""SOMETHING NEW IN HOLLYWOOD STORIES"." 15 October 1927 Drama, Comedy 70 mins
A small town girl goes to Hollywood with ambitions of becoming major dramatic star. However, the melodrama she appears in is unintentionally amusing and becomes a comedy hit.
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Gertrude Short as Polly Primrose
Jason Robards Sr. as Angus Whitcomb
Mary Foy as Mrs. Beardsley
Corliss Palmer as Lisa Smith
Stuart Holmes as Benjamin Wellington Fairmount
Jack Richardson as Rolland Harrison
Rose Dione as Lulu Fairmount
Scott Pembroke Director
George Dromgold Writer
Arthur Hoerl Story
Jean Plannette Screenplay
James Ormont Producer
Ted Tetzlaff Director of Photography
Robert Stevens Special Effects
United States 15 October 1927
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