Hollywood My Hometown ( Ken Murray's Hollywood Home Movies ) ( Hollywood My Home Town )

Hollywood My Hometown (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Ken Murray's Hollywood Home Movies
Alternate Title: Hollywood My Home Town
Language Selections:
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
54 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1965 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
William Martin

Written By:
Royal Foster

Actors:
Ken Murray ..... Himself
Armin Hoffman ..... Himself
Ben Alexander ..... Himself (archive footage)
Richard Arlen ..... Himself (archive footage)
Mary Astor ..... Herself (archive footage)
Lew Ayres ..... Himself (archive footage)
Baby LeRoy ..... Himself (archive footage)
John Barrymore ..... Himself (archive footage)
Ralph Bellamy ..... Himself (archive footage)
Edgar Bergen ..... Himself (archive footage)
Charles Bickford ..... Himself (archive footage)
Sally Blane ..... Herself (archive footage)
Monte Blue ..... Himself (archive footage)
Ward Bond ..... Himself (archive footage)
Pat Boone ..... Himself (archive footage)

Synopsis:

These films show the stars of the greatest era of cinema when the players were gods and the picture palaces were temples of the motion picture art. Seen relaxed, casual and at play are many of the stars of the silver screen filmed candidly by Ken Murray a documentary historian of the old Hollywood. The great players of tinsel town shown here include (but are not limited to) John Barrymore, Richard Arlen, Lana Turner, Charlie Chaplin, Randolph Scott, Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks, Errol Flynn, Jayne Mansfield, Susan Hayward and a host of other headline names from this fabulous era. This item is a must for those who are fascinated by Hollywood History.

Like many Americans, comedian and actor Ken Murray bought a handheld 8mm movie camera in the 1930s when the technology was first introduced. Over the next three decades, Murray regularly filmed his friends and neighbors at parties and other social events. Unlike other folks, however, Murray's home movies, as gathered in this 1965 documentary, include Hollywood royalty like Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Jane Russell, Charlie Chaplin and Clark Gable frolicking in candid, unscripted moments.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 10 March, 2012.