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Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow! (1996)
60 min | Documentary

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Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow! (1996)

60 min | Documentary

A look at various forms of promotion including the carnival humbuggery of PT Barnum, the publicizing of star Florence Lawrence by Carl Laemmle, the movie palaces of Sid Grauman, and the use of food concessions such as pizza at drive-ins.

Director

Peter Jones

Writers

Peter Jones | Bill Katz

Producers

Peter Jones | Bill Katz

Composers

Scott Reynolds | Earl Rose

Cinematographer

Scott Judy

Editor

Ned Weisman

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Updated Aug 13, 1996

Release date

Aug 13, 1996 (United States)

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Frankie Avalon Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Grease (1978)
Peter Bogdanovich Self Self See fewer	The Last Picture Show (1971)
Nick Clooney Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	The Monuments Men (2014)
Roger Ebert Self Self See fewer	Siskel & Ebert (1986)
Dave Friedman Self Self See fewer	The Running Man (1987)
Tab Hunter Self Self See fewer	Damn Yankees (1958)
Mamie Van Doren Self Self See fewer	Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968)
John Waters Self Self See fewer	Pecker (1998)