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Make Me a Star (1932)

Make Me a Star poster
Directed by
William Beaudine
Genre
comedy drama, romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A small town grocery clerk with big dreams of becoming a movie star moves to Hollywood. He bumbles his way through the film industry, finding both mishaps and unexpected romance.

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What happens

Make Me a Star is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film starring Stuart Erwin, Joan Blondell, and ZaSu Pitts. Directed by William Beaudine, the film is a remake of the 1924 silent film Merton of the Movies, based upon the 1922 novel of that name, and the 1923 play adapted from the novel by George S. Kaufman, and Marc Connelly. It was remade again as Merton of the Movies in 1947. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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