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First intimate expose of the private life and glamorous loves of a Hollywood star - What Price Hollywood?
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Title: What Price Hollywood?

Release Date: 24 Jun 1932

Runtime: 1h 28m

Genre: Drama

Director: RKO Radio Pictures, RKO Pathé Pictures

Production Companies: RKO Radio Pictures, RKO Pathé Pictures

Overview: Sassy and ambitious waitress Mary Evans amuses and befriends amiable seldom-sober Hollywood film director Max Carey when he stumbles into her restaurant. Max invites Mary to his film premiere and, after a night of drinking and carousing, Mary is granted a screen test. A studio contract follows. Just as Mary finds her dreams coming true, Carey’s life and career begins its descent.

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Average Vote: 6.7 (35 votes)

Cast

  • Mary Evans: Constance Bennett
  • Maximilian 'Max' Carey: Lowell Sherman
  • Lonny Borden: Neil Hamilton
  • Julius Saxe: Gregory Ratoff
  • Muto: Brooks Benedict
  • Mary's Maid Bonita: Louise Beavers
  • Max's Butler James (uncredited): Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
  • Department Head (uncredited): King Baggot
  • John Reed (uncredited): Gerald Barry
  • Baby Jackie's Nursemaid Nana (uncredited): Veda Buckland
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