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Breakfast in Hollywood

  • 19461946
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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Tom Breneman in Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
  • Comedy
  • Music
Based on an old radio series with a live audience. It is the story of few of the people who attend the show. Nat King Cole sings.Based on an old radio series with a live audience. It is the story of few of the people who attend the show. Nat King Cole sings.Based on an old radio series with a live audience. It is the story of few of the people who attend the show. Nat King Cole sings.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
293
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  • Director
    • Harold D. Schuster
  • Writer
    • Earl Baldwin(original story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tom Breneman
    • Bonita Granville
    • Beulah Bondi
Top credits
  • Director
    • Harold D. Schuster
  • Writer
    • Earl Baldwin(original story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tom Breneman
    • Bonita Granville
    • Beulah Bondi
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    • 20User reviews
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    Bonita Granville and Edward Ryan in Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
    Zasu Pitts in Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
    Beulah Bondi in Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
    Edward Ryan in Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
    Bonita Granville in Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
    Tom Breneman, Hedda Hopper, and Alice Cooper in Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
    Anna Le Sueur in Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
    Beulah Bondi and Tom Breneman in Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
    Bonita Granville and Edward Ryan in Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
    Bonita Granville and Edward Ryan in Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
    Bonita Granville and Edward Ryan in Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
    Tom Breneman, Nat 'King' Cole, Bonita Granville, Hedda Hopper, Zasu Pitts, Andy Russell, and Edward Ryan in Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)

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    Tom Breneman
    • Tom Breneman - Hostas Tom Breneman - Host
    Bonita Granville
    Bonita Granville
    • Dorothy Larsonas Dorothy Larson
    Beulah Bondi
    Beulah Bondi
    • Mrs. Annie Reedas Mrs. Annie Reed
    Edward Ryan
    • Ken Smithas Ken Smith
    Raymond Walburn
    Raymond Walburn
    • Richard Cartwrightas Richard Cartwright
    • (as Ray Walburn)
    Billie Burke
    Billie Burke
    • Mrs. Frances Cartwrightas Mrs. Frances Cartwright
    Zasu Pitts
    Zasu Pitts
    • Elvira Spriggensas Elvira Spriggens
    Hedda Hopper
    Hedda Hopper
    • Hedda Hopperas Hedda Hopper
    Andy Russell
    Andy Russell
    • Andy Russell - Singeras Andy Russell - Singer
    Spike Jones
    Spike Jones
    • Spike Jonesas Spike Jones
    Nat 'King' Cole
    Nat 'King' Cole
    • Nat 'King' Coleas Nat 'King' Cole
    Herman Bing
    Herman Bing
    • Hermanas Herman
    • (uncredited)
    Ida Breneman
    • Ida Brenemanas Ida Breneman
    • (uncredited)
    Lillian Bronson
    Lillian Bronson
    • Ms. Hammeras Ms. Hammer
    • (uncredited)
    James Conaty
    • Audience Member at Tableas Audience Member at Table
    • (uncredited)
    Alice Cooper
    • Aliceas Alice
    • (uncredited)
    Lester Dorr
    Lester Dorr
    • Waiteras Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Dudley
    Robert Dudley
    • 78-Year-Old Manas 78-Year-Old Man
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Harold D. Schuster
    • Writer
      • Earl Baldwin(original story and screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Joan Crawford and Hal Le Sueur's mother, Anna Belle Johnson (listed as Anna LeSuer), has a cameo playing herself in the scene where Breakfast in Hollywood is being broadcast from Tom Breneman's restaurant.
    • Connections
      Featured in It's Black Entertainment (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Hedda Hopper's Hats
      Written by Spike Jones and Jack Elliott

      Performed by Spike Jones and His City Slickers

      Vocalist Del Porter

    User reviews20

    Review
    Top review
    I Guess You Had To be There
    There's only one thing good about this movie--actually two--the inclusion of special musical guests Nat King Cole and his Trio and Spike Jones. Anyone who likes the nostalgia involved with Spike and his crazy band of loonies, will be happy to know that there were no electronic gimmicks used in these performances.

    Every pistol shot, gurgle, burp, and every other noise is supplied live and in real time by Spike and members of his crew. The fact is, these were top notch professionals who were highly trained in their art. They went through hours of rehearsal just to get their parts down right.

    That's all I can say about the film which is now in a box set of 49 other "musical" films from the 20s-to the 60s...
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    • Rockined1
    • May 28, 2005

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    • Release date
      • February 26, 1946 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Mad Hatter
    • Production company
      • Golden Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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