A Star Is Shorn
1939, English. Directed by Del Lord.
Danny Webb plays wanna-be Hollywood agent, Speedy Williams, while Mary Treen plays Patsy, the best friend of Hazel Hackenschmitt (Ethelreda Leopold). Having just won the hometown title of "Miss Maple Syrup", Hazel decides to move to Hollywood to be a star. Speedy cooks up a scheme to get her seen by important Hollywood producer, B.O. Botswaddle (Raymond Brown) who is known to never make a move without Astrological guidance. This scheme involves making up Patsy with turban and a 3rd Eye, and introducing her to Botswaddle as a mystical seer... one, of course, who see's Hazel as the star of his next motion picture. Naturally, things do not go as planned. Treen is especially memorable in a wonderfully goofy role.
- Runtime
- 0h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Released
- 20 April 1939
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Searle Kramer, Elwood Ullman
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A Star Is Shorn runs 19 minutes (0h 19m).
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A Star Is Shorn is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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A Star Is Shorn isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 April 1939. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Star Is Shorn?
If you liked A Star Is Shorn, try My Wife's Relations, The Fixer Uppers, Solid Serenade.
Who directed A Star Is Shorn?
A Star Is Shorn (1939) was directed by Del Lord and stars Danny Webb, Mary Treen, Ethelreda Leopold.