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The Ultimate Hollywood Victory Caravan Scrapbook captures the USA's largest bond tour during the war years. Full color movie frames capture and recreate the entire show. Travel with the troupe to all 12 cities. Extra information includes the Mexico pre-show and the San Francisco post-show. Souvenir programs from Bob Hope, Oliver Hardy and Charles Boyer are reproduced along with ticket stubs, crew badges, advertising and publicity photos. Stars include (in alphabetical order) Desi Arnaz, Joan Blondell, Joan Bennett, Charles Boyer, James Cagney, Claudette Colbert, Jerry Colonna, Bing Crosby, Olivia de Havilland, Cary Grant, Charlotte Greenwood, Bob Hope (as Master of Ceremonies), Bert Lahr, Frances Langford, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Groucho Marx, Frank McHugh, Ray Middleton, Merle Oberon, Pat O'Brien, Eleanor Powell, Rise Stevens, and many more! BONUS: 4 uncut souvenir programs are reproduced in full color at the end of the book.

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9781493667598

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I. Joseph Hyatt is an entertainment archaeologist who started researching vaudeville and theaters over 40 years ago. A member of the Sons of the Desert, the Laurel and Hardy Appreciation Society, Hyatt's articles have been printed internationally. Traveling across the US, and drawing on many collections, including his own, he brings back past eras with words and photographs.

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