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Crashing Hollywood is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Lew Landers and written by Paul Yawitz and Gladys Atwater. The film stars Lee Tracy, Joan Woodbury, Paul Guilfoyle, Lee Patrick and Bradley Page. The film was released on January 7, 1938, by RKO Pictures.
Crashing Hollywood: Directed by Lew Landers. With Lee Tracy, Joan Woodbury, Paul Guilfoyle, Lee Patrick. An ex-con, just out of prison, and his wife meet a screen writer on the train and decide that, since he's writing about crime without knowing much about it, collaborating with him would be better than starting a duck farm.
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- Comedy, Crime
- Lew Landers
- 1938-01-07
Crashing Hollywood (1938) is an amusing B programmer made by RKO -- sixty-one minutes in length, funny, and entertaining, especially to those who enjoy seeing Hollywood depicted on screen. Fast-talking Lee Tracy plays an aspiring screenwriter on his way to Los Angeles by train.
- Lew Landers
- Lee Tracy
Crashing Hollywood. Summaries. An ex-con, just out of prison, and his wife meet a screen writer on the train and decide that, since he's writing about crime without knowing much about it, collaborating with him would be better than starting a duck farm.
Synopsis. Herman Tibbets (Guilfoyle), a thief newly released from prison, and his wife, Goldie (Patrick), are taking the train to Los Angeles. At the train station they hear Michael Winslow (Tracy) trying to insure his bag for $50,000. They consider stealing it.
Crashing Hollywood is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Lew Landers and written by Paul Yawitz and Gladys Atwater. The film stars Lee Tracy, Joan Woodbury, Paul Guilfoyle, Lee Patrick and Bradley Page. The film was released on January 7, 1938, by RKO Pictures.
Crashing Hollywood is a mildly entertaining blend of screwball comedy and gangster film. Aspiring screenwriter Michael Winslow (Lee Tracy) stumbles into a friendship with ex-con Herman Tibbets (Paul Guilfoyle) and with the help of Herman’s wife, Goldie (Lee Patrick), writes a screenplay based on a bank robbery in which Herman took place.
