Out of curiousity did the Hollywood & the Star series 1963/64 narrated by Joseph Cotten ever get released on video or DVD in the US.
I had a number of the series on film and know John Wayne featured in Hollywood goes to War and the 1964 Oscar Special.
There was also a Oscar 50th anniversary prorgamme hosted by Jack Lemon that featured John Wayne.
Mike
Hollywood & The Stars TV Series
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Hi Mike,
It would appear, you refer to Going Hollywood:- The War Years.(1987)
I nearly posted this one Duke's Documentaries,
but thought I'd wait, see if anyone mentioned it,
now that you have,I'll post it,Thanks again
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It seems that Duke Pilgrim is referring to a television series from the 1963-64 season. We've looked several places, and it definitely does not seem to be available for sale anywhere.
Here is what one user from IMDb had to say about the show -
QuoteAuthor: lugonian from Kissimmee, Florida
HOLLYWOOD AND THE STARS, a half hour documentary that aired weekly during the 1963-64 season on NBC television, ranks one of the best of its kind behind-the-scenes look at classic Hollywood to ever be documented. Narrated by that distinctive voice of screen actor Joseph Cotten, this series featured a different theme every week, ranging from entire half hour focusing on certain legendary stars as Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis and/or Rita Hayworth, as well as the careers of then newer faces of the screen or current box office attractions as Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor and/or Natalie Wood. This show also focused on certain Hollywood themes, ranging from the gangster films, the musicals, war dramas, swashbucklers, comedies, just to name a few. The majority of the show details on the movies ranging from the silent era up to the present day, which for the series detailes documents as recent as 1964.
Predating the similiar and well written 1976 documentary of THAT'S HOLLYWOOD (ABC), narrated by another distinctive voice of character actor Tom Bosley, HOLLYWOOD AND THE STARS is highlighted by many film clips of Hollywood's past, ranging from classic scenes of famous films to rarely seen segments from obscure ones. While I cannot detail every episode from this series, I do recall having personal favorites, including entire half hour documents on the legendary Al Jolson, The Hollywood Musicals (featuring dance sequences choreographed by Busby Berkeley, Dick Powell crooning to Ruby Keeler, Fred Astaire dancing with Ginger Rogers, Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald singing separately or together love ballads, etc.), as well as seeing outtakes, such as an intended comedy scene on Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi in the chess game sequence from THE BLACK CAT (Universal, 1934) in which these "masters of horror" call each other not by on screen character name but the names that made them famous, DRACULA and FRANKENSTEIN.
HOLLYWOOD AND THE STARS lasted only one season, and in later years, portions of the series were used to fill in the extra time following the end of an afternoon or evening movie before the next program, whether being the local news or another movie lineup at the top of the hour. During the "nostalgia boom" era of the 1970s, movies about classic Hollywood movies did quite well on prime time television. Because HOLLYWOOD AND THE STARS was filmed entirely in black and white, this show slowly began to fade out on local reruns before the end of the '70s decade. Small independent TV stations like WPHL, Channel 17, in Philadelphia, for example, would continue to air this series quite frequently in pre 1975. The last time I came across HOLLYWOOD AND THE STARS on television was after moving to the state of Florida in late 1984, and finding it scheduled on a daily lineup during the way after midnight hours on WFTV, Channel 9, in Orlando. When it was aired as late as 5 a.m., the VCR machine, which became a new object in the household, became very handy to have around.
While HOLLYWOOD AND THE STARS only lives in memory to an avid movie fan who might have caught this in the past, it has left a lasting appeal, right down to the opening and closing theme song with titlecards superimposing in front of a director's chair and movie camera. One can only hope that a cable channel such as Turner Classic Movies might pick up the option to present this documentary series as part of its lineup, for that it's well documented, very interesting and highly recommended.
It sounds like an interesting show. Duke Pilgrim, do you remember if any of John Wayne's films were part of this documentary series?Chester
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Nope. I couldn't find anything on that one,
but did on Going Hollywood:- The War Years,
and I'vw now posted that in Duke's Documentaries -
Hi Guys
I guess you came up with the same search results as I did.
I am not certain if there was a particular John Wayne 1/2 hour episode.
If there had been I am certain it would have turned up by now
Episodes I am aware of is Marilyn Monroe, Bogart, Jolson Monster Weve Known & loved which covered silent horror, Karloff & Lugosi era right up to Vince Price American International plus B movie science fiction movies not bad for half a hour.
There was also a two episode special on the Oscars from start to 1964 and Tom Jones winning best movie. Duke feature there receiving awards for John Ford.
Hollywood goes to War also features clips from John Wayne movies.
There was also The Swashbucklers which was mainly Errol Flynn but covered from Douglas Fairbanks to the 1940's
There was also Hollywood the Lovers which was every Male star.
Details on the internet seem patchy at best as it is quite a old TV series
and was made in Black & White but I can always hope.Mike
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I have found this from an old post I did in 2004. This is the most complete list of episodes that I have. If I find an autobiography of Joseph Cotten I might find more details
Hello
Can anyone advise is there a complete list of episodes for
The Hollywood & The Stars TV Series 1963/64 narrated by Joseph Cotten.The episodes available on super 8 are:-
Monsters We've Known & Loved (600/400 versions)
Swashbucklers (600)
How To be a Gangster (600)
Great Directors (400)
Great Lovers (400)
The Wild & Wonderful Thirties (600)
Hollywood Goes to War (600)
The One & Only Bing (600)
Bogart (600)
Marilyn Monroe (600)
Al Jolson (600)
The Fabulous Musicals (600)
Moments of Greatness The Oscars (2x400)Any help would be appreciated.
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Mike,
Duke's appeared in
what looks like TWO
'Hollywood and the Stars'!!Hollywood and the Stars ('They Went That Away')
Oct. 21.1963Hollywood and the Stars ('Hollywood Goes to War')
Jan.27. 1964.The Oscar Special you mentioned was this,
Hollywood and the Stars ('The Oscars: Moments of Greatness')
April.6.1964There doesn't, at the moment appear to be any more details of these!!
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Mike,
Duke's appeared in
what looks like TWO
'Hollywood and the Stars'!!Hollywood and the Stars ('They Went That Away')
Oct. 21.1963Hollywood and the Stars ('Hollywood Goes to War')
Jan.27. 1964.The Oscar Special you mentioned was this,
Hollywood and the Stars ('The Oscars: Moments of Greatness')
April.6.1964There doesn't, at the moment appear to be any more details of these!!
Wow, Keith, great sleuthing! Where did you finally unearth this information?Chester
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Jim,
ethan 'Sherlock' edwards to the rescue!!
I don't personally remember these episodes,
but got to thinking they must be listed somewhere.
IMDb NO, but, a scour through the books,
and 'Elementary,dear Chester!!' -
Good work Keith
I have googled and yahooed etc till my fingers were sore.
It would be nice to think that they have made it to VHS or DVD somewhere proberably on public domain.
The fact that they made it to 8mm and 16mm gives me hope.
My favourites were Monroe and Monsters in content.
Mike
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. . . a scour through the books,
and 'Elementary,dear Chester!!'
Which books, Sherlock? Now I'm curious to know if it's something already on my shelf. How could have I missed it??Chester
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Now Doctor Chester, it's elementary
to be a sleuth, and be like me,
the books are there, for all to see,
but which one is it?? Now you tell me! -
Aha Eureka David L Wolper the producer was the key. He is still alive. What do reckon I send him an email and he tell me to go to hell !!
Duke features in Hollywood USA episode because I have seen a clip were he is signing autographs
Hollywood and the Stars" (30 episodes)
The Man Called Bogart (18 August 1963) - Producer
Sirens, Symbols & Glamour Girls: Part 1 (2 October 1963) - Executive Producer
Sirens, Symbols and Glamour Girls (7 October 1963) - Executive Producer
The Immortal Jolson (31 October 1963) - Executive Producer
How to Succeed as a Gangster (6 November 1963) - Executive Producer
Birth of a Star (14 November 1963) - Executive Producer
The Unsinkable Bette Davis (29 November 1963) - Executive Producer
The Fabulous Musicals (9 December 1963) - Executive Producer
The Funny Men: Part 1 (17 December 1963) - Executive Producer
The Funny Men: Part 2 (17 December 1963) - Executive Producer
The One and Only Bing (26 December 1963) - Executive Producer
The Odyssey of Rita Hayworth (1 January 1964) - Executive Producer
Hollywood, USA (2 January 1964) - Executive Producer
The Great Lovers (8 January 1964) - Executive Producer
Monsters We've Known and Loved (12 January 1964) - Executive Producer
Teenage Idols: Part 1 (15 January 1964) - Executive Producer
Teenage Idols: Part 2 (21 January 1964) - Executive Producer
Holywood Goes to War (27 January 1964) - Executive Producer
Anatomy of a Movie: The Cardinal (31 January 1964) - Executive Producer
The Angry Screen (12 February 1964) - Executive Producer
The Swashbucklers (21 February 1964) - Executive Producer
On Location: Night of the Iguana (28 February 1964) - Executive Producer
In Search of Kim Novak (10 March 1964) - Executive Producer
Paul Newman: Actor in a Hurry (16 March 1964) - Executive Producer
Natalie Wood: Hollywood's Child (18 March 1964) - Executive Producer
The Oscars - Moments of Greatness: Part 1 (30 March 1964) - Executive Producer
The Oscars - Moments of Greatness: Part 2 (7 April 1964) - Executive Producer
What a Way to Go: An Extravaganza in the Making (15 April 1964) - Executive Producer
The Great Directors (17 April 1964) - Executive Producer
The Wild and Wonderful Thirties (5 May 1964) - Executive Producer