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Hollywood (1923)

Hollywood poster
Directed by
James Cruze
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
Btl
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent comedy about a young woman who moves to Hollywood to become a star. The film is packed with cameos from real Hollywood celebrities of the time.

playfulmetalightheartednostalgicbriskcameo-filledself-awarewhimsical

What happens

Hollywood is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze, adapted by Thomas J. Geraghty from a short story by Frank Condon, and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is a lengthier feature follow-up to Paramount's own short film exposé of itself, A Trip to Paramountown from 1922. The film has become famous as having featured cameos of more than fifty famous Hollywood stars. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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