An unpublished song from 1929
Words by Jack Yellen
Music by Milton Ager
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Denese Coulbeck:
Lyrics
- For your delight Tonight
We now present the Hollywood Parade
A pretty sight and quite a smart event
The Hollywood Parade
Presently, pleasantly
Nodding you’ll see the stars
Strolling by, rolling by
In their big motor cars
We offer you a view of an assembly
Of the film elite
Brought at immense expense
By Mister Laemmle
Here for you to meet
Their success by their dress
So proudly displayed
In bright array this way
It’s coming now
It’s Hollywood on Parade
Chorus
- Here come Doug and Mary
Lupe and her Gary
John and Missus Gilbert, here they are
Fans are fighting for a
Glance at lovely Laura
Miss LaPlante, the Universal star
Listen to a thrilled crowd
Cheering Joseph Schildkraut
Kathryn Crawford, gorgeously arrayed
All the movie bright lights
Bowing in the white lights
Hollywood is on Parade
Chorus
- Here is Miss Costello
With a handsome fellow
Whom I’m very certain you all know
Here’s another star, oh!
There’s Ramon Novarro
William Haines and redhead Clara Bow
What is all that shootin’?
What’s Hoot Gibson hootin’?
Scootin’ to some risky escapade
See our little Paul here
Wait, you’ll find them all here
Hollywood is on Parade
- I’m very sure that you’re
All glad to see the famous Harold Lloyd
Here’s Bessie Love, Miss Doe
And Lila Lee and here comes William Boyd
Meet Marie, Sweet Marie
Pretty Polly Moran
Get a look, Greta! Look!
And Ma’mselle Marianne
Here’s Myrna Loy, Oh boy!
There’s Gloria Swanson right before your eyes
And here are two that you
I’m very certain quickly recognize
What a fright, what a sight
Oh, don’t be afraid
It’s only Lon! Come on
And get a look at Hollywood on Parade
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: