Hollywood Boulevard(1936)
ONE DAY A STAR - THE NEXT AN EXTRA!
With a full Hollywood background and settings but more an expose of scandal-and-gossip magazines of the era, has-been actor John Blakeford agrees to write his memoirs for magazine-publisher Jordan Winston. When Blakeford's daughter, Patricia, ask him to desist for the sake of his ex-wife, Carlotta Blakeford, he attempts to break his contract with Winston.
Movie: Hollywood Boulevard
Top 10 Billed Cast
John Wellington Blakeford
Patricia Blakeford
Jay Wallace
Jordan Winslow
Flora Moore
Martha
Alice Winslow
Bill Sanford - Trocadero Manager
Detective
Dr. Inslow
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With a full Hollywood background and settings but more an expose of scandal-and-gossip magazines of the era, has-been actor John Blakeford agrees to write his memoirs for magazine-publisher Jordan Winston. When Blakeford's daughter, Patricia, ask him to desist for the sake of his ex-wife, Carlotta Blakeford, he attempts to break his contract with Winston.
Release Date
1936-08-20
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ONE DAY A STAR - THE NEXT AN EXTRA!
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