Hollywood's English colony plays cricket and serves the afternoon tea; cameras visit a costume party at the Knickerbocker Hotel in honor of Jackie Coogan with a host of actors and actresses making an appearance.
Ralph Staub
United States
Is it worth your time? If you have ten minutes and a strange curiosity about what British expats in Hollywood did on their weekends, sure. It’s basically a home movie for people who like old black-and-white trivia. Don't watch this if you need an actual story. There’s no plot here, just a bunch of people wearing hats a...
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Ralph Staub
Eduardo Notari
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"Is it worth your time? If you have ten minutes and a strange curiosity about what British expats in Hollywood did on their weekends, sure. It’s basically a home movie for people who like old black-and-white trivia. Don't watch this if you need an actual story. There’s no plot here, just a bunch of people wearing hats and pretending they’re in London. Or somewhere near it. The whole thing feels like a fever dream of the 1930s. One minute you’re watching people try to play cricket in the Californ..."
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