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Hollywood, City of Dreams
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Wikipedia article
'Hollywood, City of Dreams' (Spanish:'Hollywood, ciudad de ensueno') is a 1931 American drama film directed by George Crone and starring Jos Bohr, Lia Tor and Donald Reed.Jarvinen p.16-17 It was a Spanish-language film made in the United States, as part of an effort to reach Spanish-speaking audiences around the world following the introduction of sound. Unlike some other Spanish-language films of the era, it was not a remake of an English film but an original story.
A young immigrant hopes to make it big in Hollywood and meet his idol, a female film star. He goes through a number of minor jobs but eventually gets his break and begins a romance with his heroine. Nonetheless the film ends on a downbeat note as he returns on a boat to his native country.
Cast
* Jos Bohr as Jos
* Lia Tor as Helen Gordon
* Donald Reed as Actor
* Nancy Drexel as Alice
* Enrique Acosta as Film Director
* Elena Landeros
* Csar Vanoni
* Nicanor Molinare
* Julia Bejarano
* Mirra Rayo
* Luis Daz Flores
* Samuel Pedraza
* Lloyd Ingraham
References
Bibliography
* Jarvinen, Lisa. 'The Rise of Spanish-language Filmmaking: Out from Hollywood's Shadow, 1929-1939'. Rutger's University Press, 2012.
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