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  • Make Me a Star (1932)
  • Passed
    86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Make Me a Star (1932)
Passed
86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Merton Gill is longing to become a cowboy actor and leaves his hometown to try his luck in Hollywood, but there his acting ability is regarded as non-existent. Actress Flips gives him a chance in a bit part, but he fails in that; however, ...See moreMerton Gill is longing to become a cowboy actor and leaves his hometown to try his luck in Hollywood, but there his acting ability is regarded as non-existent. Actress Flips gives him a chance in a bit part, but he fails in that; however, the way he fails makes her think that he could be a good comedian. She persuades the studio to put him in a western parody, not telling him what they're really planning, because they know that he does not like comedies. Rather than ending tragic-comically, the movie becomes a brilliant coda to art and its servants, the artists, in this case the magniloquent Joan Blondell and Stuart Erwin. Written by Stephan Eichenberg See less
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Director
Writers
Sam Mintz (screen play by) | Walter DeLeon (screen play by) (as Walter De Leon) | Arthur Kober (screen play by) | Harry Leon Wilson (from the novel "Merton of the Movies" by) & 2 more
Cinematographer
Allen G. Siegler (photographed by) (as Allan Siegler)
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Updated Jun 30, 1932

Release date
Jul 1, 1932 (United States)

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40 cast members
Name Known for
Joan Blondell
'Flips' Montague 'Flips' Montague   See fewer
Stuart Erwin
Merton Gill Merton Gill   See fewer
Zasu Pitts
Mrs. Scudder (as ZaSu Pitts) Mrs. Scudder (as ZaSu Pitts)   See fewer
Ben Turpin
Ben Turpin Ben Turpin   See fewer
Charles Sellon
Mr. Gashwiler Mr. Gashwiler   See fewer
Florence Roberts
Mrs. Gashwiler Mrs. Gashwiler   See fewer
Helen Jerome Eddy
Tessie Kearns Tessie Kearns   See fewer
Arthur Hoyt
Hardy Powell Hardy Powell   See fewer
George Templeton
Buck Benson (as Dink Templeton) Buck Benson (as Dink Templeton)   See fewer
Ruth Donnelly
The Countess The Countess   See fewer
Sam Hardy
Jeff Baird Jeff Baird   See fewer
Oscar Apfel
Henshaw Henshaw   See fewer
Eddie Baker
Studio Workman (uncredited) Studio Workman (uncredited)   See fewer
Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead (uncredited) Tallulah Bankhead (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Bletcher
Actor in 'Wide Open Spaces' (uncredited) Actor in 'Wide Open Spaces' (uncredited)   See fewer
Clive Brook
Clive Brook (uncredited) Clive Brook (uncredited)   See fewer
A.S. 'Pop' Byron
Majestic Studio Gate Guard (uncredited) Majestic Studio Gate Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Maurice Chevalier
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert (uncredited) Claudette Colbert (uncredited)   See fewer
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper (uncredited) Gary Cooper (uncredited)   See fewer
Phillips Holmes
Phillips Holmes (uncredited) Phillips Holmes (uncredited)   See fewer
Bud Jamison
Actor in 'Wide Open Spaces' (uncredited) Actor in 'Wide Open Spaces' (uncredited)   See fewer
Fredric March
Fredric March (uncredited) Fredric March (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Mason
Extra in Western Scene (uncredited) Extra in Western Scene (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Mills
Chuck Collins (uncredited) Chuck Collins (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Oakie
Jack Oakie (uncredited) Jack Oakie (uncredited)   See fewer
Pinto the Horse
Pinto (uncredited) Pinto (uncredited)   See fewer
'Snub' Pollard
Actor in 'Wide Open Spaces' (uncredited) Actor in 'Wide Open Spaces' (uncredited)   See fewer
Victor Potel
Actor in 'Wide Open Spaces' (uncredited) Actor in 'Wide Open Spaces' (uncredited)   See fewer
'Little Billy' Rhodes
Billy Rhodes (uncredited) Billy Rhodes (uncredited)   See fewer
Buddy Roosevelt
Cowboy in Casting Office (uncredited) Cowboy in Casting Office (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Ruggles
Charles Ruggles (uncredited) Charles Ruggles (uncredited)   See fewer
Gertrude Short
Girl with the Pattersons (uncredited) Girl with the Pattersons (uncredited)   See fewer
Sylvia Sidney
Sylvia Sidney (uncredited) Sylvia Sidney (uncredited)   See fewer
Kent Taylor
Theatre Doorman Ticket Taker (uncredited) Theatre Doorman Ticket Taker (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Tenbrook
Bus Driver (uncredited) Bus Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Nick Thompson
Western Actor with Hands Tied (uncredited) Western Actor with Hands Tied (uncredited)   See fewer
Bobby Vernon
Peewee - Baird's Assistant (uncredited) Peewee - Baird's Assistant (uncredited)   See fewer
Polly Walters
Doris Randall (uncredited) Doris Randall (uncredited)   See fewer
Kathrin Clare Ward
Ma Patterson (uncredited) Ma Patterson (uncredited)   See fewer
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