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Hollywood Boulevard (1936 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Hollywood Boulevard' (1936) is a comedy film directed by Robert Florey and released by Paramount Pictures.Hollywood Boulevard
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 3, Iss. 25, (Jan 1, 1936): 152.
Plot
The film portrays, in a comic expose of gossip magazines of the time, has-been actor John Blakeford (Halliday) agreeing to write his memoirs for magazine publisher Jordan Winston (Gordon).
When Blakeford's daughter, Patricia (Hunt), asks him to desist for the sake of his ex-wife, Carlotta Blakeford (Marsh), he attempts to break his contract with Winston.
Cast
Production
The casting was announced in June 1936.Scenes from Newsreel Used as Film 'Sets' Chicago Daily Tribune 3 June 1936: 23. Many former silent era actors had small roles.A Town Called Hollywood
Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times 28 June 1936: C1.
Reception
Frank Nugent of 'The New York Times' was critical of the film: "It is, as you may judge, a pretty hoary melodrama and [a] slight enough excuse for a whole series of homilies upon the uncertainty of fame and fortune in the glamour city."Frank S. Nugent. "Minor Notes on 'Hollywood Boulevard,' Now at the Rialto, and 'Trouble Ahead,' at the Globe." 'New York Times.' 1923.
References
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