Hollywood, City of Dreams
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Directed by | George Crone |
Produced by | Ray Kirkwood |
Starring | José Bohr Lia Torá Donald Reed |
Edited by | George Crone |
Production company | Fenix Film |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Spanish |
Hollywood, City of Dreams (Spanish:Hollywood, ciudad de ensueno) is a 1931 American drama film directed by George Crone and starring José Bohr, Lia Torá and Donald Reed.[1] 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
- José Bohr as José
- Lia Torá as Helen Gordon
- Donald Reed as Actor
- Nancy Drexel as Alice
- Enrique Acosta as Film Director
- Elena Landeros
- César Vanoni
- Nicanor Molinare
- Julia Bejarano
- Mirra Rayo
- Luis Díaz Flores
- Samuel Pedraza
- Lloyd Ingraham
References
- ^ Jarvinen p.16-17
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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