The Star (1952)


The Star
Release Date11 December 1952
TaglineThe story of a woman...who thought she was a star so high in the sky no man could touch her!
GenreDrama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsHollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White

The Star is a 1952 film directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Bette Davis, Sterling Hayden and Natalie Wood. The plot tells the story of a washed up actress who tries anything to restart her career, even at the risk of alienating her husband and daughter. Bette Davis received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Margaret Elliot

Jim Johannson aka Barry Lester

Gretchen

Warner Anderson
Harry Stone

Joe Morrison

Phyllis Stone

Richard Stanley

Robert Warrick
R.J., Aging Actor at Party

Margaret's sister

David Alpert
Keith Barkley

James Anderson
Actor playing Jed Garfield in The Fatal Winter

Old Biddy in Store

Marie Blake
Annie, Stones' Maid

Claire Carleton
Jailbird

Druggist

Gil Frye
George, Assistant Director

Sam Harris
Party Guest

Al Hill
Cameraman

John Indrisano
Projectionist

Waitress

Lorin Raker
Somers

Kay Riehl
Mrs. Adams, Landlady

Frank J. Scannell
Auctioneer

Dorothy Vaughan
Annie's Friend in Department Store

Katherine Warren
Mrs. Ruth Morrison

Barbara Woodell
Peggy Morgan

Director

Stuart Heisler
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Writer

Dale Eunson

Katherine Albert

Producer

Bert E. Friedlob
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Ernest Laszlo

Set Decorator

Edward G. Boyle

Makeup Department

Del Armstrong
makeup supervisor

Jane Romeyn
hair stylist

Production Manager

J. Paul
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Robert Vreeland
assistant director

Art Department

Boris Leven
set designer

Sound Department

John R. Carter
sound engineer

Special Effects

David Commons
special effects

Jack Rabin
special effects

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Bill Edwards
wardrobe

Orry-Kelly
gowns: Miss Davis

Ann Peck
wardrobe

Sam Benson
wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department

Otto Ludwig
editorial supervisor

Music Department

Sidney Cutner
orchestrator

Leo Shuken
orchestrator

conductor

Other Crew

Bert E. Friedlob
presenter

Weslie Jones
script supervisor

Leo Taub
assistant to producer

Production Company

Bert E. Friedlob Productions
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Distributor

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Warner Home Video






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