Description
Summary:A harsh look at Hollywood in which an aging silent-movie queen makes a tragic attempt to return to stardom.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1950.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1950: Best Writing (Story and Screenplay) (Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D. M. Marshman, Jr.), Best Art Direction (Black-and-White) (Art Direction: Hans Dreier, John Meehan; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Ray Moyer), Best Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) (Franz Waxman)
Production Credits:Director of photography, John F. Seitz ; edited by Doane Harrison, Arthur Schmidt ; costumes Edith Head ; music score by Franz Waxman.