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Hollywood

by boundlaw • Created 2 years ago • Modified 1 month ago
Films about old Hollywood, particularly the golden age of Hollywood,
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  • Jane Fonda, Red Buttons, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, and Gig Young in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)

    1. They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

    19692h 9mM72Metascore
    7.8 (22K)
    The lives of a disparate group of contestants intertwine in a grueling and inhumane dance marathon.
    DirectorSydney PollackStarsJane FondaMichael SarrazinSusannah York
  • Karen Black in The Day of the Locust (1975)

    2. The Day of the Locust

    19752h 24mR61Metascore
    6.9 (6.8K)
    An art director in the 1930s falls in love and attempts to make a young woman an actress despite Hollywood who wants nothing to do with her because of her problems with an estranged man and her alcoholic father.
    DirectorJohn SchlesingerStarsDonald SutherlandKaren BlackBurgess Meredith
  • Night Life in Hollywood (1922)

    3. Night Life in Hollywood

    19221h
    4.0 (19)
    Wild melodrama in Hollywood.
    DirectorsJohn Frederick CaldwellJack PrattStarsJ. Frank GlendonJosephine HillGale Henry
  • Virginia Brooks in Queenie of Hollywood (1931)

    4. Queenie of Hollywood

    193120mShort
    6.3 (21)
    Three girls apply for maid jobs at a resort but are taken for royalty when a telegram about their dog Queenie is intercepted.Film producers vie to put them under contract but selling a script idea finally saves them when the bill comes due.
    DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleStarsRita FlynnVirginia BrooksJeanne Farrin
  • The Lure of Hollywood (1931)

    5. The Lure of Hollywood

    193120mShort
    6.0 (22)
    A surprise engagement party is an additional surprise when the bride-to-be brings home her leading man. This comedy of errors leads to a pie fight on the set.
    DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleStarsVirginia BrooksRita FlynnPhyllis Crane
  • Crashing Hollywood (1931)

    6. Crashing Hollywood

    193120mShort
    5.6 (34)
    A farm girl visits her cousin, an out-of-work actress, in Hollywood. Men flock to the fresh-faced newcomer, including the head of a movie studio, whose house they borrow to throw a wild Hollywood party.
    DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleStarsVirginia BrooksRita FlynnPhyllis Crane
  • Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)

    7. Chinatown

    19742h 10mR92Metascore
    8.1 (368K)
    A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJack NicholsonFaye DunawayJohn Huston
  • Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential (1997)

    8. L.A. Confidential

    19972h 18mR91Metascore
    8.2 (645K)
    As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.
    DirectorCurtis HansonStarsKevin SpaceyRussell CroweGuy Pearce
  • Mia Kirshner in The Black Dahlia (2006)

    9. The Black Dahlia

    20062h 1mR49Metascore
    5.6 (79K)
    Two police detectives see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" murder investigation.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsJosh HartnettAaron EckhartScarlett Johansson
  • Diane Lane, Ben Affleck, and Adrien Brody in Hollywoodland (2006)

    10. Hollywoodland

    20062h 6mR62Metascore
    6.5 (37K)
    A detective examines the mysterious death of George Reeves, the star of the television series Adventures of Superman (1952).
    DirectorAllen CoulterStarsAdrien BrodyBen AffleckDiane Lane
  • John Frederick Caldwell in One Day in Hollywood (1924)

    11. One Day in Hollywood

    192418mShort
    5.5 (14)
    A philandering husband at the beach with his wife finds himself driven to distraction by several bathing beauties, who have their eyes on a dimwitted lifeguard.
    DirectorJohn Frederick CaldwellStarsHank MannGale HenryJohn Frederick Caldwell
  • The Phantom of Hollywood (1974)

    12. The Phantom of Hollywood

    19741h 14mTV Movie
    5.6 (320)
    World-renowned Worldwide Studios (modeled after MGM) has hit hard times and is forced to sell its back lot to Hollywood property developers. The trouble is someone keeps killing off the site surveyors, leaving studio heads in a quandary.
    DirectorGene LevittStarsSkye AubreyJack CassidyJackie Coogan
  • Rita Flynn, Ted O'Shea, Virginia Brooks, and Tut Mace in Hollywood Lights (1932)

    13. Hollywood Lights

    193220mShort
    6.1 (15)
    The aspiring actresses get a call offering all three an acting job. The problem is, while celebrating their good fortune, no one asked which studio hired them, so they set off in search of the job.
    DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleStarsRita FlynnVirginia BrooksTut Mace
  • Marjorie Beebe, Joe Bordeaux, and Lloyd Hamilton in Doubling in the Quickies (1932)

    14. Doubling in the Quickies

    193219mShort
    6.6 (32)
    Marge Clancy leaves her small town and boyfriend Joe behind to strike it big in Hollywood. The only work she can get is stunt doubling. Joe goes after her and causes many messes in the studio.
    DirectorBabe StaffordStarsLloyd HamiltonMarjorie BeebeAggie Herring
  • Kirsten Dunst, Edward Herrmann, and Eddie Izzard in The Cat's Meow (2001)

    15. The Cat's Meow

    20011h 54mPG-1363Metascore
    6.4 (9.4K)
    Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.
    DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsKirsten DunstCary ElwesEdward Herrmann
  • Three Hollywood Girls (1931)

    16. Three Hollywood Girls

    193120mShort
    5.5 (24)
    Three aspiring actresses who take their dreams of being discovered to Hollywood end up rooming together while trying to pay the rent and buy food.
    DirectorRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleStarsLeota LanePhyllis CraneRita Flynn
  • Hollywood and the Stars (1963)

    17. Hollywood and the Stars

    Episode: 

    The Wild and Wonderful Thirties

    (1964)
    1963–196430mTV Episode
    7.4 (22)
    A nostalgic look back to the golden age of Hollywood, featuring film clips of dozens of stars from movies, publicity shoots and home videos.
    DirectorJack Haley Jr.StarsJoseph CottenFred AstaireGene Autry
  • The Masquerader (1914)

    18. The Masquerader

    191413mNot RatedShort
    5.9 (1.6K)
    Charlie is an actor in a film studio. He messes up several scenes and is tossed out. Returning dressed as a lady, he charms the director. Even so, Charlie never makes it into film, winding up at the bottom of a well.
    DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleChester Conklin
  • Katherine Heigl, Daphne Zuniga, and Sammi Davis in Stand-ins (1997)

    19. Stand-ins

    19971h 29mNot Rated
    4.8 (208)
    A group of dysfunctional, disappointed actresses congregate in a Hollywood bar circa 1937.
    DirectorHarvey KeithStarsKatherine MorrisCostas MandylorJordan Ladd
  • Robert Downey Jr. in Chaplin (1992)

    20. Chaplin

    19922h 23mPG-1347Metascore
    7.5 (64K)
    An elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, recounting his amazing journey from his poverty-stricken childhood to world-wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp.
    DirectorRichard AttenboroughStarsRobert Downey Jr.Geraldine ChaplinPaul Rhys
  • Crazy to Act (1927)

    21. Crazy to Act

    192725mNot RatedShort
    5.6 (116)
    Millionaire film producer Gordon Bagley wants to marry Ethel St. John, the leading lady in his latest film. Ethel is in love with Arthur Young, the hero of Bagley's lastest movie. Work on the film starts, and at the preview screening is shown to be disasterous. Ethel then goes away with Arthur, while Gordon runs on a rotating movie set.
    DirectorEarle RodneyStarsMatty KempMildred JuneOliver Hardy
  • Colleen Moore in Ella Cinders (1926)

    22. Ella Cinders

    19261h 15mPassed
    7.0 (1.1K)
    Ella Cinders, oppressed and abused by her stepmother and stepsisters, wins a contest for a film role in Hollywood. When the contest turns out to be fraudulent, she determines to stay and achieve Hollywood stardom the hard way.
    DirectorAlfred E. GreenStarsColleen MooreLloyd HughesVera Lewis
  • Mabel Normand in The Extra Girl (1923)

    23. The Extra Girl

    19231h 8mNot Rated
    6.6 (1.2K)
    A small town girl dreams of movie stardom. A switched photo wins her a movie contract. However, when she arrives Hollywood, she is assigned to the props department. Her parents visit and invest some money with a very shifty individual.
    DirectorF. Richard JonesStarsMabel NormandRalph GravesGeorge Nichols
  • William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)

    24. Sunset Boulevard

    19501h 50mApproved94Metascore
    8.4 (251K)
    A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von Stroheim
  • Judith Allen and William Haines in Young and Beautiful (1934)

    25. Young and Beautiful

    19341h 8mApproved
    5.4 (336)
    A press agent convinces his boss to sign his girlfriend, June Dale to a studio contract. His relentless publicity stunts to brighten her star drive her into the arms of a wealthy admirer.
    DirectorJoseph SantleyStarsWilliam HainesJudith AllenJoseph Cawthorn

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