Hollywood Boulevard (1936)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.212 |
Directed By
Robert Florey
Crew
Robert Florey
Marguerite Roberts
Faith Thomas
Max Marcin
William Shea
A. Earl Hedrick
Harvey Johnston
George T. Clemens
Gregory Stone
A.M. Botsford
Hans Dreier
Joe Lefert
Karl Struss
TOP CAST
John Halliday
John Wellington Blakeford
Marsha Hunt
Patricia Blakeford
Robert Cummings
Jay Wallace
C. Henry Gordon
Jordan Winslow
Esther Ralston
Flora Moore
Esther Dale
Martha
Frieda Inescort
Alice Winslow
Albert Conti
Bill Sanford - Trocadero Manager
Thomas E. Jackson
Detective
Oscar Apfel
Dr. Inslow
Purnell Pratt
Mr. Steinman
Irving Bacon
Gus - Trocadero Bartender
Rita La Roy
Nella
Francis X. Bushman
Frank - Director, Desert Scene
Maurice Costello
Director in Commissary
Betty Compson
Betty
Mae Marsh
Carlotta Blakeford
Charles Ray
Charlie Smith - Assistant Director
Herbert Rawlinson
Manager of Grauman's
Jane Novak
Mrs. Steinman
Bryant Washburn
Robert Martin
Jack Mulhall
Jack Mulhall - Actor at Trocadero Bar
Creighton Hale
Creighton Hale - Actor at Trocadero Bar
Roy D'Arcy
The Sheik
Jack Mower
Frank Stucky - Director
Frank Mayo
Frank Mayo - Actor at Trocadero Bar
Harry Myers
Harry Myers- Actor at Trocadero Bar
Mabel Forrest
Mother at Chinese Theatre
Tom Kennedy
Bouncer at Pago Pago
Pat O'Malley
Pat O'Malley - Pago Pago Patron
Lois Kent
Little Girl at Grauman's Chinese Theatre
Eleanore Whitney
Eleanor Whitney at Grauman's Chinese Theatre
William Bailey
Trocadero Patron (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
Man with Gong (uncredited)
Edmund Burns
Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Edward Cecil
Butler (uncredited)
Ethel Clayton
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Nurse (uncredited)
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
William Desmond
Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Ellen Drew
Terry Ray - Casting Office Secretary (uncredited)
Lowell Drew
Doorman at Trocadero (uncredited)
Jean Dudley
Girl in Pullman Car (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Grip (uncredited)
Ann Evers
Undetermined Minor Role (uncredited)
Hyman Fink
Snapshot Hymie (uncredited)
Jerry Fletcher
Vendor (uncredited)
James Ford
Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
Gregory Gaye
Russian Writer (uncredited)
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