The Star
“The story of a woman...who thought she was a star so high in the sky no man could touch her!”
Actress Margaret Elliot is well past her prime but refuses to retire from the acting business. Despite entreaties from both her daughter, Gretchen, and one-time professional colleague Jim Johannsen, Margaret remains convinced that she can regain her former glory. As she sets her sights on a coveted Hollywood role, Johannsen tries doggedly to get his unrequited love to see the folly of her ways.
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Cast
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Bette Davis
Margaret Elliot
Known for
All About Eve
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Sterling Hayden
Jim Johannsen aka Barry Lester
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
The Killing
Natalie Wood
Gretchen
Known for
West Side Story
Rebel Without a Cause
Warner Anderson
Harry Stone
Known for
Destination Moon
Blackboard Jungle
Minor Watson
Joe Morrison
Known for
Woman of the Year
Trapeze
June Travis
Phyllis Stone
Also in
Ceiling Zero
Monster a Go-Go!
Paul Frees
Richard Stanley
Known for
The Fantastic Four
The Secret Squirrel Show
Robert Warwick
R.J. an Aging Actor at Party
Known for
Sullivan's Travels
In a Lonely Place
Barbara Lawrence
Barbara Lawrence
Known for
Unfaithfully Yours
Thieves' Highway
Fay Baker
Faith
Known for
Notorious
The House on Telegraph Hill
Herb Vigran
Roy
Known for
Charlotte's Web
Galactica 1980
Marie Blake
The Stones' Maid Annie (uncredited)
Known for
The Addams Family
Stuart Heisler Director · Katherine Albert Screenplay Dale Eunson Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1M · United States release December 11, 1952 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,000,000
Production
Bert E. Friedlob Productions
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 11, 1952
Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 2000 · Physical · IMDB
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