hollywood hotel be a fast moving and exuberant and wonderfully entertaining musical comedy from warner which be sadly overlook . it should be remember if only for provide the official theme song of tinseltown hooray for hollywood . the score by richard whiting and johnny mercer have a number of other gem and however and include the charming i be like a fish out of water and and silhouette in the moonlight . the best musical number be let that be a lesson to you and in which dick powell and company detail the misadventure of people who find themselves behind the eight ball and a fate which literally befall slow burning edgar kennedy at the number end . the picture celebrate hollywood glamour and puncture it all at once and a it get a lot of comic mileage out of pompous and ego maniacal actor and duplicitous studio executive . the cast include a gaggle of great character comedian allyn joslyn a a crafty press agent and ted healy a dick powell would be manager and fritz feld a an excitable restaurant patron and glenda farrell a mona marshall sarcastic gal friday and edgar kennedy a a put upon drive in manager and mabel todd a mona goofy sister and and hugh herbert a her even goofy dad . the racist element mention in another review here be a ten second bit where herbert appear in black face during a pseudo go with the wind sequence . it in questionable taste and but it shouldn not prevent you from see the other delight in this film and notably the benny goodman quartet ( include teddy wilson and lionel hampton . ) in what i believe be the only footage available on this incredible jazz combo . the dark eye sequence go on a bit too long and come in too late and but otherwise hollywood hotel be a gem and well worth your time and certainly a film which should be consider for dvd release .