Make Me a Star is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film starring Stuart Erwin, Joan Blondell, and ZaSu Pitts. Directed by William Beaudine, the film is a remake of the 1924 silent film Merton of the Movies,Marshall, p. 153 based upon the 1922 novel of that name, and the 1923 play adapted from the novel by George S. Kaufman, and Marc Connelly. It was remade again as Merton of the Movies in 1947.
Plot
A small-town delivery boy Merton Gill (Stuart Erwin) arrives in Hollywood, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and complete with a diploma from the National Correspondence Academy of Acting. Crashing the gates of Majestic Pictures Merton manages to fumble his one line bit in the latest Buck Benson (George Templeton) western and is fired on the spot.Make Me a Star: Details, allmovie.com; accessed September 23, 2015.
Cast Joan Blondell as 'Flips' Montague Stuart Erwin as Merton Gill ZaSu Pitts as Mrs. Scudder Ben Turpin as Ben Charles Sellon as Mr. Gashwiler Florence Roberts as Mrs. Gashwiler Helen Jerome Eddy as Tessie Kearns Arthur Hoyt as Hardy Powell George Templeton as Buck Benson Ruth Donnelly as The Countess Sam Hardy as Jeff Baird Oscar Apfel as Henshaw
Cameo appearances (as themselves) Tallulah Bankhead Clive Brook Maurice Chevalier Claudette Colbert Gary Cooper Phillips Holmes Fredric March Jack Oakie Charles Ruggles Sylvia Sidney
References Notes
Bibliography Marshall, Wendy L. (2005) William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press.
External links
Make Me a Star at AllMovie