It Happened in Hollywood
Plot: A silent Western star has trouble adjusting to the coming of sound.
Release Date:
Tuesday, September 7 1937
88 years ago
88 years ago
Genres: Drama, Comedy
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Cast
Richard Dix. Richard Dix was 44 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Tim Bart'.Birthday: Tue, Jul 18 1893 –
Died: Tue, Sep 20 1949
Died: Tue, Sep 20 1949
Fay Wray. Fay Wray was 29 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Gloria Gay'.Birthday: Sun, Sep 15 1907 –
Died: Sun, Aug 08 2004
Died: Sun, Aug 08 2004
Victor Kilian. Victor Kilian was 46 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Slim'.Birthday: Fri, Mar 06 1891 –
Died: Sun, Mar 11 1979
Died: Sun, Mar 11 1979
Franklin Pangborn. Franklin Pangborn was 48 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Mr. Forsythe'.Birthday: Wed, Jan 23 1889 –
Died: Sun, Jul 20 1958
Died: Sun, Jul 20 1958
Charles Arnt. Charles Arnt was 31 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Jed Reed'.Birthday: Mon, Aug 20 1906 –
Died: Mon, Aug 06 1990
Died: Mon, Aug 06 1990
Granville Bates. Granville Bates was 55 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Sam Bennett'.Birthday: Fri, Jan 06 1882 –
Died: Mon, Jul 08 1940
Died: Mon, Jul 08 1940
William B. Davidson. William B. Davidson was 49 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Al Howard'.Birthday: Fri, Jun 15 1888 –
Died: Sun, Sep 28 1947
Died: Sun, Sep 28 1947
Arthur Loft. Arthur Loft was 40 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Pete'.Birthday: Mon, May 24 1897 –
Died: Wed, Jan 01 1947
Died: Wed, Jan 01 1947
Edgar Dearing. Edgar Dearing was 44 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Joe Stevens'.Birthday: Wed, May 03 1893 –
Died: Sat, Aug 17 1974
Died: Sat, Aug 17 1974
James Donlan. James Donlan was 49 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Shorty'.Birthday: Mon, Jul 23 1888 –
Died: Tue, Jun 07 1938
Died: Tue, Jun 07 1938
Bill Burrud. Bill Burrud was 12 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Billy - The Kid'.Birthday: Mon, Jan 12 1925 –
Died: Tue, Jun 12 1990
Died: Tue, Jun 12 1990
Zeffie Tilbury. Zeffie Tilbury was 73 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Miss Gordon'.Birthday: Wed, Nov 18 1863 –
Died: Mon, Jul 24 1950
Died: Mon, Jul 24 1950
Harold Goodwin. Harold Goodwin was 34 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Buck'.Birthday: Mon, Dec 01 1902 –
Died: Sun, Jul 12 1987
Died: Sun, Jul 12 1987
Charles Brinley. Charles Brinley was 56 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Pappy'.Birthday: Mon, Nov 15 1880 –
Died: Sun, Feb 17 1946
Died: Sun, Feb 17 1946
Zeni Vatori. Zeni Vatori was 28 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Joe Spogoli'.Birthday: Sat, Jul 31 1909 –
Died: Sat, May 11 1974
Died: Sat, May 11 1974
Wade Boteler. Wade Boteler was 48 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Patrolman'.Birthday: Tue, Oct 02 1888 –
Died: Fri, May 07 1943
Died: Fri, May 07 1943
Helen Brown. Helen Brown was 36 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Nurse'.Birthday: Fri, Aug 16 1901 –
Died: Wed, Dec 24 1997
Died: Wed, Dec 24 1997
Mary Jane Temple. Mary Jane Temple was >> in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Nurse'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Robert Chisholm. Robert Chisholm was 43 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Englishman'.Birthday: Wed, Apr 18 1894 –
Died: Fri, Nov 04 1960
Died: Fri, Nov 04 1960
Zita Moulton. Zita Moulton was 41 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Englishwoman'.Birthday: Fri, May 08 1896 –
Died: Fri, Feb 05 1988
Died: Fri, Feb 05 1988
Tom Chatterton. Tom Chatterton was 56 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Bank Manager'.Birthday: Fri, Feb 11 1881 –
Died: Sun, Aug 17 1952
Died: Sun, Aug 17 1952
Byron Foulger. Byron Foulger was 39 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Chet'.Birthday: Fri, Aug 26 1898 –
Died: Sat, Apr 04 1970
Died: Sat, Apr 04 1970
Sam McDaniel. Sam McDaniel was 51 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Black Porter'.Birthday: Thu, Jan 28 1886 –
Died: Mon, Sep 24 1962
Died: Mon, Sep 24 1962
Miki Morita. Miki Morita was 40 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Japanese Gardener'.Birthday: Thu, Oct 01 1896 –
Died: Tue, Dec 03 1985
Died: Tue, Dec 03 1985
Arthur Wanzer. Arthur Wanzer was 57 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Addison'.Birthday: Thu, Mar 18 1880 –
Died: Wed, Dec 15 1948
Died: Wed, Dec 15 1948
D'Arcy Corrigan. D'Arcy Corrigan was 67 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Shakespearean Actor'.Birthday: Sun, Jan 02 1870 –
Died: Tue, Dec 25 1945
Died: Tue, Dec 25 1945
Scotty Beckett. Scotty Beckett was 7 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Boy'.Birthday: Fri, Oct 04 1929 –
Died: Fri, May 10 1968
Died: Fri, May 10 1968
Delmar Watson. Delmar Watson was 11 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Boy'.Birthday: Thu, Jul 01 1926 –
Died: Sun, Oct 26 2008
Died: Sun, Oct 26 2008
Tommy Bupp. Tommy Bupp was 13 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Boy'.Birthday: Sun, Feb 10 1924 –
Died: Sat, Dec 24 1983
Died: Sat, Dec 24 1983
Fred Walburn. Fred Walburn was 8 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Boy'.Birthday: Tue, Mar 05 1929 –
Died: Sun, Sep 22 2002
Died: Sun, Sep 22 2002
Wally Albright. Wally Albright was 12 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Boy'.Birthday: Thu, Sep 03 1925 –
Died: Sat, Aug 07 1999
Died: Sat, Aug 07 1999
Sammy McKim. Sammy McKim was 12 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Boy'.Birthday: Sat, Dec 20 1924 –
Died: Fri, Jul 09 2004
Died: Fri, Jul 09 2004
Richard Terry. Richard Terry was 18 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Bank Robber / Driver'.Birthday: Sun, Feb 09 1919 –
Died: Sun, Jun 07 1987
Died: Sun, Jun 07 1987
George Chesebro. George Chesebro was 49 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Bank Robber'.Birthday: Sun, Jul 29 1888 –
Died: Thu, May 28 1959
Died: Thu, May 28 1959
Eddie Laughton. Eddie Laughton was 34 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Bank Robber'.Birthday: Sat, Jun 20 1903 –
Died: Fri, Mar 21 1952
Died: Fri, Mar 21 1952
Don Brodie. Don Brodie was 33 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Don - Sound Man Don'.Birthday: Sun, May 29 1904 –
Died: Mon, Jan 08 2001
Died: Mon, Jan 08 2001
Eddie Fetherston. Eddie Fetherston was 40 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Eddie - Assistant Director'.Birthday: Wed, Sep 09 1896 –
Died: Sat, Jun 12 1965
Died: Sat, Jun 12 1965
Beatrice Curtis. Beatrice Curtis was 30 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Eleanor - Script Girl'.Birthday: Sun, Sep 23 1906 –
Died: Tue, Mar 26 1963
Died: Tue, Mar 26 1963
Edward Hearn. Edward Hearn was 49 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Cop'.Birthday: Thu, Sep 06 1888 –
Died: Mon, Apr 15 1963
Died: Mon, Apr 15 1963
Lucille Lund. Lucille Lund was 24 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'American Girl'.Birthday: Tue, Jun 03 1913 –
Died: Fri, Feb 15 2002
Died: Fri, Feb 15 2002
Harry Strang. Harry Strang was 44 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Joe Pratt'.Birthday: Tue, Dec 13 1892 –
Died: Mon, Apr 10 1972
Died: Mon, Apr 10 1972
John Tyrrell. John Tyrrell was 36 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Burt'.Birthday: Fri, Dec 07 1900 –
Died: Tue, Sep 20 1949
Died: Tue, Sep 20 1949
Cyril Ring. Cyril Ring was 44 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Rudy - Cameraman'.Birthday: Mon, Dec 05 1892 –
Died: Mon, Jul 17 1967
Died: Mon, Jul 17 1967
Frank Ellis. Frank Ellis was 40 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Gorman'.Birthday: Fri, Feb 26 1897 –
Died: Sun, Feb 23 1969
Died: Sun, Feb 23 1969
Georgie Billings. Georgie Billings was 13 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Tough Boy'.Birthday: Mon, Mar 03 1924 –
Died: Fri, Nov 13 2009
Died: Fri, Nov 13 2009
Billy Wolfstone. Billy Wolfstone was 9 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Fat Boy'.Birthday: Wed, Dec 14 1927 –
Died: Wed, Nov 12 1997
Died: Wed, Nov 12 1997
Alexander Palasthy. Alexander Palasthy was 60 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Russian'.Birthday: Mon, Jan 01 1877 –
Died: Tue, Mar 16 1948
Died: Tue, Mar 16 1948
Francis Sayles. Francis Sayles was 45 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Waiter'.Birthday: Sun, Nov 22 1891 –
Died: Sun, Mar 19 1944
Died: Sun, Mar 19 1944
C.L. Sherwood. C.L. Sherwood was 53 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Bum'.Birthday: Sat, Jan 05 1884 –
Died: Wed, Jan 15 1941
Died: Wed, Jan 15 1941
Bruce Sidney. Bruce Sidney was 47 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Bank Manager'.Birthday: Sat, Oct 12 1889 –
Died: Sun, Oct 18 1942
Died: Sun, Oct 18 1942
Philip Waldron. Philip Waldron was >> in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Clark Gable'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Doc Dearborn. Doc Dearborn was >> in It Happened in Hollywood as 'William Powell'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Bob O'Keefe. Bob O'Keefe was >> in It Happened in Hollywood as 'James Cagney'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Joan Beauchamp. Joan Beauchamp was >> in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Myrna Loy'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Margaret Wormser. Margaret Wormser was >> in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Loretta Young'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
John Bohn. John Bohn was 44 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'John Barrymore'.Birthday: Sat, Oct 29 1892 –
Died: Tue, Jul 03 1973
Died: Tue, Jul 03 1973
Arthur McLaglen. Arthur McLaglen was 49 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Victor McLaglen'.Birthday: Mon, Jun 25 1888 –
Died: Sat, Jan 29 1972
Died: Sat, Jan 29 1972
James May. James May was 80 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'W.C. Fields'.Birthday: Wed, Apr 08 1857 –
Died: Sat, Aug 23 1941
Died: Sat, Aug 23 1941
Eugene DeVerdi. Eugene DeVerdi was >> in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Charles Chaplin'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Charles Dow Clark. Charles Dow Clark was 67 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Joe E. Brown'.Birthday: Tue, Sep 21 1869 –
Died: Thu, Mar 26 1959
Died: Thu, Mar 26 1959
Virginia Rendell. Virginia Rendell was >> in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Mae West'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Carol Dietrich. Carol Dietrich was >> in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Marlene Dietrich'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Frankie Farr. Frankie Farr was >> in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Eddie Cantor'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Earl Haddon. Earl Haddon was >> in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Bing Crosby'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Berna Mack. Berna Mack was >> in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Claudette Colbert'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Don Eddy. Don Eddy was >> in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Dancing Fred Astaire'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Lillian Tours. Lillian Tours was >> in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Dancing Ginger Rogers'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Beatrice Coleman. Beatrice Coleman was >> in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Ginger Rogers'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Betty Dietrich. Betty Dietrich was >> in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Greta Garbo'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Colleen Bawn. Colleen Bawn was >> in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Young Girl'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Ralph Brooks. Ralph Brooks was 33 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Interne in Children's Ward'.Birthday: Fri, Apr 22 1904 –
Died: Mon, Apr 15 1991
Died: Mon, Apr 15 1991
James Conaty. James Conaty was 41 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Party Guest'.Birthday: Fri, Dec 13 1895 –
Died: Sun, Dec 18 1955
Died: Sun, Dec 18 1955
Lester Dorr. Lester Dorr was 44 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Reporter'.Birthday: Sun, May 07 1893 –
Died: Mon, Aug 25 1980
Died: Mon, Aug 25 1980
Roderick Grant. Roderick Grant was >> in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Boy'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Paul Hilton. Paul Hilton was 8 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Boy (uncredited)'.Birthday: Fri, Dec 28 1928 –
Died: Sat, Apr 29 2017
Died: Sat, Apr 29 2017
Edward LeSaint. Edward LeSaint was 66 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Doctor'.Birthday: Tue, Dec 13 1870 –
Died: Tue, Sep 10 1940
Died: Tue, Sep 10 1940
Jack Low. Jack Low was 40 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Dresser'.Birthday: Mon, Aug 02 1897 –
Died: Fri, Feb 21 1958
Died: Fri, Feb 21 1958
George Magrill. George Magrill was 37 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Stagehand'.Birthday: Thu, Jan 04 1900 –
Died: Sat, May 31 1952
Died: Sat, May 31 1952
Marilyn Milner. Marilyn Milner was >> in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Little Girl'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Bobs Watson. Bobs Watson was 6 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Boy'.Birthday: Sun, Nov 16 1930 –
Died: Sun, Jun 27 1999
Died: Sun, Jun 27 1999
Richard Holland. Richard Holland was 15 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Boy'.Birthday: Mon, Aug 07 1922 –
Died: Fri, Jun 09 2006
Died: Fri, Jun 09 2006
Charles Williams. Charles Williams was 38 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Hymie - Photographer'.Birthday: Tue, Sep 27 1898 –
Died: Fri, Jan 03 1958
Died: Fri, Jan 03 1958
Frank Brown. Frank Brown was >> in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Harold Lloyd'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Betsy Gay. Betsy Gay was 8 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Sis (uncredited)'.Birthday: Sat, Feb 02 1929 –
Died: Fri, Jun 13 2025
Died: Fri, Jun 13 2025
Crew
Harry Lachman. Harry Lachman was 51 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Director'Birthday: Tue, Jun 29 1886 –
Died: Wed, Mar 19 1975
Died: Wed, Mar 19 1975
Morris Stoloff. Morris Stoloff was 39 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Music Director'Birthday: Sat, Jul 30 1898 –
Died: Wed, Apr 16 1980
Died: Wed, Apr 16 1980
Joseph Walker. Joseph Walker was 45 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Director of Photography'Birthday: Mon, Aug 22 1892 –
Died: Thu, Aug 01 1985
Died: Thu, Aug 01 1985
Ethel Hill. Ethel Hill was 39 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Screenplay'Birthday: Wed, Apr 06 1898 –
Died: Mon, May 17 1954
Died: Mon, May 17 1954
Harvey Fergusson. Harvey Fergusson was 47 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Screenplay'Birthday: Tue, Jan 28 1890 –
Died: Fri, Aug 27 1971
Died: Fri, Aug 27 1971
Samuel Fuller. Samuel Fuller was 25 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Screenplay'Birthday: Mon, Aug 12 1912 –
Died: Thu, Oct 30 1997
Died: Thu, Oct 30 1997
Al Clark. Al Clark was 34 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Editor'Birthday: Mon, Sep 15 1902 –
Died: Tue, Jul 13 1971
Died: Tue, Jul 13 1971
Otto Meyer. Otto Meyer was 36 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Editor'Birthday: Fri, Jul 12 1901 –
Died: Fri, Apr 18 1980
Died: Fri, Apr 18 1980
Myles Connolly. Myles Connolly was 39 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Story'Birthday: Thu, Oct 07 1897 –
Died: Wed, Jul 15 1964
Died: Wed, Jul 15 1964
Stephen Goosson. Stephen Goosson was 48 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Art Direction'Birthday: Sun, Mar 24 1889 –
Died: Sun, Mar 25 1973
Died: Sun, Mar 25 1973
Robert Kalloch. Robert Kalloch was 44 in It Happened in Hollywood as 'Costume Design'Birthday: Fri, Jan 13 1893 –
Died: Sun, Oct 19 1947
Died: Sun, Oct 19 1947