What Price Hollywood? (1932)
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- Passed
- 1h 28min
- Drama, Romance
- 24 Jun 1932 (USA)
- Movie
The career of a waitress takes off when she meets an amiable drunken Hollywood director.
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Cast verified as complete
Constance Bennett | ... |
Mary Evans
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Lowell Sherman | ... |
Max Carey
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Neil Hamilton | ... |
Lonny Borden
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Gregory Ratoff | ... |
Julius Saxe
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Brooks Benedict | ... |
Muto
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Louise Beavers | ... |
The Maid
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
George Reed | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (scenesDeleted)
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Alice Adair | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | ... |
James - Max's Butler (uncredited)
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Sam Armstrong | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Zeena Baer | ... |
Secretary to Julius Saxe (uncredited)
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King Baggot | ... |
Department Head (uncredited)
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Gerald Barry | ... |
John Reed - an Actor (uncredited)
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Floyd Bell | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Veda Buckland | ... |
Nana - Jackie's Nursemaid (uncredited)
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Nicholas Caruso | ... |
Chef at Brown Derby (uncredited)
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L. Casey | ... |
Writer (uncredited)
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Lita Chevret | ... |
Actress Filming on Movie Set (uncredited)
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Heinie Conklin | ... |
Car Owner (uncredited)
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Marcelle Corday | ... |
French Nursemaid (uncredited)
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Adrienne D'Ambricourt | ... |
French Cook (uncredited)
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William Davis | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Gordon De Main | ... |
The 'Yes' Man (uncredited)
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Eddie Dunn | ... |
Doorman at Grauman's Theater (uncredited)
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Effie Ellsler | ... |
Elderly Brown Derby Diner (uncredited)
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Jesse Ellwood | ... |
Bootblack (uncredited)
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Patricia Farr | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Fred Fisher | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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William Fletcher | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Ken Foy | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Grace Goodall | ... |
Department Head (uncredited)
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Edna Gregory | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Charlie Hall | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Aggie Herring | ... |
Flower Vendor at Brown Derby (uncredited)
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Jean Huntley | ... |
Cashier (uncredited)
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Dolly Jarvis | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Sheldon Jett | ... |
Studio Assistant Department Head in Screening Room (uncredited)
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Marcia Mae Jones | ... |
Flower Girl at wedding (uncredited)
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Tony Jurrick | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Eliz Karlin | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Charles Kerr | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Eleanor Kingston | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Connie Lewis | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Wilfred Lucas | ... |
Bill - Replacement Director (uncredited)
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Jim Mason | ... |
Attorney Roberts (uncredited)
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Torben Meyer | ... |
Nick - Brown Derby Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Edmund Mortimer | ... |
Diner at Brown Derby (uncredited)
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Paddy O'Flynn | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Charles O'Malley | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Jackie Paige | ... |
Baby Jackie Borden (uncredited)
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George Periolat | ... |
Undetermined Sedcondary Role (uncredited)
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Gus Reed | ... |
Department Head (uncredited)
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Florence Roberts | ... |
Elderly Brown Derby Diner (uncredited)
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Dick Rush | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Arline Ryam | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Lewis Sargent | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Gertrude Short | ... |
Waitress Letting Mary Serve Max (uncredited)
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Harry Strang | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Phil Tead | ... |
Jimmy - the Assistant Director (uncredited)
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Jack Trainor | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Bryant Washburn | ... |
Washed-Up Star Telephoning in Brown Derby (uncredited)
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Josephine Whittell | ... |
Miss DuPont - the Interviewer (uncredited)
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Eric Wilton | ... |
Martin - Mary's Butler (uncredited)
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Carol Wines | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
George Cukor |
Written by
Gene Fowler | ... | (by) and |
Rowland Brown | ... | (by) |
Adela Rogers St. Johns | ... | (based on a story by) |
Jane Murfin | ... | (screen play) and |
Ben Markson | ... | (screen play) |
Robert Presnell Sr. | ... | (adaptation) (uncredited) |
Allen Rivkin | ... | (screenplay) (uncredited) |
Louis Stevens | ... | (story) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Pandro S. Berman | ... | associate producer |
David O. Selznick | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Max Steiner | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Charles Rosher | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
Del Andrews | ... | (uncredited) |
Jack Kitchin | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
Frederic Knudtson | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
James Wilkinson | ... | pre-production editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Carroll Clark |
Makeup Department
Mel Berns | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Hartnett | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Edward Killy | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
George D. Ellis | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Lloyd Knechtel | ... | special effects |
Slavko Vorkapich | ... | special effects |
Harry Redmond Sr. | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
William H. Clothier | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Cecil Cooney | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
John Miehle | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Frank Redman | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Margaret Pemberton | ... | costumes supervisor |
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Max Steiner | ... | musical director |
Bernhard Kaun | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Trudy Wellman | ... | script clerk (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Marie Branham | ... | stenographer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- RKO Pathé Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- RKO-Pathé Distributing Corp. (1932) (United States) (theatrical) (as An RKO Pathé Picture)
- RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (1932) (Canada) (theatrical) (as RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada, Ltd.)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1932) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Radio Picures, Ltd.)
- RKO Pictures (Australasia) (1932) (Australia) (VHS)
- C&C Television Corporation (1955) (United States) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2002) (Finland) (tv)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Brown Derby waitress Mary Evans befriends seldom-sober director Max Carey and is soon in the big-time. She hooks Eastern millionaire Lonnie Borden, but he soon tires of the Hollywood lifestyle and of playing second fiddle to a star. Carey looks on with interest--when he can see straight. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26} |
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Taglines | Constance Bennett pays for fame in "What Price Hollywood". See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $411,676 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | George Cukor, who directed this film, was offered the chance to direct its "partial remake," A Star Is Born (1937), but turned it down, claiming the two films were too similar. Interestingly, Cukor would later direct the 1954 Judy Garland/James Mason musical remake of that film, often cited as the best version of this material. See more » |
Goofs | When Mary is filming her first bit part she drops her script on the stairs, which then disappears between shots. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in David O. Selznick: 'Your New Producer' (1935). See more » |
Soundtracks | Three Little Words See more » |
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. See more » |
Quotes |
[first lines]
[Mary Evans is admiring a magazine photo of Clark Gable] Mary Evans: Hmmmm. Oh, boy! [Mary places the magazine photo against her face and pretends Gable is her lover. She speaks in an exaggerated voice] Mary Evans: Daaahling, how I love you my daaahling, I love you I do. [she puts the magazine down and returns to her normal voice] Mary Evans: It's getting late and I must scram. See more » |