Ken Murray narrates his 16mm home movies shot over 35 years in Hollywood.
Himself
Emery Slade was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood in 1932, but by 1949 his career has hit the skids. Fortunately, he is able to convince studio head Melville Crossman to cast him in the adaptation of a hit Broadway show. Crossman has one condition: Slade must travel to New York and convince the female star of the stage production to join the film. Slade goes, but, when he eyes the winsome Julie Clarke, he hatches a different scheme.
A young woman at a girl's school in Switzerland makes up stories about and writes herself letters from an imaginary explorer-adventurer father; and is eventually put in a position where she has to produce him. Interesting things happen as she talks a visiting Englishman into helping her out.
Sid Grauman (uncredited)
After losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall (Lola Lane) protests by refusing to appear at her current movie's premiere. Her agent discovers struggling actress Virginia Stanton (Rosemary Lane) -- an exact match for Mona -- and sends her to the premiere instead, with young musician Ronnie Bowers (Dick Powell). After various mishaps, including a case of mistaken identity, Ronnie and Virginia struggle to find success in Hollywood.
Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Os amigos de infância Judah Ben-Hur e Messala encontram-se novamente quando adultos. Messala é um oficial romano e Ben-Hur é um israelita conquistado. Um mal-entendido durante um desfile romano faz com que Ben-Hur seja escravizado pelo agora ex-amigo e veja sua família humilhada. Este é apenas o começo da épica jornada de Ben-Hur em busca da vingança.
Extra in Chilkoot Pass Climb (uncredited)
No Alasca, Carlitos (Charles Chaplin) tenta a sorte como garimpeiro em meio a corrida do ouro de 1898. Lá ele conhece o gordo McKay (Mack Swaim), com quem cria bastante confusão após uma tempestade de neve, e se apaixona por uma dançarina (Georgia Hale).
Sid Grauman
Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves an Aunt, a brother, Grandma, and her longtime boyfriend back in Centerville. Despite seeing major movie stars around every corner, and knocking on every casting office door in town, at the end of her first day she is still unemployed. To her horror, when she arrives back at their hotel, she finds that Grandpa has been cast in a movie by William DeMille and quickly becomes a star during the ensuing weeks. Her family, worried that Angela and Grandpa are getting into trouble, come to Hollywood to drag them back home. In short order Aunt, Grandma, brother, boyfriend and even the parrot become superstars, but Angela is still unemployed...
