Hollywood Story

(1951)

Crime / Drama / Film Noir

76 minutes

Directed by William Castle

Cast:

Richard Conte as Larry O'Brien

Julia Adams as Sally Rousseau / Amanda Rousseau

Richard Egan as Police Lt. Bud Lennox

Henry Hull as Philip Ferrara / Vincent St. Clair

Fred Clark as Sam Collyer

Jim Backus as Mitch Davis

Houseley Stevenson as John Miller

Francis X. Bushman as Himself

Betty Blythe as Herself

William Farnum as Himself

Helen Gibson as Herself

Joel McCrea as Himself

The film is set in Hollywood during 1950, where Larry O’Brian arrives in Los Angeles as an ambitious producer. He is founder to a motion picture company and purchases an old studio. The office in the studio is where famous director Franklin Farrara was shot. His murder was never solved, but now there are many people suspected of the crime. O’Brian becomes intrigued with the story and decides to make a film about it. As he looks more into the story, he soon finds himself in danger. 

Hollywood Story - Trailer