1936 film by Robert Florey
Hollywood Boulevard (1936) is a comedy film directed by Robert Florey and released by Paramount Pictures.[1]
Plot
Has-been actor John Blakeford agrees to write his memoirs for magazine publisher Jordan Winston.
When Blakeford's daughter, Patricia, asks him to desist for the sake of his ex-wife, Carlotta Blakeford, he attempts to break his contract with Winston.
Cast
Production
The casting was announced in June 1936.[3] Many former silent era actors had small roles.[4]
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."[5]
References
- ^ Hollywood Boulevard
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 3, Iss. 25, (Jan 1, 1936): 152.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (October 29, 2024). "Movie Star Cold Streaks: Robert Cummings". Filmink. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Scenes from Newsreel Used as Film 'Sets' Chicago Daily Tribune 3 June 1936: 23.
- ^ A Town Called Hollywood
Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times 28 June 1936: C1.
- ^ Frank S. Nugent. "Minor Notes on 'Hollywood Boulevard,' Now at the Rialto, and 'Trouble Ahead,' at the Globe." New York Times. 1923.
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