Summary
Hollywood Story is an American thriller film first released in 1951,
directed by William Castle.
The film stars Richard Conte, Julie Adams, Richard Egan, Henry Hull and Fred Clark.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: William Castle
- Script: Frederick Kohner, Fred Brady
- Photo: Carl E. Guthrie
- Music: Frank Skinner
- Cast: Richard Conte (Larry O’Brien), Julie Adams (Sally Rousseau), Richard Egan (Police Lt. Bud Lennox), Henry Hull (Philip Ferrara aka Vincent St. Clair), Fred Clark (Sam Collyer), Jim Backus (Mitch Davis), Houseley Stevenson (John Miller, Studio Guard), Francis X. Bushman (Francis X. Bushman – Old-time Movie Star), Betty Blythe (Betty Blythe – Old-time Movie Star), William Farnum (William Farnum – Old-time Movie Star), Helen Gibson (Helen Gibson – Old-time Movie Star), Joel McCrea (Joel McCrea – Modern-day Movie Star), Tony Barr (Seedy Hotel Night Clerk), Peter Brocco (Charles Rodale), Harris Brown (Mortuary Employee), Paul Cavanagh (Roland Paul), Lon Chaney (The Phantom (clips from ’The Phantom of the Opera’)), John Crawford (First Detective), Douglas Evans (Director), William Fawcett (Actor as Beggar in Commissary), Stuart Holmes (Bit part), Eddie Kane (Producer), Louis Lettieri (Jimmy Davis), Elmo Lincoln (Elmo Lincoln – Old-time Movie Star), Hank Mann (Hank Mann – Old-time Movie Star), Joseph Mell (Sylvester), Katherine Meskill (Mary, Larry’s Secretary), Forbes Murray (Dignified Man), Richard Neill (Richard Neill – Old-time Movie Star), William H. O’Brien (Waiter in Cafe), Frank O’Connor (Policeman), Spec O’Donnell (Bit part), Mary Philbin (Actress in Clips from ’The Phantom of the Opera’), Cleo Ridgely (Bit part), Charles Sherlock (Projectionist), Olan Soule (Radio commentator), Robert R. Stephenson (Police Sergeant), Charles Sullivan (Detective), William Vedder (Sexton at San Juan Capistrano), Dorothy Vernon (Bit part), June Whitley Taylor (Mrs. Juliet Davis)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 76 min; B&W
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