It Happened in Hollywood (1937)

Reference View | Change View

Passed
1h 7min
Comedy, Drama
07 Sep 1937 (USA)
Movie

6.3 (768)

0

Rate

1

Rate

2

Rate

3

Rate

4

Rate

5

Rate

6

Rate

7

Rate

8

Rate

9

Rate

10

Rate

0

Error: please try again.

While hospitalized young Billy meets his silent movie idol Tim Bart but then the talkies came, destroying Bart's career. Now Bart must convince his young friend he is still a star.

Director:

Harry Lachman

Writers:

Stars:

Reviews:

Photos and Videos

Still of Richard Dix (I) and Fay Wray in It Happened in Hollywood (1937)

Fay Wray in It Happened in Hollywood (1937)

Add Image

10 photos

Cast

Edit


	Richard Dix	...	Tim Bart
	Fay Wray	...	Gloria Gay
	Victor Kilian	...	Slim
	Charles Arnt	...	Jed Reed
	Granville Bates	...	Sam Bennett
	William B. Davidson	...	Al Howard
	Arthur Loft	...	Pete
	Edgar Dearing	...	Joe Stevens
	James Donlan	...	Shorty
	Bill Burrud	...	Billy - The Kid (as Billy Burrud)
	Franklin Pangborn	...	Mr. Forsythe
	Zeffie Tilbury	...	Miss Gordon
	Harold Goodwin	...	Buck
	Charles Brinley	...	Pappy
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Wally Albright	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Colleen Bawn	...	Young Girl (uncredited)
	Joan Beauchamp	...	Myrna Loy Mimic (uncredited)
	Scotty Beckett	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Georgie Billings	...	Tough Boy (uncredited)
	John Bohn	...	John Barrymore Mimic (uncredited)
	Wade Boteler	...	Patrolman (uncredited)
	Don Brodie	...	Don - Sound Man Don (uncredited)
	Ralph Brooks	...	Interne in Children's Ward (uncredited)
	Frank Brown	...	Harold Lloyd Mimic (uncredited)
	Helen Brown	...	Nurse (uncredited)
	Howard Bruce	...	Edward Arnold Mimic (uncredited)
	Tommy Bupp	...	Butch-Boy riding tricycle (uncredited)
	Tom Chatterton	...	Bank Manager (uncredited)
	George Chesebro	...	Bank Robber (uncredited)
	Robert Chisholm	...	Englishman (uncredited)
	Charles F. Clark	...	Joe E. Brown Mimic (uncredited)
	Beatrice Coleman	...	Ginger Rogers Mimic (uncredited)
	James Conaty	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Al Constance	...	George Raft Mimic (uncredited)
	D'Arcy Corrigan	...	Shakespearean Actor (uncredited)
	Beatrice Curtis	...	Eleanor - Script Girl (uncredited)
	Doc Dearborn	...	William Powell Mimic (uncredited)
	Eugene DeVerdi	...	Charles Chaplin Mimic (uncredited)
	Dice	...	Horse (uncredited)
	Betty Dietrich	...	Greta Garbo Mimic (uncredited)
	Carol Dietrich	...	Marlene Dietrich Mimic (uncredited)
	Lester Dorr	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Don Eddy	...	Dancing Fred Astaire Mimic (uncredited)
	Frank Ellis	...	Gorman (uncredited)
	Frankie Farr	...	Eddie Cantor Mimic (uncredited)
	Eddie Fetherston	...	Eddie - Assistant Director (uncredited)
	Byron Foulger	...	Chet (uncredited)
	Betsy Gay	...	Sis (uncredited)
	Bruce Grant	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Roderick Grant	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Earl Haddon	...	Bing Crosby Mimic (uncredited)
	Edward Hearn	...	Cop (uncredited)
	Paul Hilton	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Richard Holland	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Sylvia Lamarr	...	Joan Crawford mimic (uncredited)
	Eddie Laughton	...	Bank Robber (uncredited)
	Edward LeSaint	...	Doctor (uncredited)
	Jack Low	...	Dresser (uncredited)
	Lucille Lund	...	American Girl (uncredited)
	Berna Mack	...	Claudette Colbert Mimic (uncredited)
	George Magrill	...	Stagehand (uncredited)
	James May	...	W.C. Fields Mimic (uncredited)
	Pat McCall	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Sam McDaniel	...	Black Porter (uncredited)
	Sammy McKim	...	Hank-Boy driving toy car (uncredited)
	Arthur McLaglen	...	Victor McLaglen Mimic (uncredited)
	Marilyn Milner	...	Little Girl (uncredited)
	Miki Morita	...	Japanese Gardener (uncredited)
	Zita Moulton	...	Englishwoman (uncredited)
	Bob O'Keefe	...	James Cagney Mimic (uncredited)
	Alexander Palasthy	...	Russian (uncredited)
	Virginia Rendell	...	Mae West Mimic (uncredited)
	Cyril Ring	...	Rudy - Cameraman (uncredited)
	Francis Sayles	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Jean Seale	...	Jean Harlow Mimic (uncredited)
	C.L. Sherwood	...	Bum (uncredited)
	Bruce Sidney	...	Bank Manager (uncredited)
	Billy Smith	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Harry Strang	...	Joe Pratt (uncredited)
	Mary Jane Temple	...	Nurse (uncredited)
	Richard Terry	...	Bank Robber / Driver (uncredited)
	Lillian Tours	...	Dancing Ginger Rogers Mimic (uncredited)
	John Tyrrell	...	Burt (uncredited)
	Zeni Vatori	...	Joe Spogoli (uncredited)
	Fred Walburn	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Philip Waldron	...	Clark Gable Mimic (uncredited)
	Arthur Wanzer	...	Addison (uncredited)
	Bobs Watson	...	Boy on back of tricycle (uncredited)
	Delmar Watson	...	Chief-Boy pushing toy car (uncredited)
	Charles Williams	...	Hymie - Photographer (uncredited)
	Billy Wolfstone	...	Fat Boy (uncredited)
	Margaret Wormser	...	Loretta Young Mimic (uncredited)

Directed by

Edit

Harry Lachman

Written by

Edit

Ethel Hill	...	(screen play) and
Harvey Fergusson	...	(screen play) and
Samuel Fuller	...	(screen play) (as Sam Fuller)

Myles Connolly	...	(story "Once a Hero")

Produced by

Edit

Myles Connolly	...	associate producer
William Perlberg	...	executive producer (uncredited)

Cinematography by

Edit

Joseph Walker

...

(photography)

Editing by

Edit

Al Clark
Otto Meyer	...	(uncredited)

Art Direction by

Edit

Stephen Goosson

Costume Design by

Edit

Robert Kalloch

...

(gowns) (as Kalloch)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Edit

Arthur S. Black Jr.

...

assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

Edit

Lodge Cunningham

...

sound engineer (uncredited)

Stunts

Edit

Eddie Parker

...

stunts (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Edit

Eugene Joseff

...

costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

Edit

Morris Stoloff

...

musical director

Additional Crew

Edit

Jack Wagner

...

treatment

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

Edit

Columbia Pictures

Distributors

Edit

Columbia Pictures (1937) (United States) (theatrical) (as Columbia Pictures Corporation)
Columbia Pictures Corporation (1937) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures of Canada (1937) (Canada) (theatrical)
Columbia Film Aktieselskap (1937) (Denmark) (theatrical)
Kamera Film Aktieselskap (1937) (Norway) (theatrical)
Compagnia Edizioni Internazionali Artistiche Distribuzione (CEIAD) (1937) (Italy) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures Proprietary (1937) (Australia) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1937) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1937) (Uruguay) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1937) (Paraguay) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures of Peru (1937) (Peru) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures of Peru (1937) (Bolivia) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures of Panama (1937) (Panama) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures of Panama (1937) (Nicaragua) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures of Panama (1937) (Costa Rica) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures of Panama (1937) (Ecuador) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures of Panama (1937) (El Salvador) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures of Panama (1937) (Honduras) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures of Panama (1937) (Guatemala) (theatrical)
Christiaan van der Ree (1937) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
Medal Film Exchange (1937) (Puerto Rico) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures of Chile (1937) (Chile) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures do Brasil (1937) (Brazil) (theatrical)
Columbia Pictures de Cuba (1937) (Cuba) (theatrical)
Columbia Films S. A. (1937) (Mexico) (theatrical)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD) (Sam Fuller Collection)
Société Belge des Films Osso (1939) (Belgium) (theatrical)

Special Effects

Edit

Other Companies

Edit

Storyline

Edit

Plot Keywords	silent-film-star transition-to-sound-films-problem long-courtship movie-studio stock-footage See All (74) »
Taglines	HOLLYWOOD TURNS THE CAMERA ON ITS OWN GAY, GLAMOROUS, GLITTERING SELF!(original window-card-all caps) See more »
Genres	Comedy Drama Romance
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Belgium:KT/EA France:Tous publics Norway:A United Kingdom:U United Kingdom:PG (video rating) United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:TV-PG (TV Rating) United States:Approved

Additional Details

Edit

Also Known As	Once a Hero (United States) Idole d'un jour (France) Afgod van een dag (Belgium, Flemish title) La città dalle mille luci (Italy) Aconteceu em Hollywood (Portugal) See more »
Runtime	67 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Filming Locations	Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

Edit

Trivia	The film was originally titled Once a Hero. See more »
Goofs	During the robbery there is a tremendous rainstorm outside the bank. The gutter is a rushing river, and nearly everyone has an umbrella. Richard Dix wears a trenchcoat that is very wet. Yet inside the bank nobody carries an umbrella, wears a raincoat, or shows any sign of having been affected by the rain--several women even wear stylish hats that are not wet. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in A Fuller Life (2013). See more »
Crazy Credits	Opening credits cast shown as the pages of a book. See more »
Quotes	Tim Bart: Say, I'm mighty glad you're doin' so well, Pete. Pete: Yeah, I'm doin' all right. Y'know, the other day I was on location with the Al Howard Company, and I even fed the stars. There was Jim Bagley and Gloria Gay and... that reminds me. She was askin' after you. She was asking me... where you been keepin' yourself, and why she hasn't seen you. Tim Bart: How's she lookin'? Pete: Sweller than ever. She's got one of them pooches that's got hair growing down all over his eyes. Pomegranates, I think they call 'em. Ha-ha, ha-ha... See more »

Getting Started | Contributor Zone »