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Going Hollywood: The ’30s 1984

Hosted by Robert Preston, the documentary surveys the movies and screen entertainment that captured 1930s audiences as they endured the Depression and prepared for an approaching world conflict, featuring clips of the era’s popular feature films, newsreels and other cinema fare.

Hosted by Robert Preston, the documentary surveys the movies and screen entertainment that captured 1930s audiences as they endured the Depression and prepared for an approaching world conflict, featuring clips of the era’s popular feature films, newsreels and other cinema fare.

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Meet the Full Cast and Actors of Going Hollywood: The ’30s

Explore the complete cast of Going Hollywood: The ’30s, including both lead and supporting actors. Learn who plays each character, discover their past roles and achievements, and find out what makes this ensemble cast stand out in the world of film and television.


John Wayne

John Wayne

(archive footage)

Andy Devine

Andy Devine

(archive footage)

Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

(archive footage)

Claire Trevor

Claire Trevor

(archive footage)

Donald Meek

Donald Meek

(archive footage)

George Bancroft

George Bancroft

(archive footage)

John Carradine

John Carradine

(archive footage)

Louise Platt

Louise Platt

(archive footage)

Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

(archive footage)

Tim Holt

Tim Holt

(archive footage)

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

(archive footage)

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

(archive footage)

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

(archive footage)

Jack Carson

Jack Carson

(archive footage)

Robert Preston

Robert Preston

Self - Host

Leslie Howard

Leslie Howard

(archive footage)

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

(archive footage)

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

(archive footage)

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

(archive footage)

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

(archive footage)

William Powell

William Powell

(archive footage)

Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

(archive footage)

Jimmy Durante

Jimmy Durante

(archive footage)

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

(archive footage)

Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard

(archive footage)

Fredric March

Fredric March

Self (archive footage)

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

(archive footage)

Eric Blore

Eric Blore

(archive footage)

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

(archive footage)

Charles Boyer

Charles Boyer

(archive footage)

Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

(archive footage)

Spring Byington

Spring Byington

(archive footage)

Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

(archive footage)

Rudy Vallee

Rudy Vallee

(archive footage)

Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple

(archive footage)

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

(archive footage)

Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray

(archive footage)

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Self (archive footage)

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

(archive footage)

Matthew Beard

Matthew Beard

(archive footage)

James Cagney

James Cagney

(archive footage)

Maurice Chevalier

Maurice Chevalier

(archive footage)

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Self (archive footage)

Joe E. Brown

Joe E. Brown

Self (archive footage)

Will Rogers

Will Rogers

(archive footage)

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

(archive footage)

George Burns

George Burns

(archive footage)

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

(archive footage)

Al Jolson

Al Jolson

(archive footage)

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

(archive footage)

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

(archive footage)

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

(archive footage)

Harpo Marx

Harpo Marx

(archive footage)

Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur

(archive footage)

Eugene Pallette

Eugene Pallette

(archive footage)

Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

(archive footage)

John Barrymore

John Barrymore

(archive footage)

Jean Harlow

Jean Harlow

(archive footage)

Hedy Lamarr

Hedy Lamarr

(archive footage)

Ted Healy

Ted Healy

(archive footage)

Lynne Overman

Lynne Overman

Self (archive footage)

W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields

(archive footage)

Walter Long

Walter Long

(archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

(archive footage)

Oliver Hardy

Oliver Hardy

(archive footage)

Harry Langdon

Harry Langdon

(archive footage)

Stan Laurel

Stan Laurel

(archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth

(archive footage)

George Arliss

George Arliss

Self (archive footage)

Tom Tyler

Tom Tyler

(archive footage)

Mae West

Mae West

Self (archive footage)

Constance Bennett

Constance Bennett

(archive footage)

Gracie Allen

Gracie Allen

(archive footage)

Julian Schlossberg

Julian Schlossberg

Johnny Weissmüller

Johnny Weissmüller

Self (archive footage)

Larry Fine

Larry Fine

Larry (archive footage)

Moe Howard

Moe Howard

(archive footage)

Curly Howard

Curly Howard

(archive footage)

Rin-Tin-Tin

Rin-Tin-Tin

Self (archive footage)

Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover

(archive footage)

George McFarland

George McFarland

(archive footage)

Carl Switzer

Carl Switzer

(archive footage)

Mischa Auer

Mischa Auer

(archive footage)

Joe Cobb

Joe Cobb

(archive footage)

Crown Prince Hohenzollern

Crown Prince Hohenzollern

Self (archive footage)

Lee Duncan

Lee Duncan

Self (archive footage)

Pat Flaherty

Pat Flaherty

(archive footage)

Samuel S. Hinds

Samuel S. Hinds

(archive footage)

Darla Hood

Darla Hood

(archive footage)

Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

(archive footage)

Chic Johnson

Chic Johnson

(archive footage)

Edmund Lowe

Edmund Lowe

(archive footage)

Grace Moore

Grace Moore

Self (archive footage)

Ole Olsen

Ole Olsen

(archive footage)

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Going Hollywood: The ’30s Themes and Keywords

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