15 Dec 1954
The Country Girl
An ex-theater actor is given one more chance to star in a musical yet his alcoholism may prevent it from happening.
Make Me a Star
HOLLYYWOOD BEHIND THE SCENES!
A grocery clerk, longing to become a cowboy actor, goes to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune. Unfortunately, his acting ability is non-existent.
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Joan Blondell 'Flips' Montague
Stuart Erwin Merton Gill
Zasu Pitts Mrs. Scudder
Ben Turpin Ben
Charles Sellon Mr. Gashwiler
Florence Roberts Mrs. Gashwiler
Helen Jerome Eddy Tessie Kearns
Arthur Hoyt Hardy Powell
Ruth Donnelly The Countess
Sam Hardy Jeff Baird
Oscar Apfel Henshaw
Tallulah Bankhead Tallulah Bankhead (uncredited)
Clive Brook Clive Brook (uncredited)
Maurice Chevalier Maurice Chevalier (uncredited)
Claudette Colbert Claudette Colbert (uncredited)
Phillips Holmes Phillips Holmes (uncredited)
Fredric March Fredric March (uncredited)
Jack Oakie Jack Oakie (uncredited)
Charles Ruggles Charles Ruggles (uncredited)
Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)
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