''Hollywood, City of Dreams'' (Spanish:''Hollywood, ciudad de ensueno'') is a 1931 American

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directed by

George Crone George Crone (1894–1966), also known as George J. Crone, was an American director and editor, whose career spanned both the silent and sound film eras. He began his career cutting the silent film '' Let's Be Fashionable'' in 1920. Between that f ...

and starring

José Bohr José Bohr (3 September 1901 – 29 May 1994) was a German-born Chilean film director, producer, actor and screenwriter. He directed 35 films between 1919 and 1969. Selected filmography Actor * '' Así es la vida'' (1930) * ''Rogue of the ...

Lia Torá Lia Torá (born Horacia Correa D'Avila; May 12, 1907 – 1972) was a Brazilian dancer and film actress.Kohner p. 347 Selected filmography * ''The Low Necker'' (1927) * ''The Veiled Woman'' (1929) * '' Making the Grade'' (1929) * ''There Were Thi ...

and Donald Reed.Jarvinen p.16-17 It was a

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film made in the United States, as part of an effort to reach Spanish-speaking audiences around the world following the introduction of

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. Unlike some other Spanish-language films of the era, it was not a remake of an English film but an original story. A young immigrant hopes to make it big in

Hollywood Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (disambiguation) * Hollywood, ...

and meet his idol, a female film star. He goes through a number of minor jobs but eventually gets his break and begins a romance with his heroine. Nonetheless, the film ends on a downbeat note as he returns on a boat to his native country.

Cast

as José *

as Helen Gordon * Donald Reed as Actor *

Nancy Drexel Nancy Drexel (born Dorothy Kitchen, April 6, 1910 – November 19, 1989) was an American film actress of the late silent and early sound era. She was sometimes credited by her birth name in films. She appeared in 29 films, generally B-film West ...

as Alice *

Enrique Acosta Enrique Acosta was a Mexican American movie actor. He appeared in multiple films from 1925 to 1947, such as "Don Q, Son of Zorro" (1925) and "A Message to Garcia" (1936). Early life Acosta emigrated with his family to Los Angeles, California, ...

as Film Director * Elena Landeros * César Vanoni * Nicanor Molinare * Julia Bejarano * Mirra Rayo * Luis Díaz Flores * Samuel Pedraza *

Lloyd Ingraham Lloyd Chauncey Ingraham (November 30, 1874 – April 4, 1956) was an American film actor and director. Biography Born in Rochelle, Illinois, Ingraham appeared in more than 280 films between 1912 and 1950, as well as directing more than 100 f ...

References

Bibliography

* Jarvinen, Lisa. ''The Rise of Spanish-language Filmmaking: Out from Hollywood's Shadow, 1929-1939''. Rutger's University Press, 2012.

External links

* 1931 films 1931 drama films 1930s Spanish-language films Spanish-language American films American drama films Universal Pictures films Films about Hollywood, Los Angeles American black-and-white films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub