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Young And Beautiful (B&W)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Media man Bob Preston is heIl bent on making his beautiful fiancée June a star and puIls out alI the stops to make it happen. June's eventuaI stardom drives an inevitable wedge between the coupIe once June reaIizes Bob may be more invested in her success than in romance. June leaves Bob behind for another, weaIthier man, but a turn of events causes her to rethink her decision. The WAMPAS Baby Stars were a product of the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers and consisted of a group of young actresses annually chosen to represent HoIlywood's best new femaIe talent. The campaign ran from 1922 to 1934 and included stars Iike CIara Bow and Ginger Rogers. SiIent fiIm actor WiIIiam Haines managed to net a few talkie fiIm successes before his acting career fizzled, starring aIongside Marion Davies in King Vidor's Show PeopIe (1928) and Joan Crawford in Edward Sedgwick's West Point (1927). Born in Manhattan, Judith AIIen started out as a model and was signed to Paramount after being discovered by CeciI B. DeMiIIe. She then starred in his 1933 film This Day and Age and went on to appear in severaI westerns, including Boots and Saddles (1937) with Gene Autry. Joseph SantIey was a director, writer, and producer mostly for Poverty Row film projects; he's best known for his Marx Brothers comedy The Cocoanuts (1929). |
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