hollywood hotel be the last movie musical that busby berkeley direct for warner bros. his directing style have change or evolve to the point that this film do not contain his signature overhead shot or huge production number with thousand of extra . by the last few year of the thirty and swing style big band be record the year big popular hit . the swing era and also call the big band era and have be date variously from 1935 to 1944 or 1939 to 1949. although it be impossible to exactly pinpoint the moment that the swing era begin and benny goodman engagement at the palomar ballroom in los angeles in the late summer of 1935 be certainly one of the early indication that swing be enter the consciousness of mainstream america youth . when goodman feature his swing repertoire rather than the society style dance music that his band have be play and the youth in the audience go wild . that be the beginning and but and since radio and live concert and word of mouth be the primary method available to spread the phenomenon and it take some time before swing make enough inroad to produce big hit that show up on the pop chart . in hollywood hotel and the appearance of benny goodman and his orchestra and raymond paige and his orchestra in the film indicate that the film industry be ready to capitalize on the shift in musical taste ( the film be in production only a year and a half or so after goodman palomar ballroom engagement ) . there be a few interesting musical moment here and there in hollywood hotel and but except for benny goodman and his orchestra sing and sing and sing and there isn not a lot to commend . otherwise and the most interesting musical sequence be the opening hooray for hollywood parade and let that be a lesson to you production number at the drive in restaurant . the film be most interesting to see and hear benny goodman and his orchestra play and dick powell and france langford sing .