EXCEPT THAT IT PROVIDES A REASON FOR GRAND MUSIC, HILARIOUS COMEDY AND GORGEOUS DANCE SCENES ... TWO SONGS "SILHOUETTED IN THE MOONLIGHT” AND "HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD" WILL SEND YOU HOME WHISTLING, AND YOU'LL BE HEARING SEVERAL OTHERS OVER YOUR RADIO FOR WEEKS TO COME 2.2 PRACTICALLY EVERY COMEDIAN ON THE WARNER LOT WAS DRAFTED INTO SERVICE FOR THE SAKE OF LAUGHS. GLENDA FARRELL, ALAN MOWBRAY, HUGH HERBERT, ED KENNEDY, MABEL TODD THERE'S A REGULAR PARADE OF COMICS FROM START TO END ... DICK POWELL TURNS IN THE SORT OF GAY PERFORMANCE HIS FANS LIKE FROM HIM = AND THE LANE SISTERS, ROSEMARY AND LOLA, ARE VERY GOOD OPPOSITE HIM ... YOU'LL MEET LOUELLA PARSONS IN THIS PICTURE, PLAYING HERSELF WITH EASY ASSURANCE. !'M SURE MISS PARSONS MANY FANS WILL LIKE HER ON THE SCREEN ... THE ENTIRE PICTURE 1S A TUNE-FUL, EYEFILLING, NOVEL HOUR OR SO OF ENTERTAINMENT THAT WILL LEAVE YOU COMPLETELY SATISFIED ... FOR THE BEST MUSICAL COMEDY OF THE SEASON, TAKE THE FAMILY TO SEE = "HOLLYWOOD HOTEL." aA fone AV x MARY PICKFORD doubling for LOUELLA PARSONS says: "| ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF HOLLYWOOD HOTEL BECAUSE IT IS A HAPPY PICTURE POKING GOOD-NATURED FUN AT ITSELF...eIT IS OFFERED TO ENTERTAIN YOU--AND THAT IT SUCCEEDS IN DOING IN MUSIC, ROMANCE AND SOME EXCELLENT COMEDY." * NM ¥ GEORGE McCALL says: ".% = * "HOLLYWOOD HOTEL", A PICTURE WHICH HITS THE BULL'S EYE! WARNER BROS. GORGEOUS, EYE-FILLING PICTURE, PACKED WITH LAUGHS. THE ORCHESTRAS OF: BENNY GOODMAN AND RAYMOND PAIGE ARE IN IT, AND WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR THEM PLAY IT'S THE KIND OF FUN YOU'LL ENJOY ... THIS 1S REALLY A PICTURE YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS."