The Road to Hollywood (1947)

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56 min - Biography | Comedy | Musical - 4 July 1947 (USA)

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Exploitation film-maker Bud Pollard appears on screen to tell us of Bing Crosby's rise to fame, using scenes from four early Crosby shorts to illustrate his fictional biography.

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Exploitation film-maker Bud Pollard appears on screen to tell us of Bing Crosby's rise to fame, using scenes from four early Crosby shorts to illustrate his fictional biography.

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Blackface | Singer | Actor

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English

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4 July 1947 (USA) See more »

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Mack Sennett Comedies See more »

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56 min

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Mono

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Black and White

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1.37 : 1

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"I Surrender Dear"
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Cast overview, first billed only:
	Bing Crosby	...	Himself (archive footage)
	Luis Alberni	...	The Marquis, from 'I Surrender Dear' (archive footage)
	Bud Pollard	...	Himself (Host / Narrator)
	Ann Christy	...	Betty Brooks, from 'Dream House' (archive footage)
	Patsy O'Leary	...	Ethel Bangs, from 'One More Chance' / Mrs. McCullough, from 'I Surrender Dear' (archive footage)
	George C. Pearce	...	Mary's Father, from 'Billboard Girl' (archive footage)
	Arthur Stone	...	Ethel's Uncle Joe, from 'One More Chance' / Jerry, Bing's friend from 'I Surrender Dear' (archive footage)
	Dick Stewart	...	Jerry, Bing's Chum from 'Billboard Girl' (archive footage)
	Lincoln Stedman	...	Whitman, Mary's Fiancé, from 'Billboard Girl' (archive footage)
	Kathrin Clare Ward	...	Mother Brooks, from 'Dream House' (archive footage)
	James Eagles	...	Mary's Brother, from 'Billboard Girl' (archive footage)
	Matty Kemp	...	Percy Howard, Bing's Rival, from 'One More Chance' (archive footage)
	Eddie Phillips	...	Reginald Duncan, from 'Dream House' (archive footage)
	Marion Sayers	...	Peggy, Bing's Sweetheart, from 'I Surrender Dear' (archive footage)
	Julia Griffith	...	Ethel's Mother, Bing's Future Mother-in-Law, from 'I Surrender Dear' (archive footage)