What Price Hollywood? (1932 film)
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What Price Hollywood? (1932 film) is a pre-Code drama directed by George Cukor that explores the dark side of Hollywood fame through the rise of an ambitious waitress-turned-actress and the downfall of the alcoholic director who discovers her.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| What Price Hollywood? (1932 film) canonical | 3 |
| What Price Hollywood? | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What Price Hollywood? (1932 film) Context triple: [Neil Hamilton, appearedIn, What Price Hollywood? (1932 film)]
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The Goldwyn Girls
The Goldwyn Girls were a glamorous chorus line of singing and dancing women featured in numerous Samuel Goldwyn musical films of the 1930s and 1940s, often serving as a launching pad for future Hollywood stars.
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B.
The Divorcee (1930)
The Divorcee (1930) is a pre-Code American drama film, produced at MGM, that became notable for its frank treatment of marriage and infidelity and earned Norma Shearer an Academy Award for Best Actress.
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C.
Hollywood Revue of 1929
Hollywood Revue of 1929 is an early MGM musical revue film notable for its all-star cast, lavish song-and-dance numbers, and use of early sound technology during the transition from silent movies.
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D.
Pre-Code Hollywood
Pre-Code Hollywood refers to the brief era in American cinema between the introduction of sound and the strict enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code in 1934, known for its relatively frank depictions of sex, violence, and social taboos.
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E.
It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night is a classic 1934 romantic comedy film directed by Frank Capra, celebrated for its witty dialogue, influential screwball style, and Academy Award–winning performances by Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What Price Hollywood? (1932 film) Target entity description: What Price Hollywood? (1932 film) is a pre-Code drama directed by George Cukor that explores the dark side of Hollywood fame through the rise of an ambitious waitress-turned-actress and the downfall of the alcoholic director who discovers her.
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A.
The Goldwyn Girls
The Goldwyn Girls were a glamorous chorus line of singing and dancing women featured in numerous Samuel Goldwyn musical films of the 1930s and 1940s, often serving as a launching pad for future Hollywood stars.
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B.
The Divorcee (1930)
The Divorcee (1930) is a pre-Code American drama film, produced at MGM, that became notable for its frank treatment of marriage and infidelity and earned Norma Shearer an Academy Award for Best Actress.
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C.
Hollywood Revue of 1929
Hollywood Revue of 1929 is an early MGM musical revue film notable for its all-star cast, lavish song-and-dance numbers, and use of early sound technology during the transition from silent movies.
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D.
Pre-Code Hollywood
Pre-Code Hollywood refers to the brief era in American cinema between the introduction of sound and the strict enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code in 1934, known for its relatively frank depictions of sex, violence, and social taboos.
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E.
It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night is a classic 1934 romantic comedy film directed by Frank Capra, celebrated for its witty dialogue, influential screwball style, and Academy Award–winning performances by Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
story by Adela Rogers St. Johns
ⓘ
story by Louis Stevens ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charles Rosher ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | George Cukor ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Helene Warne ⓘ |
| era | early sound film era ⓘ |
| followsNarrativeArchetype | rise-and-fall show business story ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
melodrama ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | pre-Motion Picture Production Code enforcement ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lonny Borden
ⓘ
Mary Evans ⓘ Max Carey ⓘ
linked to:
Warren William
|
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Max Steiner ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
downfall of an alcoholic film director
ⓘ
rise of an ambitious waitress-turned-actress ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early critical depiction of Hollywood film industry
ⓘ
influence on later film A Star Is Born ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | David O. Selznick ⓘ |
| productionCodeEra | pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | June 24, 1932 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 88 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ben Markson
ⓘ
Gene Fowler ⓘ Rowland Brown ⓘ |
| setIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
| stars |
Constance Bennett
ⓘ
Gregory Ratoff ⓘ Louise Beavers ⓘ Lowell Sherman ⓘ Neil Hamilton ⓘ |
| studioSystemContext | RKO studio era ⓘ |
| theme |
Hollywood stardom
ⓘ
alcoholism ⓘ fame and its consequences ⓘ the dark side of Hollywood ⓘ |
| title | What Price Hollywood? ⓘ |
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