Directed by:
Harry LachmanScreenplay:
Samuel FullerCinematography:
Joseph WalkerCast:
Richard Dix, Fay Wray, Franklin Pangborn, Charles Arnt, Granville Bates, William B. Davidson, Arthur Loft, Edgar Dearing, Harold Goodwin, Lucille Lund (more)Plots(1)
Regarded by Fuller as his ‘first real Hollywood credit’, the film has a now-familiar premise: the silent film star who finds they are unable to make the transition to talkies. Blending comedy, romance, action, and a playful self-reflexive streak, the film established Fuller in Hollywood. (Powerhouse Films)
Cast
Richard Dix
USA
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Fay Wray
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Franklin Pangborn
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Charles Arnt
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Granville Bates
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William B. Davidson
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Arthur Loft
USA
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Edgar Dearing
USA
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Harold Goodwin
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Lucille Lund
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Sam McDaniel
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Scotty Beckett
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George Chesebro
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Byron Foulger
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Miki Morita
Japan
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Don Brodie
USA
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Lester Dorr
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Ralph Brooks
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George Magrill
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James Conaty
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