A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.
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- Rupert Hughes(Red Book serial novel of Motion Picture Life in Hollywood)
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- Rupert Hughes(Red Book serial novel of Motion Picture Life in Hollywood)
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- Rupert Hughes(Red Book serial novel of Motion Picture Life in Hollywood) (adapted by)
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Storyline
On board a train en route to Los Angeles, runaway bride Remember Steddon, believing now that she married in haste, abandons her husband, Owen Scudder, not knowing at the time that Scudder had previously married and murdered solely for money. Unprepared to be on her own, Mem, as she is known to her friends, accidentally stumbles across the outdoor set of a Hollywood movie directed by Frank Claymore. Mem is welcomed onto the set by the cast and crew. But as the shooting moves on, Mem decides to pursue other avenues, as she had been taught by her conservative parents that movie acting was a disreputable occupation. But needing work, Mem decides to try her hand at being an actress. This task is easier said than done, until she runs across Claymore again, he who is determined to make her a star. As her movie stardom does indeed rise, so does the admiration of adoration of legions, including her director Claymore, and her leading man Tom Holby. A further consequence of her stardom is that her parents and Scudder find out where she is. The scandal of being married to a known murderer may jeopardize Mem's budding career. —Huggo
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- The Story of a Movie Star in Hollywood
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- Passed
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- TriviaThis film offers behind-the-scenes footage of two legendary silent era director/performers at work: Charles Chaplin directing his comedy-drama A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923) and Erich von Stroheim directing Greed (1924).
- GoofsThe scene in the movie theatre in Egypt shows veiled women sitting with men. This would not have been permitted.
- Quotes
Remember 'Mem' Steddon: Are you real or a - - mirage?
Tom Holby: Neither. I'm a movie actor.
- Alternate versionsIn 2006, Turner Entertainment Co. copyrighted a 90-minute version with a score composed by Marcus Sjowall and conducted by Mark Watters
- ConnectionsEdited into Hollywood: Autocrats (1980)
Top review
Classic story told with little flair
For a modern audience, Souls for Sale (1923) is nothing we have not seen before. It's the small-town girl becomes big star overnight story, with healthy helpings of romantic melodrama thrown in. It's a story that can be done well, but here it's done with little to distinguish it from other movies of its kind.
Eleanor Boardman, a truly underrated talent, does well in the lead, with all the other actors giving solid performances. Silent film mavens will enjoy the topical humor and cameos of famous directors and stars of the early 1920s. (My favorite inter-title takes a jab at The Sheik (1921), a masterpiece of old time kitsch.) In the end, silent film geeks will get more out of this than casual viewers will.
Eleanor Boardman, a truly underrated talent, does well in the lead, with all the other actors giving solid performances. Silent film mavens will enjoy the topical humor and cameos of famous directors and stars of the early 1920s. (My favorite inter-title takes a jab at The Sheik (1921), a masterpiece of old time kitsch.) In the end, silent film geeks will get more out of this than casual viewers will.
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- Apr 6, 2014
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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