Summary
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Details
Release Date: August 10, 1950
Runtime: 110 minutes
Genres: Drama
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 8.3/10 (2992 votes)
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Cast
William Holden
Joe Gillis
Gloria Swanson
Norma Desmond
Erich von Stroheim
Max von Mayerling
Nancy Olson
Betty Schaefer
Fred Clark
Sheldrake
Lloyd Gough
Morino
Jack Webb
Artie Green
Franklyn Farnum
Undertaker
Larry J. Blake
Finance Man #1
Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper
H.B. Warner
H.B. Warner
Anna Q. Nilsson
Anna Q. Nilsson
Fred Aldrich
Cop Dragging Body from Pool (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Courtier (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Sheldrake's Secretary (uncredited)
Eddie Dew
Assistant Coroner (uncredited)
Julia Faye
Hisham (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Phone Standby (uncredited)
Gerry Ganzer
Connie (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Creighton Hale (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Grip on DeMille Set (uncredited)
Gertrude Messinger
Hairdresser (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Man on Golf Course (uncredited)
Howard Negley
Police Captain (uncredited)
John 'Skins' Miller
Hog-Eye Electrician (uncredited)
Lee Miller
Party Guest / Studio Employee (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Gordon Cole (uncredited)
Jay Morley
Fat Man (uncredited)
Eva Novak
Courtier (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Courtier (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Jonesy (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Detective (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell
Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited)
Yvette Vickers
Giggling Girl on Phone (uncredited)
Henry Wilcoxon
Actor on Samson & Delilah Set (uncredited)
Jack Warden
Party Guest (uncredited)