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Hollywood Cavalcade is a 1939 American film featuring Alice Faye as a young performer making her way in the early days of Hollywood, from slapstick silent pictures through the transition from silent to sound. Atypical for Faye's 20th Century Fox output, this has no musical numbers, and the tone is more dramatic than comic. (The alternate title was Falling Stars.) The first part of the film provides a fictionalized look at silent-era performers and their productions.
Original Release
10/13/1939
US Release
10/13/1939
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Alice Faye | Molly Adair / Molly Adair Hayden |
| Don Ameche | Michael Linnett Connors / Mike Connors |
| J. Edward Bromberg | Dave Spingold |
| Alan Curtis | Nicky Hayden |
| Stuart Erwin | Pete Tinney |
| Jed Prouty | Chief of Police / Keystone Cop Police Chief |
| Buster Keaton | Buster Keaton |
| Donald Meek | Lyle P. Stout |
| George Givot | Englishman / Claude |
| Al Jolson | Al Jolson - Recreation of 'The Jazz Singer' Scene / Al Jolson |
Directors
Irving Cummings, Malcolm St. Clair, Buster Keaton
Writers
James Edward Grant, Ernest Pascal, Hilary Lynn, Brown Holmes, Lou Breslow, Malcolm St. Clair
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Alice Faye | Molly Adair / Molly Adair Hayden |
| Don Ameche | Michael Linnett Connors / Mike Connors |
| J. Edward Bromberg | Dave Spingold |
| Alan Curtis | Nicky Hayden |
| Stuart Erwin | Pete Tinney |
| Jed Prouty | Chief of Police / Keystone Cop Police Chief |
| Buster Keaton | Buster Keaton |
| Donald Meek | Lyle P. Stout |
| George Givot | Englishman / Claude |
| Al Jolson | Al Jolson - Recreation of 'The Jazz Singer' Scene / Al Jolson |
| Eddie Collins | Keystone Kop / Keystone Cop Driver |
| Ben Turpin | Bartender / Bartender in Western |
| Chester Conklin | Sheriff / Sheriff in Western |
| Hank Mann | Keystone Kop / Keystone Cop |
| James Finlayson | Keystone Kop / Keystone Cop |
| Mack Sennett | Mack Sennett - Speech in Honor of Molly Adair / Mack Sennett |
| Heinie Conklin | Keystone Kop / Keystone Cop |
| Chick Chandler | Assistant Director |
| Robert Lowery | Henry Potter |
| Russell Hicks | Roberts / Russell Hicks |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Harry Joe Brown | Producer |
