Hollywood Backstage (1964 TV series)

American television series

Hollywood Backstage
Debbie Reynolds and Harve Presnell attending premiere of The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Egyptian Theatre (1964)
Genre	Entertainment
Written by	Paul Werth
Directed by	Rick Spalla Sr.
Presented by	John Willis Army Archerd
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Rick Spalla Sr.
Production locations	Los Angeles, California London, England Boulder, Colorado
Original release
Release	1964 (1964) – 1968 (1968)

Hollywood Backstage, with various presenters including John Willis and Army Archerd, is an American TV series that features a behind-the-scenes look at the glamour of the Hollywood film industry. It originally ran from 1964 to 1968 and was originally titled Hollywood Star Newsreel.

Format

John Willis narrates as cameras capture historic behind-the-scenes footage of film sets, charity functions, celebrity roasts, star interviews, and various Hollywood events. These include the premieres of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), the first film to open at the Cinerama Dome; The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) at the Egyptian Theater; The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965); Viva Maria! (1965); Battle of the Bulge (1965); Zsa Zsa Gabor attending Doctor Zhivago (1965); The Blue Max (1966); and Fantastic Voyage (1966) at Grauman's Chinese Theatre.

Visits to film sets include Kiss Me, Stupid with Kim Novak (1964), Colorado location filming for Stagecoach (1966 film) starring Ann-Margret, Divorce American Style (1967) with Dick Van Dyke and Debbie Reynolds, Who's Minding the Mint? (1967), and The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967).

Miscellaneous segments include Edward G. Robinson at the dedication of his wax figure at the defunct Movieland Wax Museum in Buena Park, CA, the opening of Gazzarri's Hollywood a Go Go on the Sunset Strip, film/TV specialty auto customizing shop of George Barris, and a tour of now-gone historic back lot of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio in Culver City, California.

Interviews include Sonny & Cher, Nancy Wilson, Janet Leigh, Red Buttons, Lorne Greene, Trini Lopez, Robert Wagner, Carolyn Jones, and Mamie Van Doren riding a motorcycle with Dave Ekins.

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