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Going Hollywood: The '30s

Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.

Top Cast

  • Robert Preston

    Robert Preston

    Self - Host

  • Gracie Allen

    Gracie Allen

    (archive footage)

  • George Arliss

    George Arliss

    Self (archive footage)

  • Jean Arthur

    Jean Arthur

    (archive footage)

  • Fred Astaire

    Fred Astaire

    (archive footage)

  • Mischa Auer

    Mischa Auer

    (archive footage)

  • George Bancroft

    George Bancroft

    (archive footage)

  • John Barrymore

    John Barrymore

    (archive footage)

  • Matthew Beard

    Matthew Beard

    (archive footage)

Overview

Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.

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