Train Ride to Hollywood
Brief Synopsis
Read More
Harry Williams, member of the rhythm & blues band Bloodstone, is about to go onstage for a concert when he is hit on the head. The rest that follows is his dream. The four band members become conductors on a train filled with (impersonated) actors and characters from the 1930s such as W.C. Fields, Dracula, and Scarlett O'Hara. For instance 'Jay Lawrence' (q.v.), who gave a brief impression of Clark Gable in _Stalag 17 (1953)_ (q.v.), plays Gable at greater length. Patterned after movies by the Marx Brothers and the Beatles, "Train Ride" features various songs. The thin plot requires the singing conductors to solve a mystery; Marlon Brando is murdering Nelson Eddy, Jeanette McDonald, and others by suffocating them in his armpits. Arriving in Hollywood, the Bloodstone boys are turned into wax sculptures by Brando.
Cast & Crew
Read More
Charles R. Rondeau
Director
Charles Love
Sincere Band Member
Wills Draffen
Sincere Band Member
Harry Williams
Sincere Band Member
Charles Mccormick
Sincere Band Member
Michael Payne
Bp (Black Producer), Eric Van Johnson
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1975
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 25m
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Synopsis
Right before he is to go onstage, a member of the rhythm and blues band Bloodstone is hit on the head and goes into a dream. In his dream, the four band members are conductors on a train full of 1930s actors and fictious characters, including W.C. Fields, Scarlett O'Hara, and Dracula. When a crime is committed, the guys in the band are responsible for solving the mystery.
Cast
Charles Love
Sincere Band Member
Wills Draffen
Sincere Band Member
Harry Williams
Sincere Band Member
Charles Mccormick
Sincere Band Member
Michael Payne
Bp (Black Producer), Eric Van Johnson
Pete Gonneau
Assistant Producer
Don Dandridge
Porter
Guy Marks
Jay Lawrence
Phyllis E Davis
Jay Robinson
Roberta Collins
John Myhers
Elliot Robins
Ann Willis
Peter Ratray
Bill Oberlin
Tracy Reed
Gerri Reddick
Jessamine Milner
Burt Mustin
Jack Deleon
Whitey Hughes
Jimmy Lennon
Christopher Weeks
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1975
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 25m
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1975
Released in United States 1975
