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Hollywood Story

  • 1951
  • Passed
  • 1h 17m
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6.7/10
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Jim Backus, Richard Conte, Julie Adams, Fred Clark, and Henry Hull in Hollywood Story (1951)
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir

An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the unsolved murder of a famous silent film director in 1929.An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the unsolved murder of a famous silent film director in 1929.An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the unsolved murder of a famous silent film director in 1929.

  • Director
    • William Castle
  • Writers
    • Frederick Kohner
    • Frederick Brady
  • Stars
    • Richard Conte
    • Julie Adams
    • Richard Egan
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    812
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Castle
    • Writers
      • Frederick Kohner
      • Frederick Brady
    • Stars
      • Richard Conte
      • Julie Adams
      • Richard Egan
    • 20User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Richard Conte and Henry Hull in Hollywood Story (1951)
    Richard Conte and Julie Adams in Hollywood Story (1951)
    Julie Adams in Hollywood Story (1951)
    Richard Conte and Julie Adams in Hollywood Story (1951)
    Fred Clark in Hollywood Story (1951)
    Richard Conte and Fred Clark in Hollywood Story (1951)
    Richard Conte and Fred Clark in Hollywood Story (1951)
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    Richard Conte
    Richard Conte
    • Larry O'Brien
    Julie Adams
    Julie Adams
    • Sally Rousseau
    • (as Julia Adams)
    • …
    Richard Egan
    Richard Egan
    • Police Lt. Bud Lennox
    Henry Hull
    Henry Hull
    • Vincent St. Clair
    Fred Clark
    Fred Clark
    • Sam Collyer
    Jim Backus
    Jim Backus
    • Mitch Davis
    Houseley Stevenson
    Houseley Stevenson
    • John Miller
    Paul Cavanagh
    Paul Cavanagh
    • Roland Paul
    Katherine Meskill
    Katherine Meskill
    • Mary
    Louis Lettieri
    Louis Lettieri
    • Jimmy Davis
    Francis X. Bushman
    Francis X. Bushman
    • Francis X. Bushman
    Betty Blythe
    Betty Blythe
    • Betty Blythe
    William Farnum
    William Farnum
    • William Farnum
    Helen Gibson
    Helen Gibson
    • Helen Gibson
    Joel McCrea
    Joel McCrea
    • Joel McCrea
    Rico Alaniz
    Rico Alaniz
    • Spanish Actor
    • (uncredited)
    Tony Barr
    • Seedy Hotel Night Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Chet Brandenburg
    Chet Brandenburg
    • Crew Member
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Castle
    • Writers
      • Frederick Kohner
      • Frederick Brady
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    • Trivia
      Larry and Sally screen The Phantom of the Opera (1925), which he cites as one of the films directed by the long-ago murder victim, Franklin Ferrara. Of course, the film was directed by Rupert Julian, but the writers obviously felt (no doubt correctly) that audiences in 1951 would not know or remember this, plus it allowed them to re-use footage of a silent classic.
    • Quotes

      Mitch Davis: Who'd want to shoot an agent?

    • Connections
      Features The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
    • Soundtracks
      Song of India
      (uncredited)

      Written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

      Arranged by Ferde Grofé Sr.

      Played by the player piano in Franklin Ferrara's office

    User reviews20

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    8/10
    A Silent Movie Director Is Murdered
    Producer Richard Conte comes to Hollywood to make his next picture. While he's figuring out a subject, he rents an old studio. The guard tells him about a director murdered at the dawn of sound, still unsolved. Conte decides that will make a terrific picture. High school friend and now Hollywood agent Jim Backus hates the idea, as does Conte's partner Fred Clark. Julia Adams, the daughter of a movie star with whom the dead man was linked, asks him to drop it. Even police detective Richard Egan comes by to quiz Conte and tell him it's a terrible idea. conte persists, even hiring the dead director's washed-up screenwriter, Henry Hull. Then there is another murder...

    It's a canny, nostalgic movie directed by William Castle, who knows how to evoke old Hollywood without getting trapped in antiques. The studio that Conte rents is Chaplin's studio, and there cameos for a Betty Blythe, a Francis X. Bushman, and William Farnum. The mystery, although far from the William Desmond Taylor murder that inspired it, is nicely constructed, with some decent red herrings. It's a fine example of the unassuming picture that does everything you so right that that it becomes a minor masterpiece.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 1, 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Richard Conte Hollywood Story
    • Filming locations
      • Jack's At The Beach, Ocean Park Pier, Santa Monica, California, USA(restaurant)
    • Production company
      • Universal International Pictures (UI)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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