I totally believe in not rewriting history, and it is always interesting to see how minorities were treated in films. However, the blackface scene in this movie made me cringe.
That out of the way, Hollywood Hotel is pleasant enough. Ronnie Bowers (Dick Powell) is a saxophone player in Benny Goodman's band, He wins a talent contest and the prize is a ten-week trip to Hollywood. Once there, he is brought to the Hollywood Hotel.
We then meet a real diva, Mona Marshall (Lola Lane), her sister (Mabel Todd), her father Chester (Hugh Herbert), and her secretary (Glenda Farrell).
Angry that she didn't get a role she wanted, Mona leaves the city even though a new film of hers opens that night. A waitress who resembles her, Virginia (Rosemary Lane) is hired to impersonate her, and Ronnie escorts her to the premiere.
When Mona finds out, she's livid and has Virginia and Ronnie fired. Ronnie gets a job as a waiter. He's discovered, but it's to dub for the male star of Mona's new movie.
Lots of music, good performances. Nothing special.
That out of the way, Hollywood Hotel is pleasant enough. Ronnie Bowers (Dick Powell) is a saxophone player in Benny Goodman's band, He wins a talent contest and the prize is a ten-week trip to Hollywood. Once there, he is brought to the Hollywood Hotel.
We then meet a real diva, Mona Marshall (Lola Lane), her sister (Mabel Todd), her father Chester (Hugh Herbert), and her secretary (Glenda Farrell).
Angry that she didn't get a role she wanted, Mona leaves the city even though a new film of hers opens that night. A waitress who resembles her, Virginia (Rosemary Lane) is hired to impersonate her, and Ronnie escorts her to the premiere.
When Mona finds out, she's livid and has Virginia and Ronnie fired. Ronnie gets a job as a waiter. He's discovered, but it's to dub for the male star of Mona's new movie.
Lots of music, good performances. Nothing special.