A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Casts William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough, Jack Webb, Franklyn Farnum, Larry J. Blake, Charles Dayton
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Mike's Murder
The Ruling Class
If I Should Die Before I Wake
The Early Years
La ragazza fuoristrada
Carmen
Cain Rose Up
Cain Rose Up
A Star for Rose
They Learned About Women
Yield to the Night
Possessed
Detective Story
Jorge
30 Days Until I'm Famous
Her Children
Johnny O'Clock
Summer Lovers
Kinky Boots
Othello
SIMILAR MOVIES
Mike's Murder
IMDB 5.6 | Mar , 1984
Betty has a crush on her tennis instructor Mike. He promises to call her for a date, but never does – she doesn’t know he sells drugs on the side. After botching a deal on someone else’s turf, Mike has to disappear for a while. He contacts Betty – then he’s killed before they can meet. Betty tries to find out what happened, leading her straight into a hornet's nest of vice.The Ruling Class
IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 1972
When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman; he sings and dances across the estate and thinks he is Jesus reincarnated. Believing that Jack is mentally unfit to own the estate, the Gurney family plots to steal Jack's inheritance. As their outrageous schemes fail, the family strives to cure Jack of his bizarre behavior, with disastrous results.If I Should Die Before I Wake
IMDB 6.1 | Mar , 1952
While playing a prank, a young boy accidentally discovers the identity of a criminal lurking in the neighborhood.The Early Years
IMDB 0 | Mar , 1965
Based on a true story, set during the drainage of the Maliq swamp.La ragazza fuoristrada
IMDB 6 | Aug , 1973
An Italian photojournalist falls madly in love with a young black women he meets while on assignment in Egypt. She goes with him when he returns to Italy and the two soon get married. But the small town he is from is not quite so friendly nor open-minded to his new bride, and racism and petty jealousy threaten to break up their once idyllic happiness.Carmen
IMDB 6 | Nov , 1915
A Spanish soldier falls under the spell of a fiery gypsy girl named Carmen. His obsession with her leads to his ruin.Cain Rose Up
IMDB 0 | Aug , 2021
Pigpen has a snore. Bailey has a lot of nerve. And Curt Garrish has a gun.Cain Rose Up
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2022
College student, Curt Garrish, goes on a murderous sniper rampage.A Star for Rose
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2013
Small town girl Marcy comes to LA with stars in her eyes, thinking she can make it big on Search for a Star. Instead, with little money and no friends, she finds herself sleeping in her car. Things dramatically change when she meets Rose, living in a cardboard box, and Mort, a wheelchair-bound Gulf War veteran. After first fighting over territory, these three lost souls bond in friendship, protecting and supporting each other in a story that is at once profoundly funny, heart-warming and poignant.They Learned About Women
IMDB 4 | Jan , 1930
Jack and Jerry are doing okay between profession baseball and Vaudeville. That is, until love and gold-diggers get in the way.Yield to the Night
IMDB 7 | Jun , 1956
Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.Possessed
IMDB 6.8 | May , 1947
After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.Detective Story
IMDB 7 | Oct , 1951
Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their grim daily battle with the city's lowlife. The characters who pass through the precinct over the course of the day include a young petty embezzler, a pair of burglars, and a naive shoplifter.Jorge
IMDB 6 | Jan , 1998
A lovelorn man is entranced by a beautiful girl who takes a ladybug from his neck.30 Days Until I'm Famous
IMDB 4.9 | May , 2004
A Latina working in Los Angeles as a messenger is randomly discovered and fashioned into a pop music star.Her Children
IMDB 0 | Feb , 1957
Events take place in an isolated mountaineous village where a rabid dog bites the son of Fatime. The woman has to decide where to take her son, to the doctor or to Aunt Remja, an old woman who practices magic.Johnny O'Clock
IMDB 6.2 | Jan , 1947
When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection and decides to run away with her, but conflict within his business threatens their plans. As Johnny tries to distance himself from the casino, his shady past comes back to haunt him.Summer Lovers
IMDB 5.4 | Jul , 1982
Michael Pappas and his girlfriend, Cathy, are enjoying the white sand beaches of a Greek island as well as the freewheeling nature of the locals. When Michael meets Lina, who is in Greece from Paris doing archaeological work, he is enamored with the beautiful foreigner. Cathy, unhappy about Lina getting close to Michael, confronts the woman -- only to be unexpectedly wooed by her charms as well.Kinky Boots
IMDB 6.7 | Aug , 2005
Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business in Northampton, central England, but he never thought that he would take his father's place. Charles has a chance encounter with the flamboyant drag queen cabaret singer Lola and everything changes.Othello
IMDB 6.4 | Dec , 1995
The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.