Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

Songwriter Mack Gordon introduces flagpole sitter Shipwreck Kelly, who hoists some girls aloft with him and shows them sights around Hollywood.

Cast

Mack Gordon

as Self

Alvin 'Shipwreck' Kelly

as Self

Harry Langdon

as Self

Dorothy Round

as Self

Bing Crosby

as Self

Viola Dana

as Self

El Brendel

as Self

Joe E. Brown

as Self

Jimmy Thomson

as Self

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