The Road to Hollywood

The Road to Hollywood
The Road to Hollywood
Directed by	Bud Pollard; Del Lord; Leslie Pearce; Mack Sennett;
Written by	John E. Gordon (adaptation); Harry McCoy (material); Earle Rodney (material); (material);
Produced by	Bud Pollard (producer); Robert M. Savini (executive producer);
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Charles P. Boyle; Frank B. Good; ;
Edited by	Bud Pollard
Distributed by	Astor Pictures
Release date	1947
Running time	56 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Road to Hollywood is a 1947 American film^[1] released by Astor Pictures that is a combination of several of Bing Crosby's Educational Pictures short subjects. The title was designed to draft off Paramount Pictures' "Road to..." film series starring Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour; Hope and Lamour do not appear in the film.

Plot[]

Bud Pollard narrates a biography of Bing Crosby stringing together the following short subjects:

Bing Crosby as Himself (archive footage)
Luis Alberni as The Marquis, from I Surrender Dear (archive footage)
Bud Pollard as Himself (Host / Narrator)
Ann Christy as Betty Brooks, from Dream House (archive footage)
Patsy O'Leary as Ethel Bangs, from One More Chance / Mrs. McCullough, from I Surrender Dear (archive footage)
George C. Pearce as Mary's Father, from Billboard Girl (archive footage)
Arthur Stone as Ethel's Uncle Joe, from One More Chance / Jerry, Bing's friend from I Surrender Dear (archive footage)
Dick Stewart as Jerry, Bing's Chum from Billboard Girl (archive footage)
Lincoln Stedman as Whitman, Mary's Fiancé, from Billboard Girl (archive footage)
as Mother Brooks, from Dream House (archive footage)
as Mary's Brother, from Billboard Girl (archive footage)
Matty Kemp as Percy Howard, Bing's Rival, from One More Chance (archive footage)
Eddie Phillips as Reginald Duncan, from Dream House (archive footage)
as Peggy, Bing's Sweetheart, from I Surrender Dear (archive footage)
as Ethel's Mother, Bing's Future Mother-in-Law, from I Surrender Dear (archive footage)
as George Dobbs, from I Surrender Dear (archive footage)
Vernon Dent as A Film Director, from Dream House (archive footage)
as Ethel Dobbs, from I Surrender Dear (archive footage)
Marjorie Kane as Mary Malone, from Billboard Girl (archive footage)

All sung by Bing Crosby

From "I Surrender Dear"

From "One More Chance"

From "Dream House"

From "Billboard Girl"

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The Road to Hollywood

Directed by	Bud Pollard Del Lord Leslie Pearce Mack Sennett
Written by	John E. Gordon (adaptation) Harry McCoy (material) Earle Rodney (material) (material)
Produced by	Bud Pollard (producer) Robert M. Savini (executive producer)
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Charles P. Boyle Frank B. Good
Edited by	Bud Pollard
Distributed by	Astor Pictures
Release date	1947
Running time	56 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English