Brown Derby waitress Mary Evans befriends seldom-sober director Max Carey and is soon in the big-time. She hooks eastern millionaire Lonnie Borden but he soon tires of the Hollywood lifestyle and of playing second fiddle to a star. Carey looks on with interest when he can see straight.... (Full plot summary below)
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Brown Derby waitress Mary Evans befriends seldom-sober director Max Carey and is soon in the big-time. She hooks eastern millionaire Lonnie Borden but he soon tires of the Hollywood lifestyle and of playing second fiddle to a star. Carey looks on with interest when he can see straight.
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| Alternate EndingTim BraytonA great character piece lying just atop a great snapshot of a particular place in a particular moment. |
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceA swirl of Tinseltown anecdotes peopled by spirited sketches of dyspeptic bosses and smirking gossip-peddlers, safe but piquant |
| User ReviewJames HBefore any version of "A Star Is Born" was made, George Cukor directed What Price Hollywood, an inside look at Hollywood and the downfall of a once prominent director. I really love movies about Hollywood, and this is easily one of the best. Lowell Sherman doesn't get enough love in general and he's excellent here. His relationship with Constance Bennet (whose performance is phenomenal) is heartbreaking. |
| User ReviewBen DGeorge Cukor is one of the big names of Old Hollywood - he directed many genuine classics. This is probably his second great film (after One Hour With You) and is one he later filmed again under a different title: "A Star is Born". What Price Hollywood? is melodrama of the highest kind. An aspiring actress - still only a waitress - catches the eye of a director who she is waiting on - and is soon a celebrated actress, America's Pal. She rides the highs, suffers some lows, and her star soon eclipses the director who found her. Constance Bennett as Mary Evans is superb - I'll admit to not knowing who is she, and she didn't act in much else - and I'm interested to see more of her work on the back of this. Lowell Serman played Carey, the director with great gusto. It has to be said, this film reminded me much of The Artist, the 2012 silent comedy that won Best Picture. Their trajectories are similiar. All in all a very entertaining, comedic drama that is very good indeed. |
| User ReviewTom MStar is Born-esque melodrama. Very sharp humor writing in the earlier scenes, then some cool expressionistic filmmaking during the climactic sequences. Bennett is quite compelling, Hamilton channels William Powell, Sherman is a cookie cutter romantic lead, and Ratoff presages Michael Lerner in Barton Fink. Always entertaining, surprisingly good throughout. |
| User ReviewKeith C"What Price Hollywood?" laid the ground work for all versions of "A Star Is Born". George Cukor obviously had a story to tell. Constance Bennett stars as Mary Evans, a young waitress at the Brown Derby who sets her sights on the downward spiraling director Max Carey played by Lowell Sherman as her entrance into motion pictures. This film gives you a glimpse of old Hollywood and how careers were molded. It tells the tale of a strong friendship, the devotion and love for the man who gave her the break she dreamed of. Great film for it's time. If you love movies about Hollywood.... this is a great one to see. Note: Neil Hamilton (aka TV's Batman's Commissioner Gordan) plays Mary's husband Lonny Borden in this film. |
| User Reviewjay nThe template for A Star is Born is a good film on its own. While certain scenes reflect the later films the tenure of this is different and the core relationship between the main characters is not a romantic one but one of friendship. Interesting use of imagery to make statements and set moods is dated but done it a way that makes sense within the context of the picture. Solid but the definitive version is still the Judy Garland 1954 starrer. |
| User ReviewEric RWhat Price Hollywood B The inspiration for " A Star Is Born," struck me as being very much like a rough draft of that story, and I don't just mean chonologically. It shows promise, but it's not quite [i]there [/i]yet. There are lots of good ideas, clever direction by George Cukor (who made the best ASIB in 1954 with Judy Garland) and a strong performance from Constance Bennett as the up and coming starlet.Regrettably, the story loses its way when it introduces a deadly dull love interest [i]different [/i]from the man who discovers Bennett, something that was wisely dropped from ASIB. Still, it's an intriguing if flawed curio. The 1937 and especially the 1954 versions are far more satisfying, with the latter being one of the very best musicals ever made. |
