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 (2782 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
1st Finance Man
Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper
Anna Q. Nilsson
Anna Q. Nilsson
H.B. Warner
H.B. Warner
Fred Aldrich
Cop Who Drags Joe's 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
Betty's Roommate Connie (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Creighton Hale (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
Dancing Party Guest / Paramount 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
Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Detective (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell
Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited)
Yvette Vickers
Giggling Girl on Phone at Party (uncredited)
Henry Wilcoxon
Actor on DeMille's 'Samson & Delilah' Set (uncredited)
Jack Warden
Party Guest (uncredited)