Fresh Hollywood Recruits Seek Stardom in Dream Factories
A survey of aspiring actors and workers drawn to Hollywood's film studios describes the myth of easy fame. Esther Blodgett rises from a farm girl to star Vicki Lester after Central Casting and a key screen test, facing setbacks in fashion, voice, and role fit before breakthrough.
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Hollywood
California
Dick Whittington
London
William Wellman
Robert Carson
Esther Blodgett
Tacoma
Timbuctoo
Esther
Central
Danny McGuire
Norman Maine
Dha
Vicki Lester
Vicki
Norwood
Seellarney
W Treanty
Hollywood Star Is Born theme fanned by odds and origins
A discussion of the film A Star Is Born and how star Selections like Janet Gaynor Carole Lombard and Jean Harlow rose from extras through luck talent and persistence. It notes Hollywood legends the odds against unknowns and the path from extra to leading roles through studios and personal chance.
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Hollywood
Lady Luck
David O. Selznick
Margaret Tallichet
Texas
Freau
Janet Gaynor
Clar Gable
Gary Cooper
Jean Harlow
Carole Lombard
Adolphe Menjou
Randolph Scott
United States
Selznick International
Fredric Ard
Hollyawood
Janet Gainer
Philadelphia
Melbourne
Florida
Janet
Esther
Harry Jones
San Francisco
Pany News
Hal Roach
Hollywood Secretarial School
Alberta Vaughan
Jane Alice Peters
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Dramatic Art
Fox
Carole
Pictures
Mack Sennett
Santaonica Sands
Esther Blodgett
David Warfield
Seventh Heaven
Charles Far
Platinum Blonde
Harlene Carpenter
Kansas City
Kansas
Jean
Getti
Robert Carson
Dorothy Parker
Alan Campbell
Fredric March
Adolphe Sondee
May Robson
Andy Devine
Lionel Stander
United Artists
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Film City
Vine
Capitol
Selznick International Studios
Universal
Irving Cummings
Ann Berger
Johnstown
George O’brien
Florence Gilbert
The
Mighty
Laurel and Hardy
Bryant Washburn
Clara Bow
Howard Hughes
Aviator
Greta Nissen
James Hall
Ben Lyon
Talkies
Rolls-Royce
Hughes
Miss Nissen
Nellywesa
Mecca
Penellena
Fate
Behal
William A. Wellman
Hollywood Boulevard
Beauticians
Grauman
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