Product Details

• Actors: Beulah Bondi, Tom Breneman, Billie Burke, Bonita Granville, Hedda Hopper
• Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Critic's Choice
• DVD Release Date: September 19, 2006
• Run Time: 117 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000CBEX2I
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #123,627 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How Grand Hollywood was in the 1930 & 40's., January 27, 2007

By	James J. Varela (Sarasota, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Anyone who has ever visited Hollywood and wakled down Vine St will find the ruins of Tom Breneman's famous Hollywood restaurant. (The Parking lot across the street was where the famous Brown Derby stood until 1984). From 1940 until Mr. Breneman's untimely death in 1948 Mr. Breneman hosted inside the restaurant the mega popular morning radio show "Breakfast in Hollywood". Often radio listeners would be surprised by Mr.Breneman who would reveal some major movie star who was in attendence such as Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, or Judy Garland. During WWII Mr. Breneman frequently gave free parties to servicemen on their way to and from the Pacific. This movie was made in 1946. This movie is did not transfer to DVD very well. Sound quality is at times poor and scratchy. Bonita Granville is at her loveliest in the movie and 40's crooner Andy Russell belts out some catchy tunes. You also get an early in his career appearence by Nat King Cole and another musical number by Spike Jones and his City Slickers. The DVD also includes a bonus episode of the 1950's episode of the tv show " You Asked For it ". On it host Art Baker takes the audience on a tour of 1954 Hollywood including homes of the stars. This movie is a monument to the great Hollywood , both industry and city, of the 1930's and 40's., it is such a sad and mediocre place today. You can visit Tom Breneman's grave on findagrave(dot.)com

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 'THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF LIVE TALK RADIO.", October 20, 2008

By	Dan Celli,X,DJ. (SAN FRANCISCO,CA) - See all my reviews

STOP! LET ME QUALIFY MY 4 STAR RATING. I'VE BEEN A RADIO FAN SINCE I WAS 6 YEARS OLD. (RADIO DRAMA'S,SITCOMS,INTERVIEWS+MY OWN SHOW. I ALSO SUPPLIED KSFO IN THE EARLY 70'S WITH OTR.)
THE AVERAGE PERSON WOULD PROBABLY RATE THIS FILM 1 OR 2 STAR'S. TOM BRENEMAN WAS A RADIO
PERSONALITY. HE AND HIS BUSINESS PARTNER GOT THE IDEA FROM A WAITRESS TO USE HUMOR AND
INTERVIEWS AT A WELL KNOWN RESTAURANT IN THE MORNING. HE DEALT WITH MOSTLY OLDER WOMEN
AND SOME CELEBRITIES. ONE OF THE GIMMICKS WAS HAVING A CONTEST ON WHO WORE THE MOST
OUTRAGEOUS HAT. THE JOKES ARE AWFUL. BUT, THE MUSIC BRINGS UP THE RATING. THERE IS,NAT
(KING)COLE(2 SONGS.) ANDY (ANDREAS PEREZ)RUSSELL(3 SONGS WHICH INCLUDES HIS BIG HIT,"AMOR".
ALSO, SPIKE JONES&CITYSLICKERS(2 SONGS???) THERE IS A CUTE/CORNY LOVE STORY + BILLIE BURK'S
HUSBAND HAVING AN AFFAIR. 44 MINUTES INTO THE FILM THE SOUND GETS DISTORTED FOR 20 MINUTES.
BUT, YOU CAN UNDERSTAND 90% OF THE DIALOGUE. LUCKILY THE MUSIC IS UNTOUCHED BY THE OVER
BLOWN SOUND.
TOM BRENEMAN DIED (HEAR ATTACK.) ABOUT A YEAR LATER AT THE AGE OF 46.
THIS IS A VERY CORNY MOVIE. BUT, NOSTALGIA FANS WILL RELIVE WHAT MOST OF US FELT WERE THE
SWEET GOOD OLD DAY'S.
BONUS;"YOU ASKED FOR IT" WITH HOST ART BAKER. THE TOUR THROUGH HOLLYWOOD IS A GREAT
SEGMENT. TOTAL TIME; 117 MINUTES.

2.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, poor DVD, May 19, 2007

By	Joseph M. Seda - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Originally a very good movie, but the DVD is poorly edited, the sound track was awful, barely understandable at times.