Alice in Movieland

Alice in Movieland

1940
22min

In a U.S. town that could be anywhere, 18-year-old Alice Purdee wins a free trip to Hollywood. With the assistance of a cheerful porter, she takes the night train and dreams about her arrival. Instead of instant success, she meets disappointment after disappointment, and she needs the unexpected encouragement of her grandmother and an aging, former star whom she meets at a talent night. Finally, she gets a call to be an extra, and she's so hopeful that the regulars decide to make a fool of her. Is this the end of Alice's dream? Not if the porter has anything to say about it.

Alice in Movieland

Storyline

In a U.S. town that could be anywhere, 18-year-old Alice Purdee wins a free trip to Hollywood. With the assistance of a cheerful porter, she takes the night train and dreams about her arrival. Instead of instant success, she meets disappointment after disappointment, and she needs the unexpected encouragement of her grandmother and an aging, former star whom she meets at a talent night. Finally, she gets a call to be an extra, and she's so hopeful that the regulars decide to make a fool of her. Is this the end of Alice's dream? Not if the porter has anything to say about it.
    Released
    March 1940
    Runtime
    22min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Joan Leslie
Joan Leslie
Alice Purdee (as Joan Brodel)
Nana Bryant
Nana Bryant
Agatha Winters
Clara Blandick
Clara Blandick
Grandmother
Clarence Muse
Clarence Muse
Train Porter
David Bruce
David Bruce
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Lucia Carroll
Lucia Carroll
Girl with Bill (uncredited)
Richard Clayton
Richard Clayton
Autograph Hound (uncredited)
Maurice Costello
Maurice Costello
Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
Garrett Craig
Garrett Craig
John Adair (uncredited)
Richard Cramer
Richard Cramer
Movie Set Crewman (uncredited)
Peggy Diggins
Phone Operator (uncredited)
Ann Edmonds
Autograph Hound (uncredited)
Paulette Evans
Phone Operator (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
William Forrest
William Forrest
2nd Director (uncredited)
Inez Gay
Phone Operator (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Microphone Man (uncredited)
Alan Hale
Alan Hale
Carlo's Guest (uncredited)
Phyllis Hamilton
Script Girl (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Stuart Holmes
Henry (uncredited)
Lois Landon
Mrs. Purdee (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Ethelreda Leopold
Blonde Patron in Carlo's (uncredited)
Marion Mack
Marion Mack
Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Frank Mayo
Sam Purdee (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Philo McCullough
Western Player (uncredited)
Charles Morton
Charles Morton
Onlooker (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Jack Mower
Camera Man (uncredited)
Alexander Pollard
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Dorothy Raye
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Carlo's Guest (uncredited)
John Ridgely
John Ridgely
Bill (uncredited)
Sally Sage
Phone Operator (uncredited)
Alexis Smith
Alexis Smith
Carlo's Guest (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Larry Steers
Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
Craig Stevens
Craig Stevens
Carlo's Guest (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
Frank Wilcox
1st Director (uncredited)
Jack Wise
Autograph Hound (uncredited)
Maris Wrixon
Maris Wrixon
Operator (uncredited)
Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman
Carlo's Guest (uncredited)
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