Review of Hollywood Party

In what was supposed to be MGM's biggest musical since "Hollywood Revue" the result ended up being a second-string but entertaining gathering of MGM's top comic talents along with their prettiest showgirls for a shindig that lasts barely over an hour. The premise has Tarzan being spoofed as "Schnarzan" (with Jimmy Durante as the hero of the back-lot safari set and Lupe Velez as his hot-blooded Jane). Laurel & Hardy pop in for a bit of gagging (mixing with Velez and a conveniently placed bowl of eggs) and even a Disney cartoon. The highlight is the lavish title song, so grand it looks like something out of "The Great Ziegfeld". Ironically, the song lists a ton of actors who never show up (Garbo, Gable, Crawford, etc.) so the result looks more like a Hollywood party attended by the extras unit rather than the headliners.