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Hollywood Hotel

Release Date:January 15, 1938

Running Time:109 min

Genres:Comedy, Music, Romance

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Cast

Dick Powell Rosemary Lane Lola Lane Hugh Herbert Ted Healy Glenda Farrell Johnnie Davis Louella Parsons Alan Mowbray Mabel Todd Frances Langford Jerry Cooper

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

After losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall (Lola Lane) protests by refusing to appear at her current movie's premiere. Her agent discovers struggling actress Virginia Stanton (Rosemary Lane) -- an exact match for Mona -- and sends her to the premiere instead, with young musician Ronnie Bowers (Dick Powell). After various mishaps, including a case of mistaken identity, Ronnie and Virginia struggle to find success in Hollywood.

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