What Price Hollywood? (1932)
First intimate expose of the private life and glamorous loves of a Hollywood star
88 min
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.
- Release date
- June 2, 1932
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $411,676
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Cast
- Constance Bennett as Mary Evans
- Lowell Sherman as Max Carey
- Neil Hamilton as Lonny Borden
- Gregory Ratoff as Julius Saxe
- Brooks Benedict as Muto
- Louise Beavers as The Maid
- Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson as James - Max's Butler
- 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)
- George Reed as Undetermined Secondary Role
- Alice Adair as Undetermined Secondary Role
- Sam Armstrong as Undetermined Secondary Role
- Gordon De Main as The 'Yes' Man (uncredited)
Crew
- George Cukor · Director
- Gene Fowler · Writer
- Rowland Brown · Writer
- Adela Rogers St. Johns · Writer
- Jane Murfin · Writer
- Charles Rosher · Cinematographer