What Price Hollywood? (1932)
1h 28m
Running Time
June 24, 1932Release Date
What Price Hollywood? (1932)
1h 28m
Running Time
June 24, 1932Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
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)
George Reed
Undetermined Secondary Role
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)
Jane Murfin
Screenplay
Ben Markson
Screenplay
Gene Fowler
Writer
Adela Rogers St. Johns
Story
George Cukor
Director
Rowland Brown
Writer
Slavko Vorkapich
Special Effects
Charles Rosher
Director of Photography
James Hartnett
Assistant Director
Edward Killy
Assistant Director
Jack Kitchin
Editor
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
Pandro S. Berman
Associate Producer
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer / Music Director
Carroll Clark
Art Direction
David O. Selznick
Executive Producer
Del Andrews
Editor
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
John Miehle
Still Photographer
Margaret Pemberton
Costume Supervisor
Eugene Joseff
Other
Frederic Knudtson
Assistant Editor
Bernhard Kaun
Orchestrator
Trudy Wellman
Script Supervisor
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 24, 1932
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Content RatingNR
Budget$411,676
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
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
Wiki.
What Price Hollywood? is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Cukor and starring Constance Bennett with Lowell Sherman. The screenplay by Gene Fowler, Rowland Brown, Jane Murfin and Ben Markson is based on a story by Adela Rogers St. Johns and Louis Stevens. The supporting cast features Neil Hamilton, Gregory Ratoff, Brooks Benedict, Louise Beavers and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson.
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