Released by Hollywood Film Enterprises, this short film from the 1940s looks at what Hollywood has to offer for tourists. It begins by looking at the different film studios and famous sights along Hollywood Boulevard. It then looks at different entertainment options including theaters, nightclubs, and dining options. There is also a detour to the various churches in Hollywood along with the Universities present there. It concludes with some footage of actors playing golf, followed by a look at some glamourous homes of actors.

0:10 Title “Week End in Hollywood”, 0:23 a DC-3 of TWA taxiing on the apron of an airport in Southern California, 1:00 Overview of Hollywood from a hill, 1:27 intersection of Vine Street and Hollywood Blvd. shown, 1:43 gate of the Hollywood Hotel, 2:03 two women, dressed as extras for a Columbia drama, are seen standing on a street in dresses, 2:18 Warner Bros studio sign, 2:24 overview of Warner Bros studios from a hill, 2:46 sign of Republic Pictures and an overview of their studios, 3:02 group of female actors in costume walking, 3:18 Walter Lantz of Universal Pictures and some of his Woody Woodpecker drawings, 4:00 the Radio City sign and a look at Sunset Boulevard, 4:20 the Columbia Square sign, 4:39 the CBS studio from outside, 4:51 an overview of Hollywood Blvd., 5:00 footage of Sid Grauman and the Grauman Chinese theater, 5:15 imprints of big names in film such as Jack Bonny and Shirley Temple 5:44 Some of the theaters in Hollywood like Ken Murray’s “Blackouts”, “Hollywood Bowl”, Earl Carrol, Tom Breneman’s, the Radio Room, 6:44 Freddie Fisher in a skit feeding a goat, 6:58 overview of the more sophisticated night spots like Morocco, Red Nichols, Slapsy Maxie, 7:18 Restaurants including the Derby Hat restaurant and Mike Lyman’s, 7:31 the campus of L.A city college and UCLA, 8:04 the country Church of Hollywood with people leaving mass, 8:28 the Hollywood First Methodist Church, 8:38 Hollywood’s Catholic church, 9:02 overview of the first congregational church with people leaving mass, 9:23 Some famous actors at a golf course such as Bob “Open Red” Skelton, Boris Tucker, Guy Kibby, Bob Hope, 9:52 overview of Hollywood homes including that of George Burns, Richard Martin, Wallace Barry, Jack Benny, 10:26 People getting on the same TWA DC-3 from the start of the film

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