Hollywood Story
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1951 | 76m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | William Castle |
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| Writer: | Frederick Brady, Frederick Kohner |
| Staring: |
| An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the unsolved murder of a famous silent film director. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 01, 1951 |
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| Director: | William Castle |
| Writer: | Frederick Brady, Frederick Kohner |
| Genres: | Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | film noir |
| Production Companies | Universal International Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Olan Soule | Radio Commentator (uncredited) |
| Robert R. Stephenson | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Charles Sullivan | Detective (uncredited) |
| Edwin Tuttle | Parade Spectator (uncredited) |
| William Vedder | San Juan Capistrano Sexton (uncredited) |
| June Whitley Taylor | Juliet Davis (uncredited) |
| Lon Chaney | The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Mary Philbin | Christine Daaé (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Keith Kerrigan | Pretty Blonde in Café (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Virgil W. Vogel | Editor |
| William Castle | Director |
| Frederick Brady | Story, Screenplay |
| Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Frederick Kohner | Story, Screenplay |
| Irving Smith | Gaffer |
| Carl E. Guthrie | Director of Photography |
| Richard H. Riedel | Art Direction |
| Julia Heron | Set Decoration |
| Glenn E. Anderson | Sound |
| Everett Smith | Sound Engineer |
| Rosemary Odell | Costume Design |
| Ray Romero | Makeup Artist |
| Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Dave Preston | Wardrobe Master |
| Frank Skinner | Original Music Composer |
| Joan St. Oegger | Hairstylist |
| Doris Harris | Hairstylist |
| Percy Ikerd | Unit Production Manager |
| George Lollier | Assistant Director |
| Ronald R. Rondell | Assistant Director |
| Ed Keyes | Props |
| Frank Gorback | Sound Engineer |
| Les Neal | Grip |
| Stanley Guliver | Grip |
| Arthur D. Kaufman | Best Boy Grip |
| John Mehl | Assistant Camera |
| Richard Towers | Camera Operator |
| Rosmond Demetropolos | Wardrobe Master |
| Betty Carruth | Assistant Editor |
| Joseph Gershenson | Music Director |
| Ethmer Roten | Musician |
| Daniele Amfitheatrof | Additional Music |
| Edgar Fairchild | Additional Music |
| Elizabeth Firestone | Additional Music |
| Ralph Freed | Additional Music |
| William Lava | Additional Music |
| Milton Rosen | Additional Music |
| Hans J. Salter | Additional Music |
| Walter Scharf | Additional Music |
| Connie Earl | Script Supervisor |
| Leon Charles | Dialogue Coach |
| Ellis Coleman | Production Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Leonard Goldstein | Producer |
| William Grady Jr. | Associate Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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