"A Hollywood Story."
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
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William Holden
Joe Gillis
Gloria Swanson
Norma Desmond
Erich von Stroheim
Max von Mayerling
Nancy Olson
Betty Schaefer
Fred Clark
Sheldrake
Lloyd Gough
Morino
Jack Webb
Artie Green
Franklyn Farnum
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Larry J. Blake
Finance Man #1
Charles Dayton
Finance Man #2
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