Sunset Boulevard
A Hollywood Story
Plot:A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
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Known For Franz Waxman
Cast & Crew
William Holden
Gloria Swanson
Erich von Stroheim
Nancy Olson
Fred Clark
Lloyd Gough
Jack Webb
Franklyn Farnum
Larry J. Blake
Charles Dayton
Cecil B. DeMille
Hedda Hopper
Buster Keaton
Anna Q. Nilsson
H.B. Warner
Sound
Franz Waxman
Directing
Billy Wilder
Art
Sam Comer
Ray Moyer
Hans Dreier
John Meehan
Production
Charles Brackett
Camera
John F. Seitz
Fun Facts of Movie
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Unlike the character she played, Gloria Swanson had accepted the fact that the movies didn’t want her anymore and had moved to New York, where she worked on radio and, later, television. Although she had long before ruled out the possibility of a movie comeback, she was nevertheless highly intrigued when she got the offer to play the lead.
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When Norma Desmond says to the guard at the “Paramount Studio” gates, “Without me there wouldn’t be any ‘Paramount Studio'” the words could apply to Gloria Swanson herself, as she was the studio’s top star for six years running.
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As a practical joke, during the scene where William Holden and Nancy Olson kiss for the first time, Billy Wilder let them carry on for minutes without yelling “Cut!” (he’d already gotten the shot he needed on the first take). Eventually it wasn’t Wilder who shouted “Cut!” but Holden’s wife, Ardis (Brenda Marshall), who happened to be on set that day.
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Montgomery Clift quit the production because he was, like the character of Joe, having an affair with a wealthy middle-aged former actress, Libby Holman, and he was scared the press would start prying into his background.
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The movie’s line “All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up” was voted the #7 movie quote by the American Film Institute. It is also one of the most frequently misquoted movie lines, usually given as, “I’m ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille.” The other line, “I am big! It’s the pictures that got small,” was voted #24, out of 100.
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The photos of the young Norma Desmond that decorate the house are all genuine publicity photos from Gloria Swanson‘s heyday.
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When Gloria Swanson finished Norma’s final scene, the mad staircase descent, she burst into tears and the crew applauded. Even though it wasn’t the last scene filmed, Billy Wilder threw a party for her as soon as the shot was finished.
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