What Price Hollywood?

What Price Hollywood?

88 mins | Drama | June 24, 1932

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.

What Price Hollywood?

88 mins | Drama | June 24, 1932

What Price Hollywood?
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title What Price Hollywood?
Directors James Hartnett, Edward Killy, George Cukor
Writers Gene Fowler, Adela Rogers St. Johns, Ben Markson, Jane Murfin, Rowland Brown

Cast

Constance Bennett

as Mary Evans

Lowell Sherman

as Maximilian 'Max' Carey

Neil Hamilton

as Lonny Borden

Gregory Ratoff

as Julius Saxe

Brooks Benedict

as Muto

Louise Beavers

as Mary's Maid Bonita

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

as Max's Butler James (uncredited)

King Baggot

as Department Head (uncredited)

Gerald Barry

as John Reed (uncredited)

Veda Buckland

as Baby Jackie's Nursemaid Nana (uncredited)

Nicholas Caruso

as Chef at Brown Derby (uncredited)

Lita Chevret

as Actress Filming on Movie Set (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

as Car Owner (uncredited)

Marcelle Corday

as French Nursemaid (uncredited)

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

as French Cook (uncredited)

Effie Ellsler

as Elderly Brown Derby Diner (uncredited)

Aggie Herring

as Flower Vendor at Brown Derby (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas

as Bill the Replacement Director (uncredited)

Jim Mason

as Attorney Roberts (uncredited)

Torben Meyer

as Brown Derby Headwaiter Nick (uncredited)

Florence Roberts

as Elderly Brown Derby Diner (uncredited)

Gertrude Short

as Waitress Letting Mary Serve Max (uncredited)

Phil Tead

as Assistant Director Jimmy (uncredited)

Bryant Washburn

as Washed-Up Star Telephoning in Brown Derby (uncredited)

Josephine Whittell

as Miss DuPont the Interviewer (uncredited)

Eric Wilton

as Mary's Butler Martin (uncredited)