Hollywood Story

"We can't tell you what this picture is about ... without giving away the secret that rocked the lives of five fabulous people!"

Jun 1 1951 Approved 1h 17m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A producer takes over a small film studio and - sensing that it'll be a good movie- begins investigating an old murder of a silent film director shot in his office years ago. He finds that his life is threatened as he digs deeper into the mystery.

Plot

Hollywood 1950: The successful producer Larry O'Brian arrives in Los Angeles to found a motion picture company. He buys an old studio which was unused since the days of silent movies. He's shown the office where the famous director Franklin Farrara was shot. The case hasn't been solved until now, although there were many suspects. O'Brian becomes fascinated by the subject and wants to shoot a movie about it. He investigates himself and soon gets into danger himself.

Written by

Frederick Kohner, Frederick Brady

Directed by

William Castle

Cast

Richard Conte, Julie Adams, Richard Egan

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures, Universal International Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,109
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA