Star Dust

IMDb link: 0033100
IMDb rating: 6.6 (438 votes)
Genres: Drama
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Linda Darnell, John Payne, Roland Young, Charlotte Greenwood and others

Release date: 6 Apr 1940
Release year: 1940
Runtime: 90 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: grauman's chinese theatre los angeles, hollywood, talent scout, train, train station, telegram, studio executive, script, screen test, professional jealousy

Plot:

Carolyn Sayres gets a Hollywood contract from talent scout Brooke but is later rejected because she's too young. She falls in love with Bud Borden, another contractee who helps her to become a star. Based partly on Darnell's early experiences in Hollywood. Wharton is a parody of Zanuck.

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