Crashing Hollywood (1938 film) explained

Crashing Hollywood
Director:Lew Landers
Producer:Cliff Reid
Screenplay:Paul Yawitz
Gladys Atwater
Starring:Lee Tracy
Joan Woodbury
Paul Guilfoyle
Lee Patrick
Bradley Page
Music:Alberto Colombo
Max Steiner
Roy Webb
Cinematography:Nicholas Musuraca
Frank Redman
Editing:Harry Marker
Studio:RKO Pictures
Distributor:RKO Pictures
Runtime:61 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Crashing Hollywood is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Lew Landers and written by Paul Yawitz and Gladys Atwater. The film stars Lee Tracy, Joan Woodbury, Paul Guilfoyle, Lee Patrick and Bradley Page. The film was released on January 7, 1938, by RKO Pictures.[1] [2] It is based on the 1922 play of the same title by Paul Dickey and Mann Page, previous adapted into the 1923 silent film Lights Out.[3]

Plot

A screenwriter meets a man recently out of jail and his wife on a train; they decide to collaborate and write a film, but trouble appears when a gangster is outraged by his depiction in the film.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crashing Hollywood (1938) - Overview - TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies. 11 September 2014.
  2. Web site: Crashing Hollywood - Rotten Tomatoes. . 7 January 1938. 11 September 2014.
  3. Goble p.127