Movielogr
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1 (1932)
Directed by Louis Lewyn
Overview
In the first entry of this series, the show open with a troupe of dancing chorus girls getting a salute from crossed-eyed Ben Turpin. Then the master of ceremonies, Fredric March, brings on the various acts, starting with a pre-teen Mitzi Green), dressed as an adult and singing “Was That the Human Thing to Do?” , followed by Ginger Rogers and Jack Oakie singing-and-dancing to “The Girl Who Used to be You.” Then the Three Brox Sisters do a triple imitation of Marlene Dietrich singing ‘Falling in Love Again.” ‘Jack Duffy’ does a drunken hillbilly bit involving a lamp post, the the finale has Eddie Peabody, playing a banjo for some chorus girls on a pedestal.
Length 10 minutes
Actors
Fredric March | Mitzi Green | Ginger Rogers | Jack Oakie | Bobbe Brox | Lorayne Brox | Kathlyn Brox | Jack Duffy | Eddie Peabody | Billie Dove | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | Ben Lyon | Bebe Daniels