Hollywood Party (1934)

Director:

Roy Rowland

Writers:

Richy Craig Jr. (comedy dialogue)
Howard Dietz (writer)

Release Date:

1 June 1934 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Plot:

Jimmy Durante is jungle star Schnarzan the Conqueror, but the public is tiring of his fake lions. So...

Plot Keywords:

Party | Part Animated | Inanimate Object In Cast Credits | Piano | Revue

Cast

Stan Laurel	...	Stan
Oliver Hardy	...	Ollie
Jimmy Durante	...	Himself / Schnarzan
Jack Pearl	...	Baron Munchausen
Polly Moran	...	Henrietta Clemp
Charles Butterworth	...	Harvey Clemp
Eddie Quillan	...	Bob Benson
June Clyde	...	Linda Clemp
Mickey Mouse	...	Himself
Lupe Velez	...	The Jaguar Woman / Jane in Schnarzan sequence
George Givot	...	Liondora aka Grand Royal Duke
Richard Carle	...	Knapp
Tom Kennedy	...	Beavers

Also Known As:

Hollywood Revue of 1933 (USA) (working title)
Star Spangled Banquet (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

70 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor) (Animated sequence only) | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Australia:G | USA:Approved

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Louis Lewyn Productions

Trivia:

In a 1933 press release, Clark Gable, Wallace Beery, and Buster Keaton were scheduled to film cameo appearances, while Jean Harlow and Joan Crawford were to perform musical numbers written by Rodgers & Hart ("Prayer", which later became "Blue Moon", and "Black Diamond, respectively). But none of this materialized. Crawford allegedly filmed her number, which was then cut, and was reinstated in Sadie McKee (1934), where sources say it was also deleted.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Bullfighters (1945)

Soundtrack:

The Hot Chocolate Soldiers

A must for collector's of Disney, Laurel & Hardy, Tarzan, or 3 Stooges.

Jimmy Durante spoofs Johnny Weismuller's Tarzan by playing a jungle film star who throws a lavish party for his Hollywood friends (complete with Zeigfeld style musical numbers). Lupe Velez (the real life Mrs. Weismuller) spoofs Maureen O'Sullivan's "Jane" character (controversial at the time for "Jane's" skimpy outfits). Durante is annoying but Velez shines with the best bit teaming her with Laurel & Hardy. The Three Stooges appear as autograph seekers. This MGM musical features an appearance by Mickey Mouse who spoofs Durante and introduces the Disney color cartoon "Hot Chocolate Soldiers." The 70 minute plot is a mess with the parts being better than the sum, however a must for fans and collector's of the aforementioned appearances.