I had the opportunity to watch this film again the other day. I was quite struck by the amount of research that Jordan must have done, just to gather the information reported in the film. Her attention to detail is noteworthy. What a trip down Memory Lane seeing all of the Star's homes and the restaurants that read about in books. Director Jordan weaves in so many interesting and relatively unknown facts into the narrative. History buffs, particularly those with an interest in Old Hollywood will learn so much. It is very well directed. The cast is very authentic. Like the first viewing, I found the intricacies of the Mask Making Process utterly fascinating. I am so glad I had the chance to watch it one more time. Great job, Jordan!!
If you are an aficionado of classic movies and actors and actresses from the earlier days of Hollywood or just like movies, you will find Hollywood Mouth most enjoyable. The glimpses of pictures of movie stars and their homes are fun. Director Jordan Mohr has a good eye for Hollywood the place.
Hollywood Mouth tells the story of Berlyn Ferlinghetti being asked to help two strangers, Camille and Gary, sell a Faberge egg. Director Jordan Mohr cleverly weaves interesting facts about Faberge eggs into the script such as they were originally gifts for Czar Nicolas' mother, no one knows how many eggs were made. And did you know that "some were sold at Bullock's- Wilshire' where the stars shopped'"? In the film Berlyn speculates that perhaps the egg might even have been stolen. She takes the Peter Lorre mask to a F/X technician to be duplicated. It is fascinating to watch the process as the technician goes through the intricate steps.
The movie is filled with wonderful photos of people such as James Dean, Peter Lorre, Cary Grant, James Cagney and Joan Crawford. Some of the homes pictured include Gary Cooper's first home that belonged to his parents, the home where Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner lived when she died as well as the homes of so many more. Director Mohr ends the film with a surprise.
