

Broken Hearts of Hollywood
1926, English. Directed by Lloyd Bacon.
A story of the lives and loves behind the screens of Hollywood, the Mecca of picture fans.
Virginia Perry, a former movie star, leaves her family and returns to Hollywood to make a comeback, but age has taken its toll and she is cast in small character roles. Meanwhile, her daughter, Betty Ann, has won a beauty contest, and heads for Hollywood. They end up in the same, film, with Mom playing her Mom. Marshall tries to take advantage of the naive Betty. Somebody gets shot. Somebody is put on trial.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Lloyd BaconDirector
- Patsy Ruth MillerBetty Anne Bolton
- Louise DresserVirginia Perry
- Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Hal Terwilliger
- Jerry MileyMarshall
- Stuart HolmesMcLain
- Barbara WorthMolly
- Dick SutherlandSheriff
- Émile ChautardDirector
- Anders RandolfDistrict Attorney
- George NicholsChief of Detectives
- Sam De GrasseDefense Attorney
Details
- Released
- 14 August 1926
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- C. Graham Baker, Edward Clark, Raymond L. Schrock
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Broken Hearts of Hollywood (1926) was directed by Lloyd Bacon and stars Patsy Ruth Miller, Louise Dresser, Douglas Fairbanks Jr..