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Hollywood Speaks is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Genevieve Tobin, Pat O'Brien and Leni Stengel. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
| Hollywood Speaks | |
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| 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 | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA despairing young actress is stopped from committing suicide by a gossip columnist who decides to fashion her into a major star.
Cast
edit- 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
editColumbia 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
editThe Los Angeles Times called it a "routine melodrama with little to say of interest."[4]
References
editExternal links
edit- Hollywood Speaks at IMDb
- Hollywood Speaks at TCMDB
- Review of film at Variety
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