What Price Hollywood? (1932 film)
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What Price Hollywood? (1932 film) is a pre-Code drama directed by George Cukor that explores the dark side of Hollywood fame through the rise of an ambitious waitress-turned-actress and the downfall of the alcoholic director who discovers her.
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| What Price Hollywood? | 1 |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
story by Adela Rogers St. Johns
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story by Louis Stevens ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charles Rosher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | George Cukor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Helene Warne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early sound film era ⓘ |
| followsNarrativeArchetype | rise-and-fall show business story ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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melodrama ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | pre-Motion Picture Production Code enforcement ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lonny Borden
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Mary Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Max Steiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
downfall of an alcoholic film director
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rise of an ambitious waitress-turned-actress ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early critical depiction of Hollywood film industry
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influence on later film A Star Is Born ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | David O. Selznick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCodeEra | pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | June 24, 1932 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 88 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ben Markson
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Gene Fowler NERFINISHED ⓘ Rowland Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Constance Bennett
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Gregory Ratoff NERFINISHED ⓘ Louise Beavers NERFINISHED ⓘ Lowell Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studioSystemContext | RKO studio era ⓘ |
| theme |
Hollywood stardom
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alcoholism ⓘ fame and its consequences ⓘ the dark side of Hollywood ⓘ |
| title | What Price Hollywood? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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What Price Hollywood?