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Hollywood or Bust

A singer who can't pay his bookie joins a nerdy, star-struck movie fan and his Great Dane in a cross-country convertible ride to Hollywood.

Director

Frank Tashlin

Year

Genre

comedy, musical

Box Office

$3,300,000

Production

Paramount Pictures

Awards

N/A

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Steve Wiley

Malcolm Smith

Terry Roberts

Bookie Benny

Maxie Rosenbloom

Anita Ekberg

Western Actor

Richard Alexander

Undetermined Secondary Role

Casino Patron

Dancer

Casino Patron

Audience Member

Stagehand

Chet Brandenburg

Undetermined Secondary Role

Catherine Brousset

Photographer

Old Lady

Audience Member

Audience Member

Casino Patron

Bellboy

Beach Dickerson

Miss Pettywood

Audience Member

Franklyn Farnum

Man at Movie Premiere

Adolph Faylauer

Audience Member

Gas Station Attendant

Dominic Fidelibus

Audience Member

Casino Patron

Gambler

Audience Member

Man in Hotel

Specialty Dancer

Gretchen Houser

Casino Patron

Photographer

Sammy Ross

Audience Member

Elderly Casino Patron

Carl M. Leviness

11 Year Old Girl

7 Year Old Girl

9 Year Old Girl

Audience Member

Stupid Sam

Waiter

Girl at Mailbox

Photographer

Wendell Niles

Truck Driver Who Yells 'Sunday Driver!'

Casino Patron

Woman at Craps Table

Suzanne Ridgway

Redhead

Paramount Studio Gate Guard

Actor in Tuxedo

Crap Table Stickman

Casino Patron

Audience Member

Charles Sullivan

Undetermined Secondary Role

Man at Movie Premiere

Usherette

Undetermined Secondary Role

Manager Neville

Willard Waterman

Boss

Sheep-Haired Woman in Balcony

Dancer

Casino Patron

Director

Chief Running Water

Chief Yowlachie

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Steve Wiley Malcolm Smith Old Lady

Ladies and gentlemen,
this motion picture
is dedicated to you. - Hollywood or Bust

Ladies and gentlemen, this motion picture is dedicated to yo...

This is a French movie fan. - Hollywood or Bust

This is a French movie fan.

Okay, Bookie, it's post time,
they're off and running. - Hollywood or Bust

Okay, Bookie, it's post time, they're off and runn...

Look, you don't want to make
a fool of yourself
in front of all these people. - Hollywood or Bust

Look, you don't want to make a fool of yourself in fron...

You, sir,
better take a cab.
This car is mine! - Hollywood or Bust

You, sir, better take a cab. This car is mine!

She drives me crazy - Hollywood or Bust

She drives me crazy

Do you know when I first found out I was lucky - Hollywood or Bust

Do you know when I first found out I was lucky

Shiny and bright - Hollywood or Bust

Shiny and bright

You like it - Hollywood or Bust

♪ And a little red barn
is spinning a yarn - Hollywood or Bust

♪ And a little red barn is spinning a yarn

♪ It's quite
a delightful surprise - Hollywood or Bust

♪ It's quite a delightful surprise

I thought you put gas
in the car. - Hollywood or Bust

I thought you put gas in the car.

(MR. BASCOM BARKING) - Hollywood or Bust

(MR. BASCOM BARKING)

Sunday driver! - Hollywood or Bust

(MOOING) - Hollywood or Bust

Steve! - Hollywood or Bust

(WHINING) - Hollywood or Bust

(TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING) - Hollywood or Bust

(TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING)

Come on, Mr. Bascom.
Come on, boy. - Hollywood or Bust

Come on, Mr. Bascom. Come on, boy.

Bringing back
one gallon of gas! - Hollywood or Bust

Bringing back one gallon of gas!

You're a dear sweet young man - Hollywood or Bust

You're a dear sweet young man

Somebody's mother, huh? - Hollywood or Bust

Somebody's mother, huh?

(CAR HONKING) - Hollywood or Bust

What do you think
you're doing? - Hollywood or Bust

What do you think you're doing?

Can't this thing
go any faster? - Hollywood or Bust

Can't this thing go any faster?

As they say in
the French movies, voila! - Hollywood or Bust

As they say in the French movies, voila!

She's a nice girl,
isn't she, Steve? - Hollywood or Bust

She's a nice girl, isn't she, Steve?

(BLABBERING) - Hollywood or Bust

Get out of here,
you big mutt!
Scram! Get out! - Hollywood or Bust

Get out of here, you big mutt! Scram! Get out!

Where are we - Hollywood or Bust

♪ When you cross
the Mississippi - Hollywood or Bust

♪ When you cross the Mississippi

♪ Now we're in
the State of Texas - Hollywood or Bust

♪ Now we're in the State of Texas

ALL: ♪ When you're
down in Arizona - Hollywood or Bust

ALL: ♪ When you're down in Arizona

ALL: ♪ The wild and wooly West - Hollywood or Bust

ALL: ♪ The wild and wooly West

(HUMMING LET'S BE FRIENDLY) - Hollywood or Bust

(HUMMING LET'S BE FRIENDLY)

Is Gregory Peck one of your friends - Hollywood or Bust

Is Gregory Peck one of your friends

(SINGING IN MOCK SPANISH) - Hollywood or Bust

(SINGING IN MOCK SPANISH)

Gee whiz,
you saved my life. - Hollywood or Bust

Gee whiz, you saved my life.

You know,
I made a mistake. - Hollywood or Bust

You know, I made a mistake.

Well, Red,
end of the line. - Hollywood or Bust

Well, Red, end of the line.

(WHINING) - Hollywood or Bust

Mr. Bascom, come back here! - Hollywood or Bust

Mr. Bascom, come back here!

Don't drown them Just make snake eyes - Hollywood or Bust

Don't drown them Just make snake eyes

All right, easy, Sammy.
You're wrinkling
my cummerbund. - Hollywood or Bust

All right, easy, Sammy. You're wrinkling my cummerbund.

I'm thinkin' of somethin' - Hollywood or Bust

I'm thinkin' of somethin'

Steve! - Hollywood or Bust

Psst. - Hollywood or Bust

Which means you're very noble - Hollywood or Bust

Which means you're very noble

An Indian giver - Hollywood or Bust

An Indian giver

Hey, you! - Hollywood or Bust

(BARKING) - Hollywood or Bust

Good idea. - Hollywood or Bust

(ORCHESTRA PLAYING
IT LOOKS LIKE LOVE) - Hollywood or Bust

(ORCHESTRA PLAYING IT LOOKS LIKE LOVE)

No! No! Cut it! Cut it! - Hollywood or Bust

No! No! Cut it! Cut it!

Steve, they're
after Mr. Bascom. - Hollywood or Bust

Steve, they're after Mr. Bascom.

Malcolm. - Hollywood or Bust

Good evening,
ladies and gentlemen. - Hollywood or Bust

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

May I have your autograph - Hollywood or Bust

May I have your autograph

Hollywood or Bust poster

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A singer who can't pay his bookie joins a nerdy, star-struck movie fan and his Great Dane in a cross-country convertible ride to Hollywood.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Frank Tashlin

Writer: Erna Lazarus, Frank Tashlin

Production: Paramount Pictures

Genre: comedy, musical

Year: 1956

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.4

BoxOffice: $3,300,000

Released: 24 Dec 1956

Awards: N/A

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