Ken Murray hosts his own behind-the-scenes home movies of some of Hollywood's greatest stars in candid moments.Ken Murray hosts his own behind-the-scenes home movies of some of Hollywood's greatest stars in candid moments.Ken Murray hosts his own behind-the-scenes home movies of some of Hollywood's greatest stars in candid moments.
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Ben Alexander
- Self
- (archive footage)
Richard Arlen
- Self
- (archive footage)
Mary Astor
- Self
- (archive footage)
Baby LeRoy
- Self
- (archive footage)
John Barrymore
- Self
- (archive footage)
Ralph Bellamy
- Self
- (archive footage)
Edgar Bergen
- Self
- (archive footage)
Charles Bickford
- Self
- (archive footage)
Sally Blane
- Self
- (archive footage)
Monte Blue
- Self
- (archive footage)
Shirley Boone
- Self
- (archive footage)
El Brendel
- Self
- (archive footage)
Johnny Mack Brown
- Self
- (archive footage)
David Butler
- Self
- (archive footage)
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Did you know
- TriviaFootage starts in 1927.
- Quotes
Ken Murray: This was my first trip to Hollywood and I said, man, this is it. Horace Greeley was right.
- Crazy creditsKen Murray gives special thanks in the following on-screen credit: "In acknowledging my appreciation to the many people who have given of their time and effort during the preparation of this production ... ...a special word of thanks must go to my CAMERAMAN FIRST MATE - BETTE LOU MURRAY"
- ConnectionsReferences Innocents of Paris (1929)
- SoundtracksHollywood My Hometown
Music by George Stoll
Lyrics by Royal Foster
Vocal by The Randy Van Horne Singers
Featured review
fun look at the old Hollywood
Ken Murray takes the viewer on a trip through the Hollywood of the '20s and beyond in this 1965 show featuring some of his famous home movies. What a treat to see Hollywood Boulevard as it looked in 1927, and to see people like Jean Harlow and Clark Gable on the movie lot and at parties. There were some wonderful moments - Bob Cummings teaching his little girl how to swim as she held onto his neck, a smiling Glenn Ford, a look at the glamorous Pickfair as well as Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. There was W.C. Fields posing for Murray, Murray himself appearing at an old Hollywood theater, and a dog act. We get to see what the old home movie cameras looked like as well.
This is a charming black and white escape into a simpler time. Didn't much enjoy the wiggling fish and the Indian sequence was a little bit politically incorrect, but there is certainly plenty to enjoy, as usual, in Murray's home movies.
This is a charming black and white escape into a simpler time. Didn't much enjoy the wiggling fish and the Indian sequence was a little bit politically incorrect, but there is certainly plenty to enjoy, as usual, in Murray's home movies.
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- blanche-2
- May 13, 2006
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- Runtime54 minutes
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By what name was Hollywood My Home Town (1965) officially released in India in English?
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