Hollywood Story

New York producer Larry O'Brien comes to Hollywood with the intention of getting into independent film production. While looking for story material he comes across a deserted film lot which, it appears, was last used by a director who was mysteriously murdered many years ago, in the silent film era. He thinks the story would make a good film and, while tracking down details of the long-forgotten crime, finds himself involved in the mystery as the director's killer also tries to put O'Brien out of the way in order to silence the investigation. A lot of old names---some real, some not---from Hollywood history---are dug up until the mystery has been solved. Partly based on the unsolved murder of director William Desmond Taylor.