What Price Hollywood?

1932 · 88 min · EN · NR · 6.7 (28 votes)

Dir. George Cukor · Starring Constance Bennett, Lowell Sherman, Neil Hamilton, Gregory Ratoff, Brooks Benedict, Louise Beavers · Music Max Steiner

“First intimate expose of the private life and glamorous loves of a Hollywood star”

Drama

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.

VIBE

A glittering, yet ultimately heartbreaking, look at the intoxicating highs and devastating lows of Hollywood. It captures the era's allure while unflinchingly portraying the destructive forces lurking beneath the surface of stardom.

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