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What Price Hollywood?

  • 1932
  • Passed
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
2.8K
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Constance Bennett and Neil Hamilton in What Price Hollywood? (1932)
Showbiz DramaDramaRomance

The career of a waitress takes off when she meets an amiable drunken Hollywood director.The career of a waitress takes off when she meets an amiable drunken Hollywood director.The career of a waitress takes off when she meets an amiable drunken Hollywood director.

  • Director
    • George Cukor
  • Writers
    • Gene Fowler
    • Rowland Brown
    • Adela Rogers St. Johns
  • Stars
    • Constance Bennett
    • Lowell Sherman
    • Neil Hamilton
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    2.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • George Cukor
    • Writers
      • Gene Fowler
      • Rowland Brown
      • Adela Rogers St. Johns
    • Stars
      • Constance Bennett
      • Lowell Sherman
      • Neil Hamilton
    • 45User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Constance Bennett
    Constance Bennett
    • Mary Evans
    Lowell Sherman
    Lowell Sherman
    • Max Carey
    Neil Hamilton
    Neil Hamilton
    • Lonny Borden
    Gregory Ratoff
    Gregory Ratoff
    • Julius Saxe
    Brooks Benedict
    Brooks Benedict
    • Muto
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • The Maid
    George Reed
    George Reed
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (scenes deleted)
    Alice Adair
    Alice Adair
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
    • James - Max's Butler
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Armstrong
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (uncredited)
    Zeena Baer
    • Secretary to Julius Saxe
    • (uncredited)
    King Baggot
    King Baggot
    • Department Head
    • (uncredited)
    Gerald Barry
    • John Reed - an Actor
    • (uncredited)
    Floyd Bell
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (uncredited)
    Veda Buckland
    • Nana - Jackie's Nursemaid
    • (uncredited)
    Nicholas Caruso
    • Chef at Brown Derby
    • (uncredited)
    L. Casey
    • Writer
    • (uncredited)
    Lita Chevret
    Lita Chevret
    • Actress Filming on Movie Set
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • George Cukor
    • Writers
      • Gene Fowler
      • Rowland Brown
      • Adela Rogers St. Johns
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    • Trivia
      This film bears such a striking resemblance to A Star Is Born (1937) that it is often considered "the original version" of that often remade classic. In fact, David O. Selznick, who produced both this film and Star is Born, was threatened with a lawsuit by this film's writers, claiming plagiarism.
    • Goofs
      When the screen shows a newspaper gossip column, we can see part of an item relating a joke about a Jewish boy and a bird. Several months later, another gossip column shows the identical item.
    • Quotes

      Max Carey: Every hour that you're out of jail you're away from home.

    • Crazy credits
      There is a "by" credit to Gene Fowler and Rowland Brown after the title shows, but there is also a "screenplay by" credit to Jane Murfin and Ben Markson, without leaving any clear explanation or context as to what "by" actually means. But the reality was that Fowler and Brown wrote the real screenplay, with Murfin and Markson providing the continuity.
    • Connections
      Featured in David O. Selznick: 'Your New Producer' (1935)
    • Soundtracks
      Three Little Words
      (1930) (uncredited)
      Music by Harry Ruby
      Part of a medley played during the opening credits

    User reviews45

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    8/10

    An earlier version of A Star Is Born

    One of George Cukor's better films, featuring Lowell Sherman, as an alcoholic director, Gregory Ratoff as a Sam Goldwyn like producer, and Constance Bennett playing the starstruck waitress at the Brown Derby. The film also includes Eddie "Rochester" Anderson as Sherman's sly butler. An early RKO film, it shows the working of the studio, somewhat satirically but lovingly. Also, a world premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theater. It should be better known .
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    • Release date
      • June 24, 1932 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Hollywood Madness
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood United Methodist Church - 6817 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Pathé Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $411,676 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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