Hollywood

The Hollywood pinball machine, manufactured by Chicago Coin Machine Manufacturing Company in February 1976, is one of the later electro-mechanical (EM) games from this long-running Chicago maker, arriving just as the industry stood on the threshold of the solid-state revolution. It was designed by Albin Peters, Jerry Koci, and Wendell McAdams, and a four-player version of the same game was released as Chicago Coin's 1976 'Cinema', with different backglass artwork and cabinet colors.

Hollywood offers engaging two-player gameplay built around two flippers, two pop bumpers, two slingshots, five drop targets, and four kick-out holes, with an end-of-ball bonus rewarding careful shooting. Players can choose between three-ball or five-ball play, and high scores can award a replay or an added ball at the operator's option. The maximum displayed score is 199,990 points per player.

The Show Business theme is accompanied by a distinctive sound package: a factory-installed NuTone chime unit with two solenoids and two chime bars, plus a knocker. When 100 points are scored the unit sounds a single "ding", while 1,000 points produces a "ding dong" as the plunger strikes both chime bars in succession, a charming mechanical detail that typifies late-EM craftsmanship.