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The Road to Hollywood

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The Road to Hollywood
Original Film poster
Directed by
Written by
Produced by
StarringSee below
Cinematography
Edited byBud Pollard
Distributed byAstor Pictures
Release date
  • 1947 (1947)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Road to Hollywood is a 1947 American film[1] released by Astor Pictures that is a combination of several of Bing Crosby's Educational Pictures short subjects. The title was designed to draft off Paramount Pictures' "Road to..." film series starring Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour; Hope and Lamour do not appear in the film.

Plot

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Bud Pollard narrates a biography of Bing Crosby stringing together the following short subjects:

Cast

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  • Bing Crosby as himself (archive footage)
  • Luis Alberni as The Marquis, from I Surrender Dear (archive footage)
  • Bud Pollard as himself (Host / Narrator)
  • Ann Christy as Betty Brooks, from Dream House (archive footage)
  • Patsy O'Leary as Ethel Bangs, from One More Chance / Mrs. McCullough, from I Surrender Dear (archive footage)
  • George C. Pearce as Mary's Father, from Billboard Girl (archive footage)
  • Arthur Stone as Ethel's Uncle Joe, from One More Chance / Jerry, Bing's friend from I Surrender Dear (archive footage)
  • Dick Stewart as Jerry, Bing's Chum from Billboard Girl (archive footage)
  • Lincoln Stedman as Whitman, Mary's Fiancé, from Billboard Girl (archive footage)
  • Kathrin Clare Ward as Mother Brooks, from Dream House (archive footage)
  • James Eagles as Mary's Brother, from Billboard Girl (archive footage)
  • Matty Kemp as Percy Howard, Bing's Rival, from One More Chance (archive footage)
  • Eddie Phillips as Reginald Duncan, from Dream House (archive footage)
  • Marion Sayers as Peggy, Bing's Sweetheart, from I Surrender Dear (archive footage)
  • Julia Griffith as Ethel's Mother, Bing's Future Mother-in-Law, from I Surrender Dear (archive footage)
  • George Gray as George Dobbs, from I Surrender Dear (archive footage)
  • Vernon Dent as A Film Director, from Dream House (archive footage)
  • Alice Adair as Ethel Dobbs, from I Surrender Dear (archive footage)
  • Marjorie Kane as Mary Malone, from Billboard Girl (archive footage)

Soundtrack

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All sung by Bing Crosby

From "I Surrender Dear"

From "One More Chance"

  • "Just One More Chance"
  • "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams"
  • "I Surrender Dear" (parody)
  • I'd Climb the Highest Mountain

From "Dream House"

From "Billboard Girl"

References

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  1. ^ "The Road to Hollywood". Rotten Tomatoes.
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