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Director:
Writers:
Gene Fowler (writer) and
Rowland Brown (writer) ...
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Release Date:
24 June 1932 (USA) more
Genre:
Plot:
The career of a waitress takes off when she meets an amiable drunken Hollywood producer. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Reviews:
Bennett At Her Best more (15 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Constance Bennett ... Mary Evans
Lowell Sherman ... Maximillan 'Max' Carey
Neil Hamilton ... Lonny Borden
Gregory Ratoff ... Julius Saxe
Brooks Benedict ... Muto, Diner Who Will Put Mary in Pictures
Louise Beavers ... Bonita, Mary's Maid
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Reed ... Undetermined Role (scenes deleted)
Alice Adair ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson ... James, Max's Butler (uncredited)
Sam Armstrong ... (uncredited)
Zeena Baer ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
King Baggot ... Department Head (uncredited)
Gerald Barry ... John Reed, an Actor (uncredited)
Floyd Bell ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Veda Buckland ... Nana, Jackie's Nursemaid (uncredited)
Nicholas Caruso ... Chef (uncredited)
L. Casey ... Writer (uncredited)
Lita Chevret ... Actress Filming on Movie Set (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin ... Car Owner (uncredited)
Marcelle Corday ... French Nursemaid (uncredited)
Adrienne D'Ambricourt ... French Cook (uncredited)
Billy Davis ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Gordon De Main ... The 'Yes' Man (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn ... Doorman at Grauman's Theater (uncredited)
Effie Ellsler ... Brown Derby Diner (uncredited)
Jesse Ellwood ... Bootblack (uncredited)
Patricia Farr ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Fred Fisher ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
William Fletcher ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Ken Foy ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Grace Goodall ... Department Head (uncredited)
Edna Gregory ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Charlie Hall ... Reporter (uncredited)
Aggie Herring ... Flower Vendor (uncredited)
Jean Huntley ... Cashier (uncredited)
Dolly Jarvis ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Sheldon Jett ... Studio Assistant Department Head in Screening Room (uncredited)
Tony Jurrick ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Eliz Karlin ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Charles Kerr ... Photographer (uncredited)
Eleanor Kingston ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Connie Lewis ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas ... Bill, Replacement Director (uncredited)
Jim Mason ... Attorney Roberts (uncredited)
Torben Meyer ... Nick, Brown Derby Headwaiter (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer ... Diner at Brown Derby (uncredited)
Paddy O'Flynn ... Reporter (uncredited)
Charles O'Malley ... Reporter (uncredited)
Jackie Paige ... Baby Jackie Borden (uncredited)
George Periolat ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Gus Reed ... Department Head (uncredited)
Florence Roberts ... Brown Derby Diner (uncredited)
Dick Rush ... Policeman (uncredited)
Arline Ryam ... Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Lewis Sargent ... Reporter (uncredited)
Gertrude Short ... Waitress Letting Mary Serve Max (uncredited)
Harry Strang ... Reporter (uncredited)
Phil Tead ... Jimmy, the Assistant Director (uncredited)
Jack Trainor ... (uncredited)
Bryant Washburn ... Washed-Up Star Telephoning in Brown Derby (uncredited)
Josephine Whittell ... Miss DuPont, the Interviewer (uncredited)
Eric Wilton ... Martin, Mary's Butler (uncredited)
Carol Wines ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
George Cukor 
 
Writing credits
Gene Fowler (writer) and
Rowland Brown (writer)

Adela Rogers St. Johns (story) and
Louis Stevens (story) uncredited

Jane Murfin (screenplay) and
Ben Markson (screenplay) and
Allen Rivkin (screenplay) uncredited

Robert Presnell Sr. (adaptation) uncredited

Produced by
Pandro S. Berman .... associate producer
David O. Selznick .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Max Steiner 
 
Cinematography by
Charles Rosher (photographed by)
 
Film Editing by
Del Andrews (uncredited)
Jack Kitchin (uncredited)
 
Art Direction by
Carroll Clark 
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Hartnett .... assistant director (uncredited)
Edward Killy .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
George D. Ellis .... sound recordist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Lloyd Knechtel .... special effects
Slavko Vorkapich .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
William H. Clothier .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Cecil R. Cooney .... assistant camera (uncredited)
John Miehle .... still photographer (uncredited)
Frank Redman .... camera operator (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Margaret Pemberton .... costumes supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Frederic Knudtson .... assistant editor (uncredited)
James Wilkinson .... pre-production editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Max Steiner .... musical director
Bernhard Kaun .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Marie Branham .... stenographer (uncredited)
Trudy Wellman .... script clerk (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Hollywood Madness (USA) (working title)
Hollywood Merry-Go-Round (USA) (working title)
The Truth About Hollywood (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
88 min
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Language:
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Photophone System)
Certification:

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Max Carey was modelled after Lowell Sherman himself, who was known to be an alcoholic, as well as silent film director Marshall Neilan and actor John Barrymore (who was Sherman's brother-in-law at the time). more
Quotes:
[first lines]
[Mary Evans is admiring a magazine photo of Clark Gable]
Mary Evans: Hmmmm. Oh, boy!
[Mary places the magazine photo against her face and pretends Gable is her lover. She speaks in an exaggerated voice]
Mary Evans: Daaahling, how I love you my daaahling, I love you I do.
[she puts the magazine down and returns to her normal voice]
Mary Evans: It's getting late and I must scram.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) more

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8 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
Bennett At Her Best, 3 September 2005
8/10
Author: David (Handlinghandel) from NY, NY

What that lady needed was a good script and a fine director. She had both in "Our Betters." And she had it here. And this one will break your heart.

The on-the-set ambiance is very plausible. Lowell Sherman is excellent as the tippling director who discovers waitress Bennett and becomes a heavier drinker. Gregory Ratoff is superb as the initially brusque but increasingly sympathetic producer Saxe.

Conusance Bennett is likable as the ambitious waitress. She gets us to smile as she starts out as a crummy actress but works hard at it. And she is directed to a superb performance when things for Sherman, her, and her husband Neil Hamilton get tough.

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