A young female newspaper reporter is assigned by her editor to investigate the seamier side of Hollywood.A young female newspaper reporter is assigned by her editor to investigate the seamier side of Hollywood.A young female newspaper reporter is assigned by her editor to investigate the seamier side of Hollywood.
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Darla Sloan: There's something about the way he says things to you, the way he looks at you that makes you feel so funny. Did you ever feel like you swallowed an electric vibrator?
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fun, ultra low-budget exploitation/burlesque comedy-drama
Also known as SIDE STREETS OF HOLLYWOOD, this is basically an extended series of silent 1940s girlie shorts narrated by Dorothy Abbott, who plays a midwestern reporter assigned by her editor to go to
Hollywood and get "the REAL story" about what goes on there. What mostly goes on in the Hollywood of this film is a series of "artistic" cheesecake photo sessions that our intrepid reporter stumbles across. In the middle of the film is a 3-D sequence that you need "eyescopes" to see in 3-D--my guess is that this was added to the 1953 reissue of this film (first released in 1948)--it is crudely spliced in and doesn't match the rest of the film. Later in the film, she answers a few personal ads and we see her meeting a few clownish guys whose routines are right off the vaudeville stage...or a third-rate 1930s Educational Pictures comedy short. Abbott, who I believe appeared in some DRAGNET and LEAVE IT TO BEAVER episodes, is a distinctive looking lady I'd like to see in a vehicle that is more worthy of her. Without ever really showing any nudity or sex, the film does has a sordid feel--a requirement in films of this type--but the reliance on narration, even in some scenes where Abbott appears, slows down the pace considerably. However, there is just enough plot to keep things going and the occasional lowbrow humor (surely the makers of this film are from a burlesque background!) helps too. This film should appeal to any follower of z-grade Los Angeles-based exploitation films of the 40s/50s. I dig out my copy every year or two and enjoy seeing it again. (note: East Side Kids fans will recognize the canned music used during the scene of the date with the hammy actor)
Hollywood and get "the REAL story" about what goes on there. What mostly goes on in the Hollywood of this film is a series of "artistic" cheesecake photo sessions that our intrepid reporter stumbles across. In the middle of the film is a 3-D sequence that you need "eyescopes" to see in 3-D--my guess is that this was added to the 1953 reissue of this film (first released in 1948)--it is crudely spliced in and doesn't match the rest of the film. Later in the film, she answers a few personal ads and we see her meeting a few clownish guys whose routines are right off the vaudeville stage...or a third-rate 1930s Educational Pictures comedy short. Abbott, who I believe appeared in some DRAGNET and LEAVE IT TO BEAVER episodes, is a distinctive looking lady I'd like to see in a vehicle that is more worthy of her. Without ever really showing any nudity or sex, the film does has a sordid feel--a requirement in films of this type--but the reliance on narration, even in some scenes where Abbott appears, slows down the pace considerably. However, there is just enough plot to keep things going and the occasional lowbrow humor (surely the makers of this film are from a burlesque background!) helps too. This film should appeal to any follower of z-grade Los Angeles-based exploitation films of the 40s/50s. I dig out my copy every year or two and enjoy seeing it again. (note: East Side Kids fans will recognize the canned music used during the scene of the date with the hammy actor)
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- May 14, 2002
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- The Side Streets of Hollywood
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- 1506 N Kings Rd, Hollywood Hills West, Los Angeles, California, USA(Darla Sloan parks, looks at house at 1522 N Kings Rd w/ binoculars)
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- $17,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 3 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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