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Hollywood Party
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| Series: | Charley Chase @ MGM | ♦ | Distribution: | MGM | ♦ | Director: | Roy Rowland | ♦ | Cinematography: | Aldo Ermini, James Wong Howe |
| Production: | ♦ | Type: | Sound short | ♦ | Producer: | Louis Lewyn | ♦ | Editor: | George Boemier | |
| Released: | 03 April 1937 | ♦ | Length: | 2-reels | ♦ | Dialogue: | John W. Craft | ♦ | Art director: | Frederic Hope |
| UNAVAILABLE ON DVD |
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High up on a cliff top overlooking the sea, Elissa Landi is co-hosting a glamourous event with Charley 'Chan' Chase. As a parade of beautiful women wearing very little clothing take centre stage, the hosts introduce an array of stars including Clark Gable, Joan Bennett, Joe E. Brown and Freddie Bartholomew. Two girl dancers dressed in yellow gowns dance before a model of Chinatown as a five-piece negro band (The Jones Boys) play a tune. Next up is dancer Sunnie O'Dea, sporting a green dress, who performs a dance routine with a band for an eternity (honestly, it's ridiculously long). Charley introduces Anna May Wong, who is dressed all in blue. She gives a brief speech, changes into a white cape with yellow dress. Next up, Landi introduces Al Lyons and his talented musicians, with a song number performed by one of the band. Then comes a segment with a drunk (Leon Errol) ordering a drink from a Chinese barman. Charley entices Betty Jane Rhodes to sing a song whilst she rocks on a swing chair next to Leon Janney. The song is taken over by singer Joe Morrison, with a hula girl dancing on a Hawaiian beach. The drunk continues to milk the scene with him attempting to make his own concoction. Landi introduces the last act, Jack Goode, a tapdancer who performs yet another ridiculously boring routine with a dozen girl dancers (seriously, tapdancing is NOT entertaining! It's boooooooooooooring!) The film ends with the drunk walking onto the stage and spilling his drinks, before Charley signals the cameraman to bring down the final curtain. |
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Favourite bit When Charley Chase calls for the end of the film. Then you know you don't have to endure any more of it! |
| Facts • A 2-reel colour short starring Charley Chase after he left Hal Roach and just before he joined Columbia Pictures in 1937. Filming dates • ? Trivia • Sunnie O'Dea's dance routine lasts a whole 1 minute and 20 seconds. During which time she raises her leg a few times... with a brief glimpse of her underwear. • At around 17 and a half minutes into the film, Elissa Landi introduces the last act, Jack Goode. Is it my imagination or does she appear to be absolutely pissed? What the experts say • "A colourful mess, mildly entertaining, mostly pointless and dull with long drawn-out, boring routines." ~ Lord Heath. |
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Charley Chase Charley Chan Chase |  |
Elissa Landi Herself, co-host |
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Joe Morrison Himself, the singer |
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Leon Errol Drunk |
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Al Lyons Bandleader |
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The Jones Boys Themselves |
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Lassie Lou Ahern Herself [as Ahern Sisters] |
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Peggy Ahern Herself [as Ahern Sisters] |
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Marcus Show Girls Themselves |
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Clark Gable Himself |
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Joan Bennett Herself |
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Joe E. Brown Himself |
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Freddie Bartholomew Himself |
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Sunnie O'Dea Herself |
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Anna May Wong Herself |
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Betty Jane Rhodes Herself |
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Leon Janney Himself |
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Jack Goode Himself, tapdancer |
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| Acknowledgements: Smile When The Raindrops Fall by Brian Anthony & Andy Edmonds This page was last updated on: 06 April 2017 |