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Make Me a Star
Make Me a Star

Make Me a Star

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A grocery clerk, longing to become a cowboy actor, goes to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune. Unfortunately, his acting ability is non-existent.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

01 July 1932

Country

United States of America

Cast

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

'Flips' Montague

Stuart Erwin

Stuart Erwin

Merton Gill

Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts

Mrs. Scudder

Ben Turpin

Ben Turpin

Ben

Charles Sellon

Charles Sellon

Mr. Gashwiler

Florence Roberts

Florence Roberts

Mrs. Gashwiler

Helen Jerome Eddy

Helen Jerome Eddy

Tessie Kearns

Arthur Hoyt

Arthur Hoyt

Hardy Powell

George Templeton

George Templeton

Buck Benson

Ruth Donnelly

Ruth Donnelly

The Countess

Sam Hardy

Sam Hardy

Jeff Baird

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Henshaw

Tallulah Bankhead

Tallulah Bankhead

Tallulah Bankhead (uncredited)

Clive Brook

Clive Brook

Clive Brook (uncredited)

Maurice Chevalier

Maurice Chevalier

Maurice Chevalier (uncredited)

Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert (uncredited)

Phillips Holmes

Phillips Holmes

Phillips Holmes (uncredited)

Fredric March

Fredric March

Fredric March (uncredited)

Jack Oakie

Jack Oakie

Jack Oakie (uncredited)

Charles Ruggles

Charles Ruggles

Charles Ruggles (uncredited)

Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)

Polly Walters

Polly Walters

Doris Randall (uncredited)

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper (uncredited)

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