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Hollywood Boulevard

(1936, 1h 15min, NR)
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(1936, 1h 15min, NR)No Rating

Hollywood Boulevard

(1936, 1h 15min, NR)

(1936, 1h 15min, NR)
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Genre

Drama, Old movies

Synopsis

Hollywood Boulevard is a trenchant look at the underside of Tinseltown. Though the nominal hero is a disillusioned screenwriter played by Robert Cummings (whose dialogue anticipates the lines spoken by William Holden in 1950's Sunset Boulevard), the focus of the story is John Halliday as a washed-up film star. Desperately, Halliday accepts the offer from a sleazy "tell all" magazine to write his memoirs. The actor's estranged family is devastated by the resultant scandal, and out love for his daughter (Marsha Hunt), Halliday tries to break his contract. But the publisher (C. Henry Gordon) threatens to ruin Halliday's comeback attempt if he refuses to write the rest of his memoirs. In a scuffle, the publisher kills Halliday, and the blame falls on the actor's daughter. But wise guy screenwriter Cummings gets to the truth of the mystery. A slick B-plus crime melodrama, Hollywood Boulevard has the added bonus of several well-known silent film personalities (Charles Ray, Francis X. Bushman, Maurice Costello, Mae Marsh etc.) in cameo roles, as well as a guest appearance by Gary Cooper.

Cast

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John Halliday

John Wellington Blakeford

John Halliday

Marsha Hunt

Patricia Blakeford

Marsha Hunt

Robert Cummings

Jay Wallace

Robert Cummings

C. Henry Gordon

Jordan Winslow

C. Henry Gordon

Esther Ralston

Flora Moore

Esther Ralston

Frieda Inescort

Alice Winslow

Frieda Inescort

Esther Dale

Martha

Esther Dale

Albert Conti

Bill Sanford - Trocadero Manager

Albert Conti

Betty Compson

Betty

Betty Compson

Thomas E. Jackson

Detective

Thomas E. Jackson

Richard Powell

Moran

Richard Powell

Oscar Apfel

Dr. Inslow

Oscar Apfel

Rita La Roy

Nella

Rita La Roy

Purnell Pratt

Mr. Steinman

Purnell Pratt

Irving Bacon

Gus - Trocadero Bartender

Irving Bacon

Francis X. Bushman

Frank - Director, Desert Scene

Francis X. Bushman

Lois Kent

Little Girl at Grauman's Chinese Theatre

Lois Kent

Maurice Costello

Director in Commissary

Maurice Costello

Gregory Gaye

Russian Writer (uncredited)

Gregory Gaye

Eleanore Whitney

Eleanor Whitney at Grauman's Chinese Theatre

Eleanore Whitney

Mae Marsh

Carlotta Blakeford

Mae Marsh

Charles Ray

Charlie Smith - Assistant Director

Charles Ray

Tom Kennedy

Bouncer at Pago Pago

Tom Kennedy

Gertrude Simpson

Gossipy Woman (uncredited)

Gertrude Simpson

Herbert Rawlinson

Manager of Grauman's

Herbert Rawlinson

Jane Novak

Mrs. Steinman

Jane Novak

Bryant Washburn

Robert Martin

Bryant Washburn

Jack Mulhall

Jack Mulhall - Actor at Trocadero Bar

Jack Mulhall

Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale - Actor at Trocadero Bar

Creighton Hale

Roy D'Arcy

The Sheik

Roy D'Arcy

Jack Mower

Frank Stucky - Director

Jack Mower

Frank Mayo

Frank Mayo - Actor at Trocadero Bar

Frank Mayo

Kitty McHugh

Secretary

Kitty McHugh

Harry Myers

Harry Myers- Actor at Trocadero Bar

Harry Myers

Mabel Forrest

Mother at Chinese Theatre

Mabel Forrest

William Desmond

Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)

William Desmond

Pat O'Malley

Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron

Pat O'Malley

William Bailey

Trocadero Patron (uncredited)

William Bailey

Bert Roach

Screenwriter

Bert Roach

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)

Gary Cooper

Bobby Barber

Man with Gong (uncredited)

Bobby Barber

Edmund Burns

Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)

Edmund Burns

Edward Cecil

Butler (uncredited)

Edward Cecil

Ethel Clayton

Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)

Ethel Clayton

Ruth Clifford

Nurse (uncredited)

Ruth Clifford

Hyman Fink

Snapshot Hymie (uncredited)

Hyman Fink

Edgar Dearing

Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

Thomas Jackson

Detective

Thomas Jackson

Ellen Drew

Terry Ray - Casting Office Secretary (uncredited)

Ellen Drew

Phil Tead

Radio Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Phil Tead

Lowell Drew

Doorman at Trocadero (uncredited)

Lowell Drew

Eddie Dunn

Grip (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn

Monte Vandergrift

Electrician (uncredited)

Monte Vandergrift

Jean Dudley

Girl in Pullman Car (uncredited)

Jean Dudley

Frances Morris

Moran's Secretary (uncredited)

Frances Morris

Ann Evers

Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)

Ann Evers

Joanne Dudley

Girl in Pullman Car

Joanne Dudley

Jerry Fletcher

Vendor (uncredited)

Jerry Fletcher

James Ford

Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)

James Ford

Margareth Harrison

Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)

Margareth Harrison

Robert Homans

Gray (uncredited)

Robert Homans

Margaret Mann

Old Woman in Casting Office (uncredited)

Margaret Mann

Bert Moorhouse

Night Club Patron (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Charles Morton

Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)

Charles Morton

Marshall Neilan

Cinegrill Customer (uncredited)

Marshall Neilan

Franklin Parker

Brown Derby Workman (uncredited)

Franklin Parker

Hal Price

Police Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Hal Price

Matty Roubert

Newsboy (uncredited)

Matty Roubert

Charles Ruggles

Charles Ruggles - Actor - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)

Charles Ruggles

Mack Sennett

Cinegrill Customer (uncredited)

Mack Sennett

S.S. Simon

Man in Casting Office (uncredited)

S.S. Simon

Louise Stanley

Script Girl (uncredited)

Louise Stanley

John Sylvester White

Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)

John Sylvester White

Emanuel A. Turner

Make-Up Man (uncredited)

Emanuel A. Turner

Billy Wayne

Brown Derby Workman (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

Charles Williams

Reporter (uncredited)

Charles Williams

Freeman Wood

Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)

Freeman Wood

Otto Yamaoka

Thomas (uncredited)

Otto Yamaoka

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