Sassy and ambitious waitress Mary Evans amuses and befriends amiable seldom-sober Hollywood film director Max Carey when he stumbles into her restaurant. Max invites Mary to his film premiere and, after a night of drinking and carousing, Mary is granted a screen test. A studio contract follows. Just as Mary finds her dreams coming true, Carey’s life and career begins its descent.
Cast
Constance Bennett
Mary Evans
Lowell Sherman
Maximilian 'Max' Carey
Neil Hamilton
Lonny Borden
Gregory Ratoff
Julius Saxe
Brooks Benedict
Muto
Louise Beavers
Mary's Maid Bonita
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Max's Butler James (uncredited)
King Baggot
Department Head (uncredited)
Gerald Barry
John Reed (uncredited)
Veda Buckland
Baby Jackie's Nursemaid Nana (uncredited)
Nicholas Caruso
Chef at Brown Derby (uncredited)
Lita Chevret
Actress Filming on Movie Set (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Car Owner (uncredited)
Marcelle Corday
French Nursemaid (uncredited)
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
French Cook (uncredited)
Effie Ellsler
Elderly Brown Derby Diner (uncredited)
Aggie Herring
Flower Vendor at Brown Derby (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Bill the Replacement Director (uncredited)
James Pier Mason
Attorney Roberts (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Brown Derby Headwaiter Nick (uncredited)
Florence Roberts
Elderly Brown Derby Diner (uncredited)
Gertrude Short
Waitress Letting Mary Serve Max (uncredited)
Phil Tead
Assistant Director Jimmy (uncredited)
Bryant Washburn
Washed-Up Star Telephoning in Brown Derby (uncredited)
Josephine Whittell
Miss DuPont the Interviewer (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
Mary's Butler Martin (uncredited)
George H. Reed
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Alice Adair
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Sam Armstrong
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Gordon De Main
The 'Yes' Man (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Doorman at Grauman's Theater (uncredited)
Patricia Farr
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Grace Goodall
Department Head (uncredited)
Edna Gregory
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Reporter (uncredited)
Jean Huntley
Cashier (uncredited)
Dolly Jarvis
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Sheldon Jett
Studio Assistant Department Head in Screening Room (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones
Flower Girl at Wedding (uncredited)
Charles Kerr
Photographer (uncredited)
Eleanor Kingston
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Diner at Brown Derby (uncredited)
Paddy O'Flynn
Reporter (uncredited)
Charles O'Malley
Reporter (uncredited)
George Periolat
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Gus Reed
Department Head (uncredited)
Dick Rush
Policeman (uncredited)
Lewis Sargent
Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Reporter (uncredited)
Carol Wines
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Jack Trainor
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Crew
George Cukor
Director
Gene Fowler
Writer
Rowland Brown
Writer
Robert Presnell Sr.
Adaptation
Ben Markson
Screenplay
Jane Murfin
Screenplay
Allen Rivkin
Screenplay
Adela Rogers St. Johns
Story
Louis Stevens
Story
Jack Kitchin
Editor
Del Andrews
Editor
Frederic Knudtson
Assistant Editor
Charles Rosher
Director of Photography
James Hartnett
Assistant Director
Edward Killy
Assistant Director
David O. Selznick
Executive Producer
Pandro S. Berman
Associate Producer
Frank Redman
Camera Operator
William H. Clothier
Assistant Camera
Cecil Cooney
Assistant Camera
Margaret Pemberton
Costume Supervisor
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
George D. Ellis
Sound Recordist
Lloyd Knechtel
Special Effects
Slavko Vorkapich
Special Effects
Harry Redmond Sr.
Special Effects
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Trudy Wellman
Script Supervisor
Carroll Clark
Art Direction
Bernhard Kaun
Orchestrator
Eugene Joseff
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