"A Hollywood Story."

1950

1h 50m

8.3(2798 votes)

Drama

Overview

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

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67 members

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William Holden

Joe Gillis

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Gloria Swanson

Norma Desmond

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Erich von Stroheim

Max von Mayerling

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Nancy Olson

Betty Schaefer

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Fred Clark

Sheldrake

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Lloyd Gough

Morino

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Jack Webb

Artie Green

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Franklyn Farnum

Undertaker

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Larry J. Blake

1st Finance Man

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Charles Dayton

2nd Finance Man

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Cecil B. DeMille

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Hedda Hopper

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Buster Keaton

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Anna Q. Nilsson

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H.B. Warner

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Ray Evans

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Jay Livingston

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Fred Aldrich

Cop Who Drags Joe's Body from Pool (uncredited)

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Joel Allen

Prop Man #2 (uncredited)

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Gertrude Astor

Courtier (uncredited)

Editing

Anne Bauchens

Editor (uncredited)

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Edward Biby

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Danny Borzage

Accordionist (uncredited)

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Ken Christy

Homicide Captain (uncredited)

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Ruth Clifford

Sheldrake's Secretary (uncredited)

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John Cortay

Young Gate Guard Mac at Paramount Studios (uncredited)

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Camera

Archie R. Dalzell

Camera Operator (uncredited)

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Eddie Dew

Assistant Coroner (uncredited)

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Julia Faye

Hisham (uncredited)

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Al Ferguson

Phone Standby (uncredited)

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Gerry Ganzer

Betty's Roommate Connie (uncredited)

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Rudy Germane

Detective (uncredited)

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Kenneth Gibson

Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited)

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Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale (uncredited)

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Chuck Hamilton

Grip on DeMille Set (uncredited)

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Len Hendry

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

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E. Mason Hopper

Doctor (uncredited)

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Stan Johnson

First Assistant Director (uncredited)

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Tiny Jones

Little Woman Outside Paramount Gate (uncredited)

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Howard Joslin

Police Lieutenant (uncredited)

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Arthur Lane

Camera Operator (uncredited)

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Perc Launders

Violinist at Norma's New Year's Eve Party (uncredited)

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William Meader

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Gertrude Messinger

Hairdresser (uncredited)

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Harold Miller

Man on Golf Course (uncredited)

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Howard Negley

Police Captain (uncredited)

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John 'Skins' Miller

Hog-Eye Electrician (uncredited)

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Lee Miller

Dancing Party Guest / Paramount Studio Employee (uncredited)

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Ralph Montgomery

Prop Man #1 (uncredited)

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Bert Moorhouse

Gordon Cole (uncredited)

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Jay Morley

Fat Man (uncredited)

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Eva Novak

Courtier (uncredited)

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Frank O'Connor

Courtier (uncredited)

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Robert Emmett O'Connor

Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)

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Jack Perrin

Detective (uncredited)

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Sidney Skolsky

Sidney Skolsky (uncredited)

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Emmett Smith

Black Man (uncredited)

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Archie Twitchell

Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited)

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Yvette Vickers

Giggling Girl on Phone at Party (uncredited)

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Henry Wilcoxon

Actor on DeMille's 'Samson & Delilah' Set (uncredited)

Camera

James Hawley

Camera Assistant (uncredited)

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Writing

Bernice Mosk

Bernice (uncredited)

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Virginia L. Randolph

Courtier (uncredited)

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Bill Sheehan

Second Assistant Director (uncredited)

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Roy Thompson

Rudy, Shoeshine Boy (uncredited)

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Jack Warden

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Finn Zirzow

Actor on DeMille's 'Samson & Delilah' Set (uncredited)

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