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Star Dust

Star Dust

A GRAND BEHIND THE SCENES SHOW ABOUT HOLLYWOOD!

1940•1h 26m•4.8/10
ComedyDrama

Ratings

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4.8/10(4)

When Hollywood film studios reject her because she's too young, an Arkansas woman sets out to build a career as an actress on her own.

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Production

20th Century Fox

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Linda Darnell

Linda Darnell

Carolyn Sayres

John Payne

John Payne

Ambrose Fillmore "Bud" Borden

Roland Young

Roland Young

Thomas Brooke

Charlotte Greenwood

Charlotte Greenwood

Lola Langdon

William Gargan

William Gargan

Dane Wharton

Mary Beth Hughes

Mary Beth Hughes

June Lawrence

Mary Healy

Mary Healy

Mary Andrews

Donald Meek

Donald Meek

Sam Wellman

Jessie Ralph

Jessie Ralph

Aunt Martha Parker

Walter Kingsford

Walter Kingsford

Studio Actor Playing "Napoleon"

George Montgomery

George Montgomery

Ronnie

Robert Lowery

Robert Lowery

Bellboy

Lynne Roberts

Lynne Roberts

College Girl

Joan Leslie

Joan Leslie

College Girl (uncredited)

Jody Gilbert

Jody Gilbert

Hotel Maid

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Hotel Desk Clerk

Louise Lorimer

Louise Lorimer

Miss Collins

Mantan Moreland

Mantan Moreland

Waiter on Train

Fern Emmett

Fern Emmett

Della

Hal K. Dawson

Hal K. Dawson

Cargo, Wellman's Assistant

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