Hollywood Cavalcade 85 years old
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Starting in 1913 movie director Connors discovers singer Molly Adair. As she becomes a star she marries an actor, so Connors fires them. She asks for him as director of her next film. Many silent stars shown making the transition to sound.
Credits
Hollywood Cavalcade Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Buster Keaton He was 44, 70 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Stuart Erwin He was 36, 64 years old when he died | as Pete Tinney, Michael's Cameraman |
| Chick Chandler He was 34, 83 years old when he died | as Assistant Director |
| Fred 'Snowflake' Toones He was 33, 56 years old when he died | as Train Porter |
| Chester Conklin He was 53, 85 years old when he died | as Sheriff in Western |
| Paul McVey He was 41, now 126 years old | as Stage Manager Announcing Understudy Will Perform |
| Jackie Cooper He was 17, 88 years old when he died | as Burglar |
| 'Snub' Pollard He was 49, 72 years old when he died | as Keystone Cop |
| Victor Potel He was 50, 57 years old when he died | as Slim, a Counterman |
| Cyril Ring He was 46, 74 years old when he died | as First Row Extra in Theater Audience |
| Mack Sennett He was 59, 80 years old when he died | as Mack Sennett - Speech in Honor of Molly Adair |
| Russell Hicks He was 44, 61 years old when he died | as Russell Hicks |
| Joseph Crehan He was 56, 82 years old when he died | as Attorney |
| Alice Faye She was 24, 83 years old when she died | as Molly Adair Hayden |
| J. Edward Bromberg He was 35, 47 years old when he died | as Dave Spingold |
| George Givot He was 36, 81 years old when he died | as Claude, an Englishman in the Show |
| Al Jolson He was 53, 64 years old when he died | as Himself (as Mr. Al Jolson) |
| Lynn Bari She was 25, 75 years old when she died | as Actress in 'The Man Who Came Back' |
| Harry Tyler He was 51, 73 years old when he died | as Studio Guide |
| Billy Wayne He was 42, 73 years old when he died | as Assistant Stage Manager |
| Robert Lowery He was 25, 58 years old when he died | as Henry Potter |
| Alan Curtis He was 30, 43 years old when he died | as Nicky Hayden |
| Jed Prouty He was 60, 77 years old when he died | as Keystone Cop Police Chief |
| Frederick Burton He was 67, 86 years old when he died | as Thomas |
| Willie Fung He was 43, 49 years old when he died | as Willie |
| James Finlayson He was 52, 66 years old when he died | as Keystone Cop |
| Donald Meek He was 61, 68 years old when he died | as Lyle P. Stout, Studio Chief |
| Mary Forbes She was 56, 91 years old when she died | as Mrs. Gaynes |
| Ben Welden He was 38, 96 years old when he died | as Agent |
| Hank Mann He was 51, 83 years old when he died | as Keystone Cop |
| Mark Jones He was 13, 12 years old when he died | as Keystone Kop |
| Eddie Collins He was 52, 63 years old when he died | as Keystone Cop Driver |
| Rin Tin Tin, Jr. | as Rin-Tin-Tin |
| Arthur Rankin He was 123, 77 years old when he died | as Assistant Cameraman |
| J. Anthony Hughes He was 35, 65 years old when he died | as Motorcycle Policeman |
| Ben Turpin He was 70, 70 years old when he died | as Bartender in Western |
| Paul Stanton He was 27, now 57 years old | as Filson |
| Iva Stewart She was 25, 71 years old when she died | as Girl with Michael at Anniversary Party |
| Francis Sayles He was 47, 52 years old when he died | as Second Cab Driver |
| Dorothy Dearing She was 26, 52 years old when she died | as Girl with Michael at Anniversary Party |
| John Ince He was 61, 68 years old when he died | as Actor as Court Officer |
| Marjorie Beebe She was 31, 75 years old when she died | as Telephone Operator |
| Harold Goodwin He was 36, 84 years old when he died | as Prop Boy |
| Sam Ash He was 55, 67 years old when he died | as Actor in 'Common Clay' |
| Fay Helm She was 30, 94 years old when she died | as Nurse |
| Dave Morris He was 17, 1 years old when he died | as Stooge |
| Franklyn Farnum He was 61, 83 years old when he died | as Well-Wisher |
| Irving Bacon He was 46, 71 years old when he died | as Clerk |
| Ray Cooke He was 34, 58 years old when he died | as First Cab Driver |
| Arno Frey He was 39, 60 years old when he died | as Maitre d'Hotel |
| John Butler He was 35, 7 years old when he died | as Telegraph Operator |
| Don Ameche He was 31, 85 years old when he died | as Michael Linnett 'Mike' Connors |
| Marshall Ruth | as Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle |
| Forbes Murray He was 54, 98 years old when he died | as Criterion Theater Manager |
| Edward Earle He was 57, 90 years old when he died | as Actor |
Hollywood Cavalcade Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Richard Day as Art Direction. He was 43 (76) years old when He died | Art |
| Thomas Little as Set Decoration. He was 53 (98) years old when He died | Art |
| Cyril J. Mockridge as Music. He was 43 (82) years old when He died | Sound |
| Walter Thompson as Editor. He was 12 (23) years old when He died | Editing |
| Ad Schaumer as Assistant Director. He was 41 (78) years old when He died | Directing |
| James Edward Grant as Dialogue. He was 34 (60) years old when He died | Writing |
| Rudy Schrager as Music. He was 39 (82) years old when He died | Sound |
| Brown Holmes as Story. He was 31 (66) years old when He died | Writing |
| Irving Cummings as Director. He was 51 (70) years old when He died | Directing |
| Allen M. Davey as Director of Photography. He was 45 (51) years old when He died | Camera |
| Lou Breslow as Idea. He was 39 (87) years old when He died | Writing |
| Malcolm St. Clair as Director. He was 42 (55) years old when He died | Directing |
| Ernest Pascal as Screenplay. He was 43 (70) years old when He died | Writing |
| Wiard B. Ihnen as Art Direction. He was 42 (81) years old when He died | Art |
| Ernest Palmer as Director of Photography. He was 53 (92) years old when He died | Camera |
| Hilary Lynn as Story. | Writing |
| Herschel McCoy as Costume Design. He was 27 (43) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
Hollywood Cavalcade (85 years)
See Hollywood as it was in 1913! Watch it grow to what it is today!
- Release day: Friday, October 13, 1939
- Runtime: 97 minutes
- Budget: 2000000.00