Road to Hollywood
1947 · 56m · Approved
Comedy, Documentary
Directed by
Bud Pollard
,
Del Lord
,
Leslie Pearce
,
Mack Sennett
Overview
Exploitation film-maker Bud Pollard appears on screen to tell us of Bing Crosby's rise to fame, using scenes from four early Crosby shorts to illustrate his fictional biography.
Director and cast
- Bud Pollard Director
- Del Lord Director
- Leslie Pearce Director
- Mack Sennett Director
- Bing Crosby as Himself
- Luis Alberni as The Marquis
- Ann Christy as Betty Brooks
- Arthur Stone as Ethel's Uncle Joe
- Marion Sayers as Peggy
- Vernon Dent as A Film Director
- Patsy O'Leary as Ethel Bangs
- George C. Pearce as Mary's Father
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