Hollywood Speaks
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| Hollywood Speaks | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Edward Buzzell |
| Written by | Norman Krasna Jo Swerling |
| Based on | story by Norman Krasna |
| Starring | Genevieve Tobin Pat O'Brien Leni Stengel |
| Cinematography | Ted Tetzlaff |
| Edited by | Gene Havlick |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | 1932 |
Running time | 71 mins |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Hollywood Speaks is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film.
Cast
- Genevieve Tobin as Gertrude Smith, later known as Greta Swan
- Pat O'Brien as Jimmy Reed
- Lucien Prival as Frederick Landau
- Ralf Harolde as Carp
- Rita La Roy as Millie Coreen
- Leni Stengel as Mrs. Landau
- Anderson Lawlor as Joe Hammond
- Jack Holt as Himself
Production
Columbia announced the film in August 1931.[1]
It was Norman Krasna's first film under his contract with Columbia and he started writing it in April 1932.[2] The same amount the studio announced Eddie Buzzel would direct and Genevieve Tobin would star.[3]
Reception
The Los Angeles Times called it a "routine melodrama with little to say of interest."[4]
References
External links
- Hollywood Speaks at IMDb
- Hollywood Speaks at TCMDB
- Review of film at Variety
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