Hollywood Story (1951)
June 1, 1951Release Date
Hollywood Story (1951)
June 1, 1951Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Richard Conte
Larry O'Brien
Julie Adams
Sally Rousseau / Amanda Rousseau
Richard Egan
Police Lt. Bud Lennox
Fred Clark
Sam Collyer
Henry Hull
Vincent St. Clair
William Castle
Director
Jim Backus
Mitch Davis
Frederick Kohner
Writer
Houseley Stevenson
John Miller, Studio Guard
Frederick Brady
Writer
Paul Cavanagh
Roland Paul
Katherine Meskill
Mary
Leonard Goldstein
Producer
Louis Lettieri
Jimmy Davis
Carl E. Guthrie
Cinematographer
Francis X. Bushman
Himself
Virgil W. Vogel
Editor
Betty Blythe
Herself
William Farnum
Himself
Helen Gibson
Herself
Joel McCrea
Joel McCrea
Rico Alaniz
Spanish Actor (uncredited)
Tony Barr
Seedy Hotel Night Clerk (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Crew Member (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
Charles Rodale (uncredited)
Harris Brown
Mortuary Employee (uncredited)
Joseph Bryan
Waiter (uncredited)
James J. Casino
Attendant (uncredited)
Bing Conley
Parade Spectator (uncredited)
John Crawford
1st Detective (uncredited)
Russell Dennis
Publicity Man (uncredited)
Marjorie Eaton
Weird-Looking Woman (uncredited)
Douglas Evans
Director (uncredited)
William Fawcett
Actor as Beggar in Commissary (uncredited)
Charlie Gibbs
Detective (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Parade Spectator (uncredited)
Jimmy Gray
Waiter (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Producer (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Airport Arrivee (uncredited)
Elmo Lincoln
Himself (uncredited)
William Marks
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Joseph Mell
Sylvester (uncredited)
Jean Mills
Pretty Blonde in Café (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Producer (uncredited)
Richard Neill
Himself (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Christmas Parade Spectator (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Café Waiter (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Policeman (uncredited)
Allen O'Locklin
Attendant (uncredited)
Gloria Petroff
Kathy (uncredited)
Jack Reynolds
Cameraman (uncredited)
Victor Romito
Waiter (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Projectionist (uncredited)
Robert Sherman
Actor in Full Dress (uncredited)
Olan Soule
Radio Commentator (uncredited)
Robert R. Stephenson
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Detective (uncredited)
Edwin Tuttle
Parade Spectator (uncredited)
William Vedder
San Juan Capistrano Sexton (uncredited)
June Whitley Taylor
Juliet Davis (uncredited)
Glenn E. Anderson
Sound
Leslie I. Carey
Sound
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Hollywood Story is a 1951 American mystery film directed by William Castle and starring Richard Conte and Julie Adams. The supporting cast features Richard Egan, Henry Hull, Fred Clark and Jim Backus.
The film was an attempt by Universal Pictures to take advantage of the success of Paramount's Sunset Boulevard which was released the previous year. Film historian Arthur Lyons stated that the plot is based on the murder of silent movie director William Desmond Taylor. While Hollywood Story reaches a fictional conclusion, it closely follows the circumstances of the real-life event.
On the film's release, Universal promoted the appearances in it of several once-famous silent screen celebrities. It came to light that those with speaking parts had received just $55 per shooting day ($620 in 2022 dollars ). Others, like Elmo Lincoln, the first screen Tarzan, appeared as non-speaking extras and received only $15 per day ($169 in 2022 dollars ).