Sunset Boulevard

A Hollywood Story.

Duration: 110 min
Release date: 1950-08-10
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A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

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Sunset Boulevard

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William Holden
William Holden
as Joe Gillis
Gloria Swanson
Gloria Swanson
as Norma Desmond
Erich von Stroheim
Erich von Stroheim
as Max von Mayerling
Nancy Olson
Nancy Olson
as Betty Schaefer
Fred Clark
Fred Clark
as Sheldrake
Lloyd Gough
Lloyd Gough
as Morino
Jack Webb
Jack Webb
as Artie Green
Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum
as Undertaker
Larry J. Blake
Larry J. Blake
as 1st Finance Man
Charles Dayton
Charles Dayton
as 2nd Finance Man
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille
as Cecil B. DeMille
Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper
as Hedda Hopper
Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton
as Buster Keaton
Anna Q. Nilsson
Anna Q. Nilsson
as Anna Q. Nilsson
H.B. Warner
H.B. Warner
as H.B. Warner
Ray Evans
Ray Evans
as Ray Evans
Jay Livingston
Jay Livingston
as Jay Livingston
Fred Aldrich
Fred Aldrich
as Cop Who Drags Joe's Body from Pool (uncredited)
Joel Allen
Joel Allen
as Prop Man #2 (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Gertrude Astor
as Courtier (uncredited)
Anne Bauchens
Anne Bauchens
as Editor (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Edward Biby
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
Danny Borzage
as Accordionist (uncredited)
Ken Christy
Ken Christy
as Homicide Captain (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Ruth Clifford
as Sheldrake's Secretary (uncredited)
John Cortay
John Cortay
as Young Gate Guard Mac at Paramount Studios (uncredited)
Archie R. Dalzell
Archie R. Dalzell
as Camera Operator (uncredited)
Eddie Dew
Eddie Dew
as Assistant Coroner (uncredited)
Julia Faye
Julia Faye
as Hisham (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Al Ferguson
as Phone Standby (uncredited)
Gerry Ganzer
Gerry Ganzer
as Betty's Roommate Connie (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Rudy Germane
as Detective (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
Kenneth Gibson
as Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Creighton Hale
as Creighton Hale (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Chuck Hamilton
as Grip on DeMille Set (uncredited)
Len Hendry
Len Hendry
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
E. Mason Hopper
E. Mason Hopper
as Doctor (uncredited)
Stan Johnson
Stan Johnson
as First Assistant Director (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Tiny Jones
as Little Woman Outside Paramount Gate (uncredited)
Howard Joslin
Howard Joslin
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Arthur Lane
Arthur Lane
as Camera Operator (uncredited)
Perc Launders
Perc Launders
as Violinist at Norma's New Year's Eve Party (uncredited)
William Meader
William Meader
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Gertrude Messinger
Gertrude Messinger
as Hairdresser (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Harold Miller
as Man on Golf Course (uncredited)
Howard Negley
Howard Negley
as Police Captain (uncredited)
John 'Skins' Miller
John 'Skins' Miller
as Hog-Eye Electrician (uncredited)
Lee Miller
Lee Miller
as Dancing Party Guest / Paramount Studio Employee (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Ralph Montgomery
as Prop Man #1 (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Bert Moorhouse
as Gordon Cole (uncredited)
Jay Morley
Jay Morley
as Fat Man (uncredited)
Eva Novak
Eva Novak
as Courtier (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor
as Courtier (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Older Paramount Gate Guard Jonesy (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Jack Perrin
as Detective (uncredited)
Sidney Skolsky
Sidney Skolsky
as Sidney Skolsky (uncredited)
Emmett Smith
Emmett Smith
as Black Man (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell
Archie Twitchell
as Salesman at Men's Shop (uncredited)
Yvette Vickers
Yvette Vickers
as Giggling Girl on Phone at Party (uncredited)
Henry Wilcoxon
Henry Wilcoxon
as Actor on DeMille's 'Samson & Delilah' Set (uncredited)
James Hawley
James Hawley
as Camera Assistant (uncredited)
Bernice Mosk
Bernice Mosk
as Bernice (uncredited)
Virginia L. Randolph
Virginia L. Randolph
as Courtier (uncredited)
Bill Sheehan
Bill Sheehan
as Second Assistant Director (uncredited)
Roy Thompson
Roy Thompson
as Rudy, Shoeshine Boy (uncredited)
Jack Warden
Jack Warden
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Finn Zirzow
Finn Zirzow
as Actor on DeMille's 'Samson & Delilah' Set (uncredited)
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