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Watch: It Happened in Hollywood 1937 123movies, Full Movie Online – While hospitalized young Billy meets his silent movie idol Tim Bart but then the talkies came, destroying Bart’s career. Now Bart must convince his young friend he is still a star..
Plot: A silent Western star has trouble adjusting to the coming of sound.
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A Realistic Slice of Life
I have to say that I have always been interested in the period this film is set in: Hollywood 1928. Hollywood’s transition to sound (1927-1932) has been a source of fascination with me. I have done a lot of research on the period and seen a pretty good number of films from that time.

I say this because from my research this film is done very accurately and gives you a real feel for what it must have been like while American films where having a nervous breakdown adjusting to sound movies.

It Happened In Hollywood is just chocked full of inside jokes, authentic early sound technical objects, and realistic dialog. It really does not have the look and feel of any other film made in the 1937 time period. One clue might be that a young Sam Fuller is one of the writers.

It is reasonable to assume that many of the folks who were around in the late 20’s and early 30’s remembered that period and were able to imbue the production with a realism that would not be possible years later.

If you watch closely you will see the original early sound microphones that were about the size of an artillery shell. We also see the famous “iceboxes” that enclosed the early sound cameras and their operators to keep the camera noise from being recorded. Later on we see one of the early home-made blimps that were hastily designed for the same purpose for shooting outdoors. Early sound films were clunky to say the least.

Franklin Pangborn is very funny as the elocution expert imported from the New York stage to teach actors how to “speak” for the movies. This actually happened all over Hollywood during that time.

RIchard Dix’s career was beginning to wane at the time this was made. And he played a cowboy a number of times. He managed to make the transition from silents to sound and had some popularity during the thirties, but his parts had begun to get smaller and smaller. Today hardly anyone knows the name. Talk about life imitating art! Very interesting and worth your time, even if you are not a student of early sound films.

warm-hearted film
I never liked Richard Dix, but after seeing It Happened in Hollywood from 1937, I have changed my mind.

The movie also stars Fay Wray. The film concerns a very important part of film history, the arrival of the talkies. Western silent screen star Tim Bart (based probably on Tom Mix) is a huge attraction for young kids everywhere. They belong to his special club, he visits them in hospitals – he is a great hero.

Tim’s frequent costar is the beautiful Gloria Gay (Wray). She and Tim are in love, but neither one acknowledges it – it’s possible Tim thinks she’s too classy for him. Obviously she doesn’t feel that way.

When talkies come in, westerns go that-away. Tim is now in formal attire, filming on a set – he’s uncomfortable, he can’t remember his lines – so the studio gets rid of him and keeps Gloria.

Tim gets into a bar fight at his favorite haunt and is spotted by a director who thinks he would be great as a gangster. He would be – but that would be letting down his kids. When push comes to shove, he won’t do it.

One of his fans who was about to have surgery had promised to get well and visit Tim – and he shows up. Tim at this point is no longer a star, and he has no money. The boy falls off of Tim’s horse and is put on bedrest – meaning that Tim can’t send him back home (which I think is an orphanage or a special hospital).

Tim decides to call in a few favors, and it turns out, everybody is willing to help. He wants to throw a big party for the boy. He borrows his old ranch for the day. His friends provide food and music.

And the guests – the guests are movie star stand-ins and doubles, and some of them are remarkably like the originals: Joan Crawford, Irene Dunne, Loretta Young, W. C. Fields, Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, John Barrymore, Greta Garbo, and Mae West, to name a few.

I won’t spoil the end, but this is a fun, sweet, feel-good film. Dix is very likeable and natural, and Wray is her usual glamorous and gorgeous self. Enjoy the film, and enjoy those doubles and stand-ins!

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 7 min (67 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Approved
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director Harry Lachman
Writer Ethel Hill, Harvey Fergusson, Samuel Fuller
Actors Richard Dix, Fay Wray, Victor Kilian
Country United States
Awards N/A
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
Camera N/A
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Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm