What Price Hollywood?
First intimate expose of the private life and glamorous loves of a Hollywood star
1932 | 88m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | George Cukor |
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| Writer: | Jane Murfin, Rowland Brown, Ben Markson, Gene Fowler, Adela Rogers St. Johns |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $411,676 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jane Murfin | Screenplay |
| Rowland Brown | Writer |
| George Cukor | Director |
| Max Steiner | 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 |
| George D. Ellis | Sound |
| Lloyd Knechtel | Special Effects |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| David O. Selznick | Executive Producer |
| Pandro S. Berman | Associate Producer |
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