The Star

The Star

1952 | 1h 29m | Drama, Romance | TV-PG

Brief Synopsis

A faded film star fights to hold on to her past glamour despite failing finances.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Stuart Heisler

CAST

Bette Davis

Sterling Hayden

Natalie Wood

Warner Anderson

Minor Watson

June Travis

PRODUCERS

Bert E. Friedlob

WRITERS

Dale Eunson

Katherine Albert

Related Videos

Star, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Girls Don't Climb Trees
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Considering asking her ex-husband for money, down-and-out actress Margaret Elliott (Bette Davis) encounters her daughter Gretchen (Natalie Wood) and the new wife (Katherine Warren), in The Star, 1952.
Star, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Pick My Bones!
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Opening scenes, Bette Davis as "Margaret Elliott" bumps into former agent Harry (Warner Anderson), in The Star, 1952, from an original screenplay by Joan Crawford pals Dale Eunson and Katherine Albert.
Star, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) It's Paid For
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First appearance of Jim Johannson (Sterling Hayden), having bailed struggling actress Margaret Elliott (Bette Davis) out of jail after a bender, then discovering more problems, in The Star, 1952.

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