Hollywood Steps Out is a 1941 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon short directed by Tex Avery and produced by Leon Schlesinger.

The first stars seen are Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, Adolphe Menjou and Norma Shearer, followed by Cary Grant, seated alone.

Warner Bros. staffers Henry Binder and Leon Schlesinger appear as the soundtrack quotes the Merrie Melodies theme "Merrily We Roll Along".

In the cloakroom, Johnny Weissmuller checks a coat with Paulette Goddard that reveals his Tarzan outfit with a tuxedo collar and black bow tie.

Crosby presents conductor Leopold Stokowski, who wears a snood as he prepares for what promises to be a serious orchestral performance; however, the song is "Ahí, viene la conga" and he dances to the beat.

Oliver Hardy's dance partner is revealed to be twin blonde women initially hidden by his obese frame.

Crosby points offscreen, and the camera shifts to Rand standing still and holding a large white bubble in front of her presumably nude body.

Now that Strand is standing still on the stage, this allows Harpo Marx, hiding underneath a table, an opportunity to shoot her bubble with a slingshot.

The original ending, which was cut in reissue prints and subsequently lost, depicts Gable breaking the fourth wall to quote Lou Costello's catchphrase "I'm a bad boy".

However, on its initial release, Hollywood Steps Out was hyped as a special event and given a publicity buildup in The Los Angeles Times.