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A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 92%. Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 19m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star. Things don't go entirely according to plan.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
56 audience votes
Key crew
- King VidorDirector
- Wanda TuchockWriter
- Ralph SpenceWriter
- William AxtOriginal Music Composer
- Agnes Christine JohnstonWriter
- Laurence StallingsWriter
Cast
- Marion DaviesPeggy Pepper
- William HainesBilly Boone
- Dell HendersonColonel Pepper
- Paul RalliAndre Telfair
- Tenen HoltzCasting Director
- Harry GribbonComedy Director
- Sidney BraceyDramatic Director
- Polly MoranMaid
- Albert ContiProducer
- John GilbertJohn Gilbert (uncredited)
- Charlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin (uncredited)
- Renée AdoréeRenée Adorée (uncredited)
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Themes
movie businessshow businesscomedianslapstick comedyhollywoodfilmmakingsilent filmfalsenessgrandiose behavior