Hollywood (1923 film)

Hollywood
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames Cruze
Written byThomas J. Geraghty (scenario)
Story byFrank Condon
Produced byAdolph Zukor
Jesse L. Lasky
StarringHope Drown
George K. Arthur
Ruby Lafayette
Harris Gordon
Bess Flowers
Luke Cosgrave
Eleanor Lawson
CinematographyKarl Brown
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • August 19, 1923 (1923-08-19) (United States)
Running time
8 reels
(8217 feet)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Hollywood is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze, co-written by Frank Condon and Thomas J. Geraghty, 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.[1]

The film has become famous as having featured cameos of more than fifty famous Hollywood stars.[2]

Plot

Angela Whitaker is a young unknown who comes to Hollywood to become an actress, and brings her grandfather, Joel Whitaker. At the end of the first day, she has not found work, but her grandfather has found work.

Cast

Cameos

Preservation

In February of 2021, Hollywood was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list and is therefore presumed lost.[1][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Hollywood". afi.com. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  2. ^ Parish, James Robert; Pitts, Michael R.; Mank, Gregory W. (1978). Hollywood On Hollywood. Scarecrow Press. p. 4. ISBN 0-8108-1164-2.
  3. ^ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  4. ^ Hollywood at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted (Wayback Machine)
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