What Price Hollywood?

6.7
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 88 min
  • Premiere: 1932. June 24.

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.

Discover

Constance Bennett

Mary Evans

Lowell Sherman

Maximilian 'Max' Carey

Neil Hamilton

Lonny Borden

Gregory Ratoff

Julius Saxe

Louise Beavers

Mary's Maid Bonita

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Max's Butler James (uncredited)

King Baggot

Department Head (uncredited)

Gerald Barry

John Reed (uncredited)

Veda Buckland

Baby Jackie's Nursemaid Nana (uncredited)

Nicholas Caruso

Chef at Brown Derby (uncredited)

Lita Chevret

Actress Filming on Movie Set (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

Car Owner (uncredited)

Marcelle Corday

French Nursemaid (uncredited)

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

French Cook (uncredited)

Effie Ellsler

Elderly Brown Derby Diner (uncredited)

Aggie Herring

Flower Vendor at Brown Derby (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas

Bill the Replacement Director (uncredited)

James Pier Mason

Attorney Roberts (uncredited)

Torben Meyer

Brown Derby Headwaiter Nick (uncredited)

Florence Roberts

Elderly Brown Derby Diner (uncredited)

Gertrude Short

Waitress Letting Mary Serve Max (uncredited)

Phil Tead

Assistant Director Jimmy (uncredited)

Bryant Washburn

Washed-Up Star Telephoning in Brown Derby (uncredited)

Josephine Whittell

Miss DuPont the Interviewer (uncredited)

Eric Wilton

Mary's Butler Martin (uncredited)

George H. Reed

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Alice Adair

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Sam Armstrong

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Gordon De Main

The 'Yes' Man (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn

Doorman at Grauman's Theater (uncredited)

Patricia Farr

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Grace Goodall

Department Head (uncredited)

Edna Gregory

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Charlie Hall

Reporter (uncredited)

Jean Huntley

Cashier (uncredited)

Dolly Jarvis

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Sheldon Jett

Studio Assistant Department Head in Screening Room (uncredited)

Marcia Mae Jones

Flower Girl at Wedding (uncredited)

Charles Kerr

Photographer (uncredited)

Eleanor Kingston

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

Diner at Brown Derby (uncredited)

Paddy O'Flynn

Reporter (uncredited)

Charles O'Malley

Reporter (uncredited)

George Periolat

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Gus Reed

Department Head (uncredited)

Dick Rush

Policeman (uncredited)

Lewis Sargent

Reporter (uncredited)

Harry Strang

Reporter (uncredited)

Carol Wines

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Jack Trainor

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Art

Carroll Clark

Art Direction

Camera

Charles Rosher

Director of Photography

William H. Clothier

Assistant Camera

Cecil Cooney

Assistant Camera

Frank Redman

Camera Operator

John Miehle

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Mel Berns

Makeup Artist

Margaret Pemberton

Costume Supervisor

Crew

Lloyd Knechtel

Special Effects

Slavko Vorkapich

Special Effects

Harry Redmond Sr.

Special Effects

Directing

George Cukor

Director

James Hartnett

Assistant Director

Edward Killy

Assistant Director

Trudy Wellman

Script Supervisor

Editing

Del Andrews

Editor

Frederic Knudtson

Assistant Editor

Production

Pandro S. Berman

Associate Producer

David O. Selznick

Executive Producer

Sound

Max Steiner

Original Music Composer

George D. Ellis

Sound Recordist

Max Steiner

Music Director

Bernhard Kaun

Orchestrator

Art

Carroll Clark

Art Direction

Camera

Charles Rosher

Director of Photography

William H. Clothier

Assistant Camera

Cecil Cooney

Assistant Camera

Frank Redman

Camera Operator

John Miehle

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Mel Berns

Makeup Artist

Margaret Pemberton

Costume Supervisor

Crew

Lloyd Knechtel

Special Effects

Slavko Vorkapich

Special Effects

Harry Redmond Sr.

Special Effects

Directing

George Cukor

Director

James Hartnett

Assistant Director

Edward Killy

Assistant Director

Trudy Wellman

Script Supervisor

Editing

Del Andrews

Editor

Frederic Knudtson

Assistant Editor

Production

Pandro S. Berman

Associate Producer

David O. Selznick

Executive Producer

Sound

Max Steiner

Original Music Composer

George D. Ellis

Sound Recordist

Max Steiner

Music Director

Bernhard Kaun

Orchestrator