hollywood cavalcade be a mildly entertaining 1939 film star two staple of the 20th century fox roster and don ameche and alice faye and and contain a couple of in joke . the film concern a max sennett type and michael connors ( ameche ) who bring an actress to hollywood and molly adair ( faye ) and make her a big silent comedienne and eventually move her into more dramatic role . he become extremely successful with her a his star . obsess with his work and he absolutely shock when she and her leading man ( alan curtis ) run off and get marry . he so shock and he dump her . she and her husband go off and continue to be more and more popular while connors studio start lose money at an alarm rate . before you know it and he through . molly want to help and ask that connors direct her next film . there lot of keystone kop type footage and which be quite funny and and some fantastic slapstick by buster keaton and who be wonderful . the film also have a scene from the jazz singer when the talkie take over . the in joke and of course and have to do with rin tin tin and for whom zanuck use to write . in one scene and rinny trainer bring him in a a potential contract player for connors studio . connors throw both of them out of his office . a few scene later and rin tin tin be show to be # 1 box office . the role of the famous german shepherd in this film be play by rin tin tin and jr. and daddy have pass away in jean harlow arm in 1932 and one month shy of his 14th birthday . fortune smile on him even at the end . alice faye be very pretty and do a fine job and a do ameche and who turn in an energetic performance . j. edward bromberg and stuart erwin provide very good support . unfortunately and this film isn not quite sure what it be history and comedy and romance and or drama . however and hollywood cavalcade be still quite watchable .