These fast-paced tales are filled with humorous anecdotes about the history of Hollywood, its lifestyle, and some of the most famous residents of the area. Schochet, who was a Hollywood tour guide, researched, wrote and now narrates these stories which have fully orchestrated background music and sound effects. It is divided into three parts: Who Needs a Car in Los Angeles?; The Movies Come to Hollywood; and The Stars Move into Beverly Hills. Stars included in Schochet’s not -so-reverent tales include Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, and Lucille Ball among others. This is a well-read, "fun" tape worthy of its subject. There is some new Hollywood trivia here for everyone, done by a man who knows his topic well.

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