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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 034

Breakfast in Hollywood

194690 minUnited States

Video edition: YouTube
Original language: English
This copy runs: 87:29
Subtitles: English

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Synopsis

A young woman arrives in Hollywood to meet her fiancé and instead finds herself in the audience of a lively radio show. A sailor with news about the missing man complicates her visit. Around them, other audience members bring their own hopes and disappointments to a morning of entertainment that becomes unexpectedly personal.

Cast

Tom Breneman

Tom Breneman

Bonita Granville

Dorothy Larson

Beulah Bondi

Mrs. Annie Reed

Edward Ryan

DirectorsHarold D. Schuster

Historical context

The cast brings together screen actors, radio personality Tom Breneman and musical performers including Nat King Cole and Spike Jones. That combination places the film at the meeting point of Hollywood comedy, broadcasting and popular music entertainment.

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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.

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Bonita Granville — Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain
Beulah Bondi — NBC Television · Public domain

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