Hollywood at Last! (1979)
Dedicated Dutch graphic designer Piet Schreuders visits Los Angeles to investigate all kinds of typeface as used in title-credits for movies and TV-series, letters on billboards, shop-windows or street-signs, the banner-headlines of The Los Angeles Times, and climbs finally to the giant letters of the HOLLYWOOD-sign. In the meantime he discovers, to his great satisfaction, the location and stairs where Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy shot their movie 'The Musicbox', by combining street-signs, partially shown on still-pictures of this movie: "…MONTE" and "…ENDOME", which turn out to be found on the street corner of Del Monte and Vendome in Culver City. This documentary is bluntly intercut with commercials, a phenomenon not yet known in the Netherlands in 1979. (Theo Uittenbogaard)
Cast
- Karen Bunde - Carowner / Herself
- Leo Davis - Letteringartist / Himself
- Barry Hyman - Filmtitleartist / Himself
- Piet Schreuders - Narrator / Himself
- Ted Wegar - Letterexpert at LA Times / Himself
Screenplay
Keywords
typography
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Hollywood at Last! about?
- Dedicated Dutch graphic designer Piet Schreuders visits Los Angeles to investigate all kinds of typeface as used in title-credits for movies and TV-series, letters on billboards, shop-windows or street-signs, the banner-headlines of The Los Angeles Times, and climbs finally to the giant letters of the HOLLYWOOD-sign. In the meantime he discovers, to his great satisfaction, the location and stairs where Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy shot their movie 'The Musicbox', by combining street-signs, partially shown on still-pictures of this movie: "…MONTE" and "…ENDOME", which turn out to be found on the street corner of Del Monte and Vendome in Culver City. This documentary is bluntly intercut with commercials, a phenomenon not yet known in the Netherlands in 1979. (Theo Uittenbogaard)
- Who directed Hollywood at Last!?
- Hollywood at Last! was directed by Theo Uittenbogaard.
- Who stars in Hollywood at Last!?
- Hollywood at Last! stars Karen Bunde, Leo Davis, Barry Hyman, Piet Schreuders, Ted Wegar.
- How long is Hollywood at Last!?
- Hollywood at Last! has a runtime of 51m (51 minutes).
- What genre is Hollywood at Last!?
- Hollywood at Last! is a TV Movie, Documentary film.
- Where was Hollywood at Last! produced?
- Hollywood at Last! was produced in Netherlands.