Hollywood Cavalcade
Summary:
Hollywood Cavalcade was a fictionalized history of silent films and the growth of the movie industry. Don Ameche portrays a character based on equal portions of Mack Sennett and D. W. Griffith, while Alice Faye's silent star is an amalgam of Mabel Normand and Gloria Swanson. Ameche breaks into pictures with slapstick comedies, initiating the first "pie throwing" scen... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Alice Faye - (Molly Adair)
Don Ameche - (Michael Linnett Connors)
J. Edward Bromberg - (Dave Spingold)
Alan Curtis - (Nicky Hayden)
Stuart Erwin - (Pete Tinney)
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Review:
Hollywood Cavalcade is overall a fine piece of entertainment, but it would probably rate even higher had it ended about halfway through. Granted, slicing Cavalcade in half would have seriously affected its dramatic trajectory, but the truth of the matter is that the first half of the film is much better than the second half. This is largely b... Continue >>
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