Sunset Boulevard (1950)

8.3/10 110 min Drama

Overview

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

Cast

William Holden

Joe Gillis

Gloria Swanson

Norma Desmond

Erich von Stroheim

Max von Mayerling

Nancy Olson

Betty Schaefer

Fred Clark

Sheldrake

Lloyd Gough

Morino

Jack Webb

Artie Green

Franklyn Farnum

Undertaker

Larry J. Blake

1st Finance Man

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Hedda Hopper

Hedda Hopper

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Q. Nilsson

H.B. Warner

H.B. Warner

Fred Aldrich

Cop Who Drags Joe's Body from Pool (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor

Courtier (uncredited)

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