The Star (1952) | |
| Director(s) | Stuart Heisler |
| Producer(s) | Bert E. Friedlob |
| Top Genres | Drama |
| Top Topics | Show Business |
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The Star (1952) was a Drama - Black-and-white Film directed by Stuart Heisler and produced by Bert E. Friedlob.
Academy Awards 1952 --- Ceremony Number 25 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actress | Bette Davis | Nominated |
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Summer Under the Stars 2025 — The New-to-Me Movies, Days 18 to . . .
By shadowsandsatin on Jul 28, 2026 From Shadows and SatinI’m finally coming into the home stretch, y?all, and wrapping up my coverage of the new-to-me movies from last year?s TCM Summer Under the Stars event ? just in time for this year’s event! Here goes . . . August 18: James Gleason ? Murder on the Blackboard (1934) This mystery-comedy star... Read full article
Summer Under the Stars 2025: The New-to-Me Movies, Days 10-17
By shadowsandsatin on Jul 22, 2026 From Shadows and SatinYikes. I looked at the calendar today and something clicked ? TCM?s Summer Under the Stars celebration starts NEXT WEEK, and I still haven?t worked my way through covering last year?s new-to-me movies! Time for a marathon review session, y?all!? Wish me luck ? here goes . . . August 10: Clark Gable ... Read full article
Musical Monday: The Stars are Singing (1953)
on Jun 15, 2026 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: The Stars are Singing (1953)... Read full article
Summer Under the Stars 2025: The New-to-Me Movies, Days 7-9
By shadowsandsatin on Jun 6, 2026 From Shadows and SatinWhat time is it? Time to continue my look at the new-to-me movies I saw back in August 2025 as part of TCM?s Summer Under the Stars event. In today?s post, I?m taking a look at Days 7, 8, and 9. Day 7: Ruby Dee ??A Long Day?s Journey Into Night?(1982) Earlier last year, I?d tried watching the Kathar... Read full article
Summer Under the Stars 2025: The New-to-Me Movies, Days 5-6
By shadowsandsatin on May 18, 2026 From Shadows and SatinWhat time is it? Time to continue my look at the new-to-me movies I saw back in August 2025 as part of TCM?s Summer Under the Stars event. In today?s post, I?m taking a look at Days 5 and 6, and I’m kicking things off with one of my favorite character actors! Day 5: Claude Rains ? Passage to M... Read full article
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Quotes from
Margaret Elliott: Come on, Oscar, let's you and me go get drunk!
Peggy Morgan: Is it money? Do you want more from John?
Margaret Elliott: More money? I never asked Johnny for money.
Peggy Morgan: He's given you $2500 over the past two years.
Margaret Elliott: Well, I gave gim $ 25.000 when I divorced him so he could marry you.
Margaret Elliott: Haven't you ever cried because you're happy?
Gretchen: No.
Margaret Elliott: Well, you see, some people cry when they're happy and laugh when they're mad.
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Facts about
Fox starlet Barbara Lawrence's presence is felt even though her actual screen time is brief. Besides her fleeting cameo appearance, she is referred to at least five other times as the young nemesis to Bette Davis' aging star. She is mentioned as an up-and-coming prospect by an agent, a drunken Davis drives by her house in a mock tour of stars' homes, her image appears in a drugstore ad that confronts Davis, Davis stops to stare at a huge portrait of Lawrence before entering her prospective producer's office, and she spitefully uses Lawrence's vacant dressing room to change alter her make-up before her screen test. For added Hollywood verisimilitude, references are made to other contemporaneous Fox stars including Victor Mature, Debra Paget, Mitzi Gaynor, and Jeanne Crain. Curiously there is a reference to an actor named Ralph Bellows, who's playing the rich, stuffy second lead. This is an obvious reference to the screen persona of Ralph Bellamy, who was not under contract to Fox at the time.
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