hollywood hotel have relationship to many film like ella cinder and merton of the movie about someone win a contest include a contract to make film in hollywood and only to find the road to stardom either pave with pitfall or non existent . in fact and a i be watch it tonight and on turner classic movie and i be consider whether or not the author of the late musical classic singing in the rain may have take some of their idea from hollywood hotel and most notably a temperamental lead lady star in a movie studio and a conclusion concern one person sing a film score while another person get the credit by mouth along on screen . hollywood hotel be a fascinating example of movie making in the 1930s . among the support player be louella parson and play herself ( and and despite some negative comment i have see and she have a very ingratiating personality on screen and a natural command of her line ) . she be not the only real person in the script . make up specialist perc westmore briefly appear a himself to try to make one character resemble another . this film also be one of the first in the career of young mr. ronald reagan and play a radio interviewer at a movie premiere . reagan actually do quite nicely in his brief scene particularly when he realize that nobody dick powell be about to take over the microphone when it should be use with more important people . dick powell have win a hollywood contract in a contest and and be leave his job a a saxophonist in benny goodman band . the beginning of this film and by the way and be quite impressive and a the band drive in a parade of truck to give a proper goodbye to powell . they end up sing hooray for hollywood . the interesting thing about this wonderful number be that a lyric have be leave out on purpose . throughout the johnny mercer lyric be reference to such hollywood a max factor the make up king and rin tin tin and and even a hint of tarzan . but the original song lyric refer to look like tyrone power . obviously jack warner and his brother be not go to advertise the lead man of 20th century fox and and the name donald duck be substitute . in any event the number show the singer and instrumentalist of goodman orchestra at their best . so do a later five minute section of the film and where the band be rehearse . powell leave the band and his girl friend ( france langford ) and go to hollywood and only to find he be a contract player ( most likely for musical involve saxophonist ) . he be meet by allen joslyn and the publicist of the studio ( the owner be grant mitchell ) . joslyn be not a bad fellow and but he be busy and he tend to slough off people unless it be necessary to speak to them . he park powell at a room at the hollywood hotel and which be also where the studio temperamental star ( lola lane ) live with her father ( hugh herbert ) and her sister ( mabel todd ) and and her sensible if cynical assistant ( glenda farrell ) . lane be like jean hagen in sing in the rain and except her speaking voice be good . her version of dan lockwood be one alexander dupre ( alan mowbray and scene steal with ease several time ) . the only difference be that mowbray be not a nice guy like gene kelly be and and lane ( when not wrap up in her ego ) be fully aware of it . have a fit on be by pass for an out of the ordinary role she want and she refuse to attend the premiere of her late film . joslyn find a double for her ( lola real life sister rosemary lane ) and and rosemary be make up to play the star at the premiere and the follow up party . but she attend with powell ( joslyn want someone who doesn not know the real lola ) . this lead to powell knock down mowbray when the latter make a pest of himself . but otherwise the evening be a success and and when the two be together they start find each other attractive . the complication deal with lola come back and slap powell in the face and after mowbray complains he be attack by powell ( and his gang of hoodlum ) . powell contract be buy out . work with photographer turn agent ted healey ( actually not too bad in this film he even try to do a jolson imitation at one point ) and the two try to find work and end up a employee at a hamburger stand run by bad tempered edgar kennedy ( the number of broken dish and sing customer in the restaurant give edgar plenty of time to do his slow burn with gusto ) . eventually powell get a break by be hire to be dupre singing voice in a rip off of go with the wind . this lead to the final section of the film and when rosemary lane and herbert and and healey help give powell his chance to show it his voice and not mowbrays . it quite a cute and appealing film even now . the bad aspect be due to it time . several joke concern african american be no longer tolerable ( while try to photograph powell a he arrive in hollywood and healey accidentally photograph a porter and and mention to joslyn to watch out and powell photograph too darkly get the point . ) . also a bit with curt bois a a fashion designer for lola lane and who be ( shall we say ) too high strung be not very tolerable either . herbert hoo hooing be a bit much ( too much of the time ) but it be really popular in 1937. and an incident where healey nearly get into a brawl at the premiere ( this be one of his last film ) remind people of the tragic and still mysterious end of the comedian in december 1937. but most of the film be quite good and and would not disappoint the viewer in 2008 .