

The Star
Visit website7.2/10 • 39
1952-12-11 • 1h 29m
The story of a woman...who thought she was a star so high in the sky no man could touch her!
Actress Margaret Elliot is well past her prime but refuses to retire from the acting business. Despite entreaties from both her daughter, Gretchen, and one-time professional colleague Jim Johannsen, Margaret remains convinced that she can regain her former glory. As she sets her sights on a coveted Hollywood role, Johannsen tries doggedly to get his unrequited love to see the folly of her ways.
- Directors
- Stuart Heisler

The Star
Visit website1952-12-11 • 1h 29m
7.2/10 • 39
The story of a woman...who thought she was a star so high in the sky no man could touch her!
Actress Margaret Elliot is well past her prime but refuses to retire from the acting business. Despite entreaties from both her daughter, Gretchen, and one-time professional colleague Jim Johannsen, Margaret remains convinced that she can regain her former glory. As she sets her sights on a coveted Hollywood role, Johannsen tries doggedly to get his unrequited love to see the folly of her ways.
- Directors
- Stuart Heisler
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsBette Davis
Margaret Elliot
Sterling Hayden
Jim Johannsen aka Barry Lester
Natalie Wood
Gretchen
Warner Anderson
Harry Stone
Minor Watson
Joe Morrison
June Travis
Phyllis Stone
Paul Frees
Richard Stanley
Robert Warwick
R.J. an Aging Actor at Party
Barbara Lawrence
Barbara Lawrence
Reviews0
We don't have any reviews for The Star.
Media
Recommendations
The Petrified Forest
7.1
The Night of the Iguana
7.2
The Nanny
6.9
Possessed
7.1
The Glass Menagerie
5.8
The Virgin Queen
7.1
Room
8.0
Alien Resurrection
6.2
Lethal Weapon
7.3
The Shawshank Redemption
8.7
Anatomy of a Fall
7.5
Hacksaw Ridge
8.2
Spirited Away
8.5
Fargo
7.9
Avatar: The Way of Water
7.6
A Clockwork Orange
8.2
The Father
8.1
Meet Joe Black
7.3
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
7.9
Blue Velvet
7.6
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- --
- Revenue
- --
- Keywords
- has beenmovie starscreen testpast prime