What Price Hollywood?
First intimate expose of the private life and glamorous loves of a Hollywood star
1932 | 88m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | George Cukor |
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| Writer: | Jane Murfin, Rowland Brown, Ben Markson, Gene Fowler, Adela Rogers St. Johns, Robert Presnell Sr., Allen Rivkin, Louis Stevens |
| Staring: |
| Sassy and ambitious waitress Mary Evans amuses and befriends amiable seldom-sober Hollywood film director Max Carey when he stumbles into her restaurant. Max invites Mary to his film premiere and, after a night of drinking and carousing, Mary is granted a screen test. A studio contract follows. Just as Mary finds her dreams coming true, Carey’s life and career begins its descent. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 24, 1932 |
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| Director: | George Cukor |
| Writer: | Jane Murfin, Rowland Brown, Ben Markson, Gene Fowler, Adela Rogers St. Johns, Robert Presnell Sr., Allen Rivkin, Louis Stevens |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | waitress, show business, alcoholism, film in film, hollywood, wedding, alcoholic, filmmaking, millionaire, pre-code, has been, big break, marital separation, first date, stardom, drunkard, celebrity interview, film director, polo player |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures, RKO Pathé Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $411,676 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 19, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Constance Bennett | Mary Evans |
| Lowell Sherman | Maximilian 'Max' Carey |
| Neil Hamilton | Lonny Borden |
| Gregory Ratoff | Julius Saxe |
| Brooks Benedict | Muto |
| Louise Beavers | Mary's Maid Bonita |
| Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | Max's Butler James (uncredited) |
| King Baggot | Department Head (uncredited) |
| Gerald Barry | John Reed (uncredited) |
| Veda Buckland | Baby Jackie's Nursemaid Nana (uncredited) |
| Nicholas Caruso | Chef at Brown Derby (uncredited) |
| Lita Chevret | Actress Filming on Movie Set (uncredited) |
| Heinie Conklin | Car Owner (uncredited) |
| Marcelle Corday | French Nursemaid (uncredited) |
| Adrienne D'Ambricourt | French Cook (uncredited) |
| Effie Ellsler | Elderly Brown Derby Diner (uncredited) |
| Aggie Herring | Flower Vendor at Brown Derby (uncredited) |
| Wilfred Lucas | Bill the Replacement Director (uncredited) |
| James Pier Mason | Attorney Roberts (uncredited) |
| Torben Meyer | Brown Derby Headwaiter Nick (uncredited) |
| Florence Roberts | Elderly Brown Derby Diner (uncredited) |
| Gertrude Short | Waitress Letting Mary Serve Max (uncredited) |
| Phil Tead | Assistant Director Jimmy (uncredited) |
| Bryant Washburn | Washed-Up Star Telephoning in Brown Derby (uncredited) |
| Josephine Whittell | Miss DuPont the Interviewer (uncredited) |
| Eric Wilton | Mary's Butler Martin (uncredited) |
| George H. Reed | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Alice Adair | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Sam Armstrong | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Gordon De Main | The 'Yes' Man (uncredited) |
| Eddie Dunn | Doorman at Grauman's Theater (uncredited) |
| Patricia Farr | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Grace Goodall | Department Head (uncredited) |
| Edna Gregory | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Charlie Hall | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jean Huntley | Cashier (uncredited) |
| Dolly Jarvis | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Sheldon Jett | Studio Assistant Department Head in Screening Room (uncredited) |
| Marcia Mae Jones | Flower Girl at Wedding (uncredited) |
| Charles Kerr | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Eleanor Kingston | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Edmund Mortimer | Diner at Brown Derby (uncredited) |
| Paddy O'Flynn | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Charles O'Malley | Reporter (uncredited) |
| George Periolat | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Gus Reed | Department Head (uncredited) |
| Dick Rush | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Lewis Sargent | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Harry Strang | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Carol Wines | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Jack Trainor | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jane Murfin | Screenplay |
| Rowland Brown | Writer |
| George Cukor | Director |
| Max Steiner | Music Director, Original Music Composer |
| Charles Rosher | Director of Photography |
| Slavko Vorkapich | Special Effects |
| Ben Markson | Screenplay |
| Gene Fowler | Writer |
| Adela Rogers St. Johns | Story |
| Del Andrews | Editor |
| Jack Kitchin | Editor |
| Carroll Clark | Art Direction |
| Mel Berns | Makeup Artist |
| James Hartnett | Assistant Director |
| Edward Killy | Assistant Director |
| Lloyd Knechtel | Special Effects |
| Robert Presnell Sr. | Adaptation |
| Allen Rivkin | Screenplay |
| Louis Stevens | Story |
| George D. Ellis | Sound Recordist |
| Harry Redmond Sr. | Special Effects |
| William H. Clothier | Assistant Camera |
| Cecil Cooney | Assistant Camera |
| Frank Redman | Camera Operator |
| Margaret Pemberton | Costume Supervisor |
| Eugene Joseff | Other |
| Frederic Knudtson | Assistant Editor |
| Bernhard Kaun | Orchestrator |
| Trudy Wellman | Script Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| David O. Selznick | Executive Producer |
| Pandro S. Berman | Associate Producer |
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