''Hollywood Boulevard'' (1936) is a comedy film directed by

Robert Florey Robert Florey (14 September 1900 – 16 May 1979) was a French-American director, screenwriter, film journalist and actor. Born as Robert Fuchs in Paris, he became an orphan at an early age and was then raised in Switzerland. In 1920 he worked a ...

and released by

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Plot

The film portrays, in a comic expose of gossip magazines of the time, has-been actor John Blakeford (Halliday) agreeing to write his memoirs for magazine publisher Jordan Winston (Gordon). When Blakeford's daughter, Patricia (Hunt), asks him to desist for the sake of his ex-wife, Carlotta Blakeford (Marsh), he attempts to break his contract with Winston.

Cast

Production

The casting was announced in June 1936. Many former silent era actors had small roles.

Reception

Frank Nugent of ''

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'' was critical of the film: "It is, as you may judge, a pretty hoary melodrama and slight enough excuse for a whole series of homilies upon the uncertainty of fame and fortune in the glamour city."Frank S. Nugent. "Minor Notes on 'Hollywood Boulevard,' Now at the Rialto, and 'Trouble Ahead,' at the Globe." ''New York Times.'' 1923.

References

External links

* 1936 films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Robert Florey Paramount Pictures films 1936 comedy films American black-and-white films Films about actors American comedy films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub