Broken Hearts of Hollywood
Broken Hearts of Hollywood is a 1926 American comedy drama film released by Warner Bros. and directed by Lloyd Bacon. It is unknown, but the film might have been released with a Vitaphone soundtrack.[1] A print of the film exists.[2]
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| Directed by | Lloyd Bacon |
| Screenplay by | Raymond Schrock Edward Clark Graham Baker (scenario) |
| Starring | Patsy Ruth Miller Louise Dresser Douglas Fairbanks Jr. |
| Cinematography | Virgil Miller |
| Edited by | Clarence Kolster |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
Virginia Perry leaves her husband and child to return to Hollywood; but having dissipated her beauty and seeking solace in drink, she soon finds herself another "has been" on the fringe of movie circles. Her daughter, Betty Anne, wins a national beauty contest, and en route to Hollywood she meets Hal, another contest winner; both fail in their first screen attempts and turn to Marshall, an unscrupulous trickster, who enrolls them in his acting school. Molly, a movie extra, induces Betty Anne to attend a wild party; she is arrested in a raid; and Hal, to raise the money for her bail, takes a "stunt" job in which he is badly hurt. Betty Anne seeks the aid of star actor McLain, who obtains for her the leading female role in his next film; Virginia, who is cast as her mother, keeps silent about their relationship until the film is completed. Apprehensive for her daughter's safety, she shoots Marshall while in a drunken stupor and is arrested. At the trial, Betty Anne's testimony saves her mother, who is then happily united with her daughter and Hal.
Cast
- Patsy Ruth Miller as Betty Anne Bolton
- Louise Dresser as Virginia Perry
- Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Hal Terwilliger
- Jerry Miley as Marshall
- Stuart Holmes as McLain
- Barbara Worth as Molly
- Dick Sutherland as the Sheriff
- Emile Chautard as the Director
- Anders Randolf as the District Attorney
- George Nichols as the Chief of Detectives
- Sam de Grasse as the Defense Attorney
- Dolores Corrigan as Betty Anne Bolton as a Child (uncredited)
See also
- List of early Warner Bros. talking features
Preservation status
- The film is preserved in the George Eastman House and Filmmuseum Amsterdam.[3]
References
Notes
External links
- Broken Hearts of Hollywood at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Broken Hearts of Hollywood at IMDb
- Broken Hearts of Hollywood at the TCM Movie Database
- Synopsis at AllMovie