IMDb lot summary: 'Rainbow Girls' has just opened and closed on Broadway when Dixie, a actress in it, runs into smooth-talking Hollywood Director Frank Buelow. He tells her she would be a natural and promises her a movie contract, so she goes to Hollywood, but there is no contract for her.
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Stars Alice White, Jack Mulhall, and Blanche Sweet.
Show Girl in Hollywood is a 1930 romantic comedy/drama about a showbiz couple whose latest Broadway hit flops, and when the woman, an actress, meets a Hollywood director who promises her a job, she leaves her partner to go pursue it, only to find out that it isn't exactly what she hoped. This is a fairly straightforward film about relationships being tested by success or lack thereof, and while it's not necessarily an exciting story, it's told fine here. The characters are clear and generally likable, and their story unfolds in a fairly satisfying way, especially for such a short film. There's a little bit more depth to this than a typical rags to riches story too. Our lead actress is talented and beautiful, but that doesn't mean that she's automatically going to make it in Hollywood without connections to push her up into the role she wants. This decade had a lot of stories of people being plucked out of obscurity and tossed into fame, and this turns that on its head in kind of a fun way. Totally watchable, not incredible.
How it entered my Flickchart:
🎥 Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)
📊 Ranked #2230/4019 on my Flickchart
🎯 Flickscore™: 45
lost to Kanal (#1989 → #1677)
beat Sleeper (#3013 → #3188)
beat Isadora (#2520 → #2522)
lost to Must Love Dogs (#2305 → #2295)
beat Rushmore (#2372 → #2376)
beat The Dinner Guest (#2322 → #2325)
beat The Perks of Being a Wallflower (#2284 → #2296)
lost to And Then There Were None (#2263 → #2250)
beat As It Is in Heaven (#2267 → #2271)
beat Camelot (#2274 → #2439)
lost to Holiday Affair (#2272 → #2219)
lost to Raising Arizona (#2248 → #2089)
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