Hollywood Story (1951)
Overview
A producer takes over a small film studio and - sensing that it'll be a good movie- begins investigating an old murder of a silent film director shot in his office years ago. He finds that his life is threatened as he digs deeper into the mystery.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.387 |
Directed By
William Castle
Crew
Virgil W. Vogel
William Castle
Frederick Kohner
Carl E. Guthrie
Bud Westmore
Julia Heron
Leslie I. Carey
Glenn E. Anderson
Russell A. Gausman
Bernard Herzbrun
Richard H. Riedel
Rosemary Odell
Everett Smith
Ray Romero
Irving Smith
Leonard Goldstein
Frederick Brady
Frederick Kohner
Frederick Brady
William Grady Jr.
Frank Skinner
Joan St. Oegger
Doris Harris
Percy Ikerd
George Lollier
Ronald R. Rondell
Ed Keyes
Frank Gorback
Les Neal
Stanley Guliver
Arthur D. Kaufman
John Mehl
Richard Towers
Dave Preston
Rosmond Demetropolos
Betty Carruth
Joseph Gershenson
Ethmer Roten
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Edgar Fairchild
Elizabeth Firestone
Ralph Freed
William Lava
Milton Rosen
Hans J. Salter
Walter Scharf
Connie Earl
Leon Charles
Ellis Coleman
TOP CAST
Richard Conte
Larry O'Brien
Julie Adams
Sally Rousseau / Amanda Rousseau
Richard Egan
Police Lt. Bud Lennox
Henry Hull
Philip Ferrara / Vincent St. Clair
Fred Clark
Sam Collyer
Jim Backus
Mitch Davis
Houseley Stevenson
John Miller, Studio Guard
Paul Cavanagh
Roland Paul
Katherine Meskill
Mary
Louis Lettieri
Jimmy Davis
Francis X. Bushman
Himself
Betty Blythe
Herself
William Farnum
Himself
Helen Gibson
Herself
Joel McCrea
Joel McCrea
Rico Alaniz
Spanish Actor (uncredited)
Tony Barr
Seedy Hotel Night Clerk (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Crew Member (uncredited)
Peter Brocco
Charles Rodale (uncredited)
Harris Brown
Mortuary Employee (uncredited)
Joseph Bryan
Waiter (uncredited)
James J. Casino
Attendant (uncredited)
William Castle
Himself (uncredited)
Bing Conley
Parade Spectator (uncredited)
John Crawford
1st Detective (uncredited)
Russell Dennis
Publicity Man (uncredited)
Marjorie Eaton
Weird-Looking Woman (uncredited)
Douglas Evans
Director (uncredited)
William Fawcett
Actor as Beggar in Commissary (uncredited)
Charlie Gibbs
Detective (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Parade Spectator (uncredited)
Jimmy Gray
Waiter (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Producer (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Airport Arrivee (uncredited)
Elmo Lincoln
Himself (uncredited)
William Marks
Assistant Director (uncredited)
Joseph Mell
Sylvester (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Producer (uncredited)
Richard Neill
Himself (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Christmas Parade Spectator (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Café Waiter (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Policeman (uncredited)
Allen O'Locklin
Attendant (uncredited)
Gloria Petroff
Kathy (uncredited)
Jack Reynolds
Cameraman (uncredited)
Victor Romito
Waiter (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Projectionist (uncredited)
Robert Sherman
Actor in Full Dress (uncredited)
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