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Hollywood (1923 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Hollywood' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze, co-written by Frank Condon and Thomas J. Geraghty, and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is a lengthier feature follow-up to Paramount's own short film expos of itself, 'A Trip to Paramountown' from 1922.[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/9785?sid The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 18931993: 'Hollywood']
The film has become famous as having featured cameos of more than fifty famous Hollywood stars. However, the film is now considered a lost film.[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.6230/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'Hollywood'][https://web.archive.org/web/20141225003106/http://www.thegreatstars.com/lost_film_wanted.htm Hollywood at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted] (Wayback Machine)
Plot
Angela Whitaker (Hope Drown) is a young unknown who comes to Hollywood to become an actress, and brings her grandfather, Joel Whitaker (Luke Cosgrave). At the end of the first day, she has not found work, but her grandfather has.
Cast
* Hope Drown as Angela Whitaker
* Luke Cosgrave as Joel Whitaker
* George K. Arthur as Lem Lefferts
* Ruby Lafayette as Grandmother Whitaker
* Harris Gordon as Dr. Luke Morrison
* Bess Flowers as Hortense Towers
* Eleanor Lawson as Margaret Whitaker
* King Zany as Horace Pringle
Cameos
See also
* List of lost films
* 'Fascinating Youth'
* 'Mary of the Movies'
* 'Show People'
* 'Souls for Sale'
* 'A Trip to Paramountown'
References
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