Joan Collins is the host of these outtakes and clips deleted from 20th Century-Fox productions of decades past. Entertaining song selections in the compilation include
Betty Grable sequences from Footlight Serenade (1942) and Pin Up Girl (1944),
Carmen Miranda wearing a lighthouse on her head while essaying True to the Navy for
Doll Face (1945), and
Shirley Temple doing a
Jimmy Durante impersonation while dueting with him for
Little Miss Broadway (1938).
Alice Faye's delightful I'm Always Chasing Rainbows, and an
Al Jolson medley were both deleted from
Rose of Washington Square (1939). Faye and Grable teamed in Tin Pan Alley (1940). The fascinating footage features miscues on pre-recorded tunes and other assorted bloopers in addition to awkward attempts at musical performances by such actors as
Don Ameche,
Clark Gable, and
Victor Mature. Hidden Hollywood first aired November 18, 1997 on American Movie Classics. ~ All Movie Guide