The Star
Drama
Romance
The story of a woman...who thought she was a star so high in the sky no man could touch her!
Actress Margaret Elliot is well past her prime but refuses to retire from the acting business. Despite entreaties from both her daughter, Gretchen, and one-time professional colleague Jim Johannsen, Margaret remains convinced that she can regain her former glory. As she sets her sights on a coveted Hollywood role, Johannsen tries doggedly to get his unrequited love to see the folly of her ways.
1952-12-11
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Cast
Director
Stuart Heisler
Bette Davis as Margaret Elliot
Sterling Hayden as Jim Johannsen aka Barry Lester
Natalie Wood as Gretchen
Warner Anderson as Harry Stone
Minor Watson as Joe Morrison
June Travis as Phyllis Stone
Paul Frees as Richard Stanley
Robert Warwick as R.J. an Aging Actor at Party
Barbara Lawrence as Barbara Lawrence
Fay Baker as Faith
Herb Vigran as Roy
Marie Blake as The Stones' Maid Annie (uncredited)
Claire Carleton as Jailbird (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones as Waitress (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien as Waiter at Party (uncredited)
James Anderson
Florence Auer
Steve Carruthers
Byron Foulger
Al Hill
Marcia Mae Jones
Lorin Raker
Frank J. Scannell
Dorothy Vaughan
Katherine Warren
Barbara Woodell