Hollywoodland, Universal Pictures ; Focus Features and Miramax Films present a Back Lot Pictures production ; produced by Glenn Williamson ; written by Paul Bernbaum ; directed by Allen Coulter
Type
Label
Hollywoodland, Universal Pictures ; Focus Features and Miramax Films present a Back Lot Pictures production ; produced by Glenn Williamson ; written by Paul Bernbaum ; directed by Allen Coulter
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for language, some violence and sexual content
Main title
Hollywoodland
Oclc number
76768406
Responsibility statement
Universal Pictures ; Focus Features and Miramax Films present a Back Lot Pictures production ; produced by Glenn Williamson ; written by Paul Bernbaum ; directed by Allen Coulter
Runtime
127
Series statement
Focus Features spotlight series
Summary
On June 16, 1959, police detectives arrive at a Benedict Canyon home to find Superman dead, felled by a single gunshot to the head. LAPD calls it suicide, but Reeves' grieving mother, Helen Bessolo, isn't so sure. She hires private detective Louis Simo to validate her suspicions, centered on George's fiancée, aspiring starlet Leonore Lemmon. Simo turns up suspects 2 and 3: Toni Mannix, aging trophy wife to MGM honcho Eddie Mannix, a tough little man with long-standing mob ties. George had been Toni's consort for years, and their breakup seriously wounded her. George Reeves wanted Clark Gable's career and instead got television stardom, becoming the idol of millions of children. Was he murdered, or just a victim of the sensitivities and insecurities of an actor who was never talented enough to be taken seriously?
Table Of Contents
Superhero is killed -- Real detective work -- Being noticed -- Next morning -- New take -- Leave the bow tie on -- Publicity stunt -- Behind the glamour -- On television -- Putting in a word -- Typecast -- Deceived -- Meaning of justice -- Deserves a statue -- Leonore Lemmon -- Straight arrow George -- It just gets buried -- Picture business -- Seeing the pieces -- End titles
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Contributor
- Back Lot Pictures
- Focus Features
- Freeman, Jonathan
- Miramax Films
- Tunney, Robin
- Universal Pictures (Firm)
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Coulter, Allen
- DeMunn, Jeffrey, 1947-
- Williamson, Glenn
- Hoskins, Bob
- Affleck, Ben, 1972-
- Bernbaum, Paul, 1957-
- Zarvos, Marcelo
- Brody, Adrien
- Smith, Lois, 1930-
- Berenbaum, Michael
- Lane, Diane
Genre
Subject
- Features
- Mystery films
- Delitos -- California -- Los Ángeles -- Teatro
- Suspense films
- Reeves, George, 1914-1959 -- Drama
- Murder -- California -- Drama
- Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Drama
- Historical -- Feature
- Biographical -- Feature
- Biographical films
- Crime -- Feature
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Mystery -- Feature
- Mystery -- Feature
- Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
- Actors -- United States -- Drama
- Detective and mystery films
- Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Historical films
- Actores -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
- Thriller -- Feature
- Motion picture industry -- Drama
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Outgoing Resources
- Contributor18
- Back Lot Pictures
- Focus Features
- Freeman, Jonathan
- Miramax Films
- Tunney, Robin
- Universal Pictures (Firm)
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Coulter, Allen
- DeMunn, Jeffrey, 1947-
- Williamson, Glenn
- Hoskins, Bob
- Affleck, Ben, 1972-
- Bernbaum, Paul, 1957-
- Zarvos, Marcelo
- Brody, Adrien
- Smith, Lois, 1930-
- Berenbaum, Michael
- Lane, Diane
- Genre15
- Subject25
- Features
- Mystery films
- Delitos -- California -- Los Ángeles -- Teatro
- Suspense films
- Reeves, George, 1914-1959 -- Drama
- Murder -- California -- Drama
- Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Drama
- Historical -- Feature
- Biographical -- Feature
- Biographical films
- Crime -- Feature
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Mystery -- Feature
- Mystery -- Feature
- Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
- Actors -- United States -- Drama
- Detective and mystery films
- Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Historical films
- Actores -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
- Thriller -- Feature
- Motion picture industry -- Drama
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- Editor1
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