88 minutes
6/24/1932
Sassy and ambitious waitress Mary Evans amuses and befriends amiable seldom-sober Hollywood film director Max Carey when he stumbles into her restaurant. Max invites Mary to his film premiere and, after a night of drinking and carousing, Mary is granted a screen test. A studio contract follows. Just as Mary finds her dreams coming true, Carey’s life and career begins its descent.
Constance Bennett
as Mary Evans
Lowell Sherman
as Maximilian 'Max' Carey
Neil Hamilton
as Lonny Borden
Gregory Ratoff
as Julius Saxe
Brooks Benedict
as Muto
Louise Beavers
as Mary's Maid Bonita
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
as Max's Butler James (uncredited)
King Baggot
as Department Head (uncredited)
Gerald Barry
as John Reed (uncredited)
Veda Buckland
as Baby Jackie's Nursemaid Nana (uncredited)
Nicholas Caruso
as Chef at Brown Derby (uncredited)
Lita Chevret
as Actress Filming on Movie Set (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
as Car Owner (uncredited)
Marcelle Corday
as French Nursemaid (uncredited)
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
as French Cook (uncredited)
Effie Ellsler
as Elderly Brown Derby Diner (uncredited)
Aggie Herring
as Flower Vendor at Brown Derby (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
as Bill the Replacement Director (uncredited)
James Pier Mason
as Attorney Roberts (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
as Brown Derby Headwaiter Nick (uncredited)
Florence Roberts
as Elderly Brown Derby Diner (uncredited)
Gertrude Short
as Waitress Letting Mary Serve Max (uncredited)
Phil Tead
as Assistant Director Jimmy (uncredited)
Bryant Washburn
as Washed-Up Star Telephoning in Brown Derby (uncredited)
Josephine Whittell
as Miss DuPont the Interviewer (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
as Mary's Butler Martin (uncredited)
George H. Reed
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Alice Adair
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Sam Armstrong
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Gordon De Main
as The 'Yes' Man (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
as Doorman at Grauman's Theater (uncredited)
Patricia Farr
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Grace Goodall
as Department Head (uncredited)
Edna Gregory
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
as Reporter (uncredited)
Jean Huntley
as Cashier (uncredited)
Dolly Jarvis
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Sheldon Jett
as Studio Assistant Department Head in Screening Room (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones
as Flower Girl at Wedding (uncredited)
Charles Kerr
as Photographer (uncredited)
Eleanor Kingston
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
as Diner at Brown Derby (uncredited)
Paddy O'Flynn
as Reporter (uncredited)
Charles O'Malley
as Reporter (uncredited)
George Periolat
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Gus Reed
as Department Head (uncredited)
Dick Rush
as Policeman (uncredited)
Lewis Sargent
as Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Strang
as Reporter (uncredited)
Carol Wines
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Jack Trainor
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)